Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/18
August 31, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Cross Country: The Marquette girls and Ishpeming boys won the annual Dale Phillips Invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
2. Cross Country: Croswell-Lexington swept the girls and boys championships at the Brown City Invitational – Port Huron Times-Herald
3. Girls Golf: Brighton shot a 329 to win the Patriot Cup in Frankenmuth by 11 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day had three more goals as Alpena downed Bay City John Glenn 4-0 – Alpena News
5. Girls Golf: Sturgis won two Wolverine Conference jamborees, one on each nine of Lake Doster Golf Club in Plainwell – Sturgis Journal
6. Girls Golf: Byron shined in winning the first-ever Mid-Michigan Activities Conference girls golf meet – Owosso Argus-Press
7. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win of the season, 3-1 over Sparta – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Boys Soccer: A pair of players scored twice as Adrian Lenawee Christian downed Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs won the latest Lake Michigan Conference event with a 349 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix also earned its first victory of the fall, over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 3/14/19
March 14, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final 32 teams still alive in the MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament were decided Wednesday as Regional championships were celebrated, including by a handful of schools for the first time.
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class A champion Saginaw Heritage avenged its regular-season loss to Midland Dow with a 49-34 Division 1 Regional Final win – WJRT
Girls Basketball: Freeland advanced to the final week in Division 2 by handing previously-unbeaten Stanton Central Montcalm its first loss, 59-51 – Saginaw News
3. Girls Basketball: Flint Hamady won a Division 3 Regional title by handing Hemlock its first and only loss, 40-35 – Flint Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Haslett downed reigning Class B runner-up Jackson Northwest 51-43 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Lansing State Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology got past Grosse Pointe North 67-36 to earn a Division 1 Regional title – Detroit News
6. Girls Basketball: Adrian Madison won its first Regional title, edging Springport 39-36 in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. Girls Basketball: Chelsea also claimed its first Regional title, downing Carleton Airport 48-36 in Division 2 – Chelsea Sun Times News
8. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian clinched its first Regional title, defeating Mendon 49-46 in Division 4 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Girls Basketball: Lake City defeated Hart 47-25 in Division 3 to lock up its first Regional title since 1976 – MI Sports Now
10. Girls Basketball: Baraga is headed to its first Quarterfinal since 1992 thanks to a 45-40 Division 4 win over Stephenson – The Upbeat