Today in the MHSAA: 9/6/16

September 6, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

High school events were few over the holiday weekend, but here’s some of the coverage of the most intriguing going back to Thursday afternoon’s competitions.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Cross Country

The Sault Ste. Marie girls won the Ogemaw Heights Invitational and the boys finished second to Alpena – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Waterford Mott’s girls took the top two places, but Troy won the team title at the Rochester Invitational, while Birmingham Brother Rice won the boys race – Oakland Press

Girls Golf

Rochester shot a 305 to win the Patriot Cup at The Fortress in Frankenmuth by 18 strokes – Saginaw News

Livonia Stevenson shot a 327 to win the Plymouth Invitational by 13 over runner-up Saline – Saline Post

Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/19

February 12, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Postponements the last few weeks helped make for the busiest Monday of this winter as Wrestling Team Districts joined Skiing Regionals among other headline-making events across the state.

1. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids and Reed City to clinch its 15th straight team District title – Big Rapids News

2. Skiing: Petoskey’s girls repeated as Division 2 Regional champs, while Great North Alpine’s boys won ahead of the reigning Finals champ Northmen – Petoskey News Review girls | boys

3. Skiing: Hartland’s boys won their first league title and Brighton’s girls won for the first time since 2014 by taking first at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Skiing: Traverse City Central’s girls and Marquette’s boys won Division 1 Regional titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids downed Grand Rapids South Christian 71-51 to clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold championship – FOX 17

6. Wrestling: St. Louis won its fourth straight District title, downing Beaverton and Blanchard Montabella in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. Boys Basketball: Brownstown Woodhaven won a share of a fourth straight Downriver League title with a 54-52 win over Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News-Herald

8. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing won its 35th straight regular-season game, but needed four overtimes to get past Saginaw Valley Lutheran 65-60 – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Wrestling: Midland repeated as a Division 1 District champ with wins over Dow and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News

10. Wrestling: Gladwin avenged last season’s District loss to Ogemaw Heights on the way to winning its Division 3 District – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Royal Oak Shrine’s Grace Murray scored her 1,000th career point in her team’s win over Ann Arbor Greenhills – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball: Walkerville’s Adrian Haligus scored 52 points on the way to going over 1,000 during a win against Marion – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Basketball: From Friday, Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Drew Lowder went over 1,000 points in a win over Ann Arbor Huron – We Love Ann Arbor