Today in the MHSAA: 10/2/18

October 2, 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. Girls Golf: Sisters Anika and Anci Dy tied for first to lead Traverse City West, No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, to the Traverse City Central Invitational title, which also secured the Titans their fourth straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow tied rival Midland 1-1 to clinch its third straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Soccer: Novi upended Division 1 No. 9 Canton 2-1 to pull closer to the league-leading Chiefs in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Observer & Eccentric

4. Girls Golf: St. Joseph battled tough weather to win the South Haven Invitational, with LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett second – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Girls Golf: Tecumseh held off Adrian Madison to win the Lenawee County Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: Melvindale added a second win this season over Gibraltar Carlson to improve to 12-2-1 – Southgate News-Herald

7. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic handed the second loss this season to Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 3-1 – Flint Journal

8. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix finished its second win over Harbor Springs this season with the go-ahead goal during the closing minutes of a 2-1 victory – Petoskey News-Review

9. Boys Soccer: After falling to Hillsdale Academy 4-2 earlier this season, Hillsdale battled back to a 1-1 tie in the rematch – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Boys Soccer: Buckley held on for another close league win, 3-2 over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 3/16/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 16, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine clinched its first Regional title in boys basketball with a 58-35 victory over Centreville in Division 3 – Niles Daily Star

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams also celebrated its first Regional title in this sport with a 68-58 win over Clarkston in Division 1 Oakland Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced in Division 1 with a 56-44 win over North Farmington Oakland Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Frankfort stunned Lake Leelanau St. Mary 50-44 in Division 4Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia upset Grandville Calvin Christian 63-61 with a buzzer-beating tip-inIonia Sentinel-Standard

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc went to overtime but got past Mount Pleasant 59-58 in Division 1Flint Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale advanced in Division 2 with a 69-50 win over Warren Michigan Collegiate Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian got past Grand Rapids Christian 58-56 in a Division 2 Regional FinalGrand Rapids Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw will return to the season’s final week thanks to a 78-58 win over Flint Hamady in Division 2WJRT

10. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing has won 12 of its last 14 including 56-43 over Battle Creek Central for a Division 1 Regional titleLansing State Journal

Also of note …

GOLF Spring Lake is mourning the death of longtime coach George Bitner, who led the girls program to three straight Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals titles from 2014-16 – Grand Haven Tribune