Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/20

October 23, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A District championship game with statewide ramifications leads off today’s list of Thursday’s headliners, all of whom celebrated a title at some level.

1. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Holland defeated No. 2 Holland Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 District Final – Holland Sentinel

2. Boys Soccer: Dowagiac clinched its fourth-straight District title with a 1-0 overtime win over No. 6 (MPR) South Haven in Division 3 – Niles Daily Star

3. Boys Soccer: No. 3 (MPR) Richland Gull Lake clinched a Division 2 District title as well with a 1-0 win over No. 13 Plainwell – WWMT

4. Boys Soccer: No. 15 (MPR) Chelsea claimed its first District title in this sport since 2005 with a 1-0 win over Parma Western in Division 2 – Chelsea Sun Times News

5. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central also won a fourth-straight District title, downing North Farmington in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric

6. Boys Soccer: No. 8 (MPR) Frankenmuth avenged a regular-season loss with a 2-1 Division 3 District Final win over Flint Powers Catholic – Saginaw News

7. Boys Soccer: No. 9 (MPR) Saline moved on in Division 1 with a 2-0 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Saline Post

8. Boys Soccer: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood downed Detroit Country Day 3-1 in a Division 2 District Final – Oakland Press

9. Volleyball: Oscoda repeated as North Star League Big Dipper champion with a sweep of Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB

10. Cross Country: The Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart girls – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and LPD4 No. 5 Carson City-Crystal boys clinched Mid-State Activities Conference championships – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Today in the MHSAA: 1/18/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 18, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Piepho scored 30 points as Howell handed Canton its only loss this winter, 56-34 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central downed reigning Division 4 champion Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 – MI Sports Now

3. WRESTLING St. Joseph edged Division 2 No. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore 34-33 to remain atop the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central improved to 15-1 with a 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North handed Macomb Dakota its only loss this season, 50-41 – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh delivered reigning Division 3 runner-up Blissfield a 47-29 defeat – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mekhi Wingfield went over 1,000 career points in Concord’s 79-44 win over Springport – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett edged rival DeWitt 56-55 – WILX

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Marquette made a strong move in the Great Northern Conference with a 64-55 win over Menominee – Upper Michigan Source

10. HOCKEY Portage edged Division 3 No. 10 Jackson Lumen Christi 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot