Today in the MHSAA: 2/18/16
February 18, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The postseason was in full swing for two sports Wednesday, as wrestling teams battled to make the MHSAA Quarterfinals and ski teams also competed in Regionals with an opportunity to make the final meet of the season.
Girls Basketball
New Baltimore Anchor Bay earned its first league championship in 27 years with a 60-48 victory over Warren Mott that clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue title – Macomb Daily
From Tuesday, Spring Lake junior Reiko Johnson scored 31 points in a win over Montague to go over 1,000 for her career – Grand Haven Tribune
Boys Basketball
Also from Tuesday, Gage Kreski set the St. Ignace career scoring record with 1,997 points after scoring 26 in a win over Brimley – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Ice Hockey
Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Heritage finished the Saginaw Valley League undefeated for the first time since 2009, capping the run with a 4-1 win over Bay City – Saginaw News
Skiing
Cadillac’s boys and girls teams swept their Division 2 Regionals at Caberfae Peaks, with freshman Alex Netzley winning both boys races – Cadillac News
Wrestling
In arguably the night’s most impressive Regional win, Division 2 top-ranked Lowell made its sixth straight Quarterfinals by defeating undefeated and No. 8 Sparta – Grand Rapids Press
Also in Division 2, No. 3 St. Johns just got past No. 7 Eaton Rapids, 32-30, after losing to the Greyhounds in this round last season – Lansing State Journal
Unranked Grand Ledge eliminated No. 4 and reigning Division 1 champion Brighton, then defeated Holt in the Final – Livingston Daily
Sturgis celebrated its first Regional title in school history after downing Battle Creek Harper Creek 49-27 – Sturgis Journal
In a matchup of ranked Division 3 teams, No. 2 Lake Fenton took down No. 9 Lake Odessa Lakewood at Ithaca – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Today in the MHSAA: 8/26/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 26, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept small-school championships at its annual Pete Moss Invitational, while the Traverse City West girls and Jenison boys won big-school titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net
2. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford edged Crystal Falls Forest Park in the final to win its home invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
3. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich carded a 330 to win Midland Dow’s Frank Altimore Invitational – Midland Daily News
4. CROSS COUNTRY The Grosse Pointe South and Brighton girls and South Lyon East and Northville boys won Livonia Lamplighter Invitational titles – Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net
5. VOLLEYBALL Shelby swept Saginaw Heritage in the final to clinch the Cadillac Invitational championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Trent Phillips scored his first career goal and then a title clincher as Bay City John Glenn downed Bay City Western to win the Bay County tournament – Bay City Times
7. BOYS SOCCER Battle Creek Harper Creek downed Battle Creek Lakeview 1-0 to claim its first All-City championship since 2008 – Battle Creek Enquirer
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland and DeWitt girls and Midland boys were among champions at St. Johns’ Under the Lights Invitational – Midland Daily News | Athletic.net
9. BOYS SOCCER Waterford Kettering edged Auburn Hills Avondale in a shootout to win the latter’s Hive Invitational – Oakland Press
10. BOYS TENNIS Jason Nejedlik won a pair of No. 1 singles matches at the Adrian Invitational to become Temperance Bedford’s career wins leader – Monroe News