Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 21, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven Merritt scored the winner with 1.3 seconds to go to defeat Canton Prep 69-68 and clinch the Detroit Metro Athletic Conference Gold championship – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bronson finished an outright championship run through the Big 8 Conference with a 47-39 win over Springport – Sturgis Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City won big over Alanson to finish a perfect run through the Northern Lakes Conference – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Blanchard Montabella downed Carson City-Crystal 38-29 to clinch the Mid-State Activities Conference title – Greenville Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brooke Ferraiuolo went over 1,000 career points in Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian’s big win over Ellsworth – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice earned its first Catholic League Tournament championship game berth since 1999 with a 65-47 win over Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

7. HOCKEY Mount Pleasant advanced in Division 2 with a 1-0 Regional-opening win over Bay Area – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Caro also won with a buzzer-beater, getting past Kingston 52-50 – Saginaw News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hancock got past rival Houghton 47-45 – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids earned a 69-59 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Up North Live

Today in the MHSAA: 4/18/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 18, 2024

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland downed Novi 4-2 to move into first place alone in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Alahna Beckett scored five goals in Division 2 No. 8 Midland’s 9-2 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Portage Central came back to down Mattawan 3-1 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS LACROSSE Lake Orion rode a fast start to a 9-6 win over Troy Athens – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Elise Markham scored four goals in Cheboygan’s win over Big Rapids Crossroads – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS SOCCER Goodrich ran its winning streak to four with a 2-0 shutout of Flushing – WJRT

7. BASEBALL Monroe held on for an 18-14 win over Ann Arbor Huron – Monroe News

8. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Rapids Catholic Central defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern 18-6 – FOX17

9. GIRLS TENNIS St. Joseph – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – added to its perfect start with a 6-2 win over Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. TRACK & FIELD Maple City Glen Lake’s boys won big, and Benzie Central’s girls won close in dual meets – Traverse City Record-Eagle