Today in the MHSAA: 2/23/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 23, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage doubled up Flint Powers Catholic to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title for the second time in program history – Saginaw News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched the West Michigan D League title with a 57-45 win over Pentwater – Big Rapids Pioneer

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central defeated Jefferson 52-41 to clinch a share of the Huron League title, then ended up with the championship outright as Flat Rock edged co-leader Riverview 46-45 – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Light Christian downed Mackinaw City 71-32 to claim the Northern Lakes Conference title for the first time since 2011 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford and Brownstown Woodhaven are co-champions of the Downriver League after Edsel’s 48-32 win – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall finished a perfect regular season and West Michigan Conference Lakes title run with a 75-57 victory over Muskegon Oakridge – Muskegon Chronicle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel clinched a repeat Tri-Valley Conference White title with an 81-40 victory over Michigan Lutheran Seminary – WJRT

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard defeated Detroit Renaissance 54-39 to claim the Operation Friendship meeting of league champions – MLIVE-Detroit

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints finished perfect in the North Central Thumb League Stripes, defeating Carsonville-Port Sanilac – Bay City Times

10. BOWLING Holton and Ravenna’s boys and girls teams advanced to Division 4 Finals, Ravenna finishing first and Holton second for girls and with the order reversed for the boys Regional – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan announced its Mr. Basketball Award finalists – Detroit Free Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II became Davison’s all-time leading scorer as his team defeated Saginaw Arthur Hill 68-57 – Mid-Michigan Now

BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central downed Alpena 71-49, but Alpena’s Tucker Bright reached 1,000 career points – Alpena News

HOCKEY No. 2 Marquette defeated Escanaba 7-1 in a Division 3 Regional, giving Marquette coach Doug Garrow his 200th win – Upper Michigan’s Source

GIRLS BASKETBALL Portage Central completed an outright championship run in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference with a 46-36 win over second-place Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

BOYS BASKETBALL Portage Central also finished an outright SMAC run on the boys side with a 58-33 win over Lakeshore – Kalamazoo Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 4/11/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 11, 2023

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Northville added another impressive early win, 5-1 over No. 7 Hartland – Hometown Life

2. SOFTBALL Pinckney swept Division 1 honorable mention Canton 5-1 and 8-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS GOLF Grand Rapids Christian shot a 298 to win the Forest Hills Invitational – Local Sports Journal

4. GIRLS SOCCER Boyne City moved to 2-0 with a 2-1 win over Division 4 No. 11 Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

5. BASEBALL Grand Rapids Christian opened its season with a 9-1 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – FOX 17

6. GIRLS SOCCER Sami Hollenbaugh scored six goals in Quincy’s big win over Comstock – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. BASEBALL Braylon Laroo no-hit Detroit U-D Jesuit in a 3-0 win for Division 1 No. 18 Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

8. SOFTBALL Ava Costales had a pair of home runs and seven RBI in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s 15-5 win over Warren Cousino – Macomb Daily

9. SOFTBALL McKenzie Kady threw a five-inning no-hitter in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker’s opening win over Caro, then starred with the bat in the second-game win – Huron Daily Tribune

10. SOFTBALL Linden moved to 4-0 with a sweep of Holly that saw Olivia Burke hit three home runs in the second game – Flint Journal​​​​​​​