Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/19

February 26, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Four Skiing Finals champions were crowned Monday – see coverage under “Latest Posts” to the right – as Hockey Regionals and Boys Basketball Districts also got underway and made significant opening-night headlines.

1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat rival Cass Tech 55-51 in double overtime – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Rochester Adams downed two-time reigning Class A champion Clarkston 38-37 also in Division 1 – State Champs!

3. Hockey: No. 5 Rochester United opened the postseason with a 3-0 win over No. 12 Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: After sharing the Saginaw Valley League Blue title with Flint Carman-Ainsworth, Grand Blanc eliminated the Cavaliers with a 40-39 win in Division 1 – WJRT

5. Hockey: Big Rapids avenged a 3-0 loss three days earlier to Midland Dow by defeating the No. 13 Chargers 6-2 in a Division 3 Regional opener – Big Rapids News

6. Boys Basketball: In a Division 3 matchup of teams entering with a combined 39-1 record, Iron Mountain remained unbeaten with an 87-38 win over Ironwood – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Boys Basketball: Mattawan also remains undefeated after a 34-31 win over Kalamazoo Central in Division 1 – FOX 17

8. Boys Basketball: Flint Kearsley earned its first District win since 1999, downing Flint Southwestern 78-54 in Division 1 – Flint Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Brighton earned its first District win in a decade, 69-51 over Dexter in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. Boys Basketball: Blissfield upset Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 77-74 in overtime in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Autumn Rasner scored 33 points and went over 1,000 for her career in Stephenson’s big win over Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 31, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Plymouth Christian Academy also earned its first Finals appearance in this sport, downing No. 4 Lansing Christian 2-1 in Division 4 – Hometown Life

2. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Byron Center clinched its first championship match appearance with a 2-1 win over No. 4 Oxford in Division 1 – FOX 17

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Elk Rapids earned its first Finals appearance since 1998 with a 3-0 Division 3 Semifinal win over No. 9 Hartford – Up North Live

4. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play in its first Final since 2000 thanks to a 3-0 Division 3 Semifinal win over No. 13 Williamston – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern advanced to the Division 2 Final with a shootout win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester Adams advanced in Division 1 with a shootout win over No. 11 Saline – Oakland Press

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate pulled away during the second half for a 3-1 win over No. 5 Mason in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian posted its fifth shutout of the playoffs, 1-0 over No. 9 Grandville Calvin Christian in Division 4 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged Midland High 90-88 – Midland Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Traverse City Central finished a perfect run through the Big North Conference with a sweep of Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle