Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/17

February 27, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA postseason is fully in motion, as girls basketball and boys hockey teams begin postseason play tonight and we look back on the Team Wrestling Finals, Bowling and Cheer Regionals and league swimming & diving meets from the weekend.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Sault Ste. Marie completed a perfect run through the Straits Area Conference with a 54-34 win over Rudyard – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Carney-Nadeau fell to Crystal Falls Forest Park 51-38, but Wolves standout golfer Hunter Eichhorn scored his 1,000th basketball point – Escanaba Daily Press

Detroit U-D Jesuit won a record fifth straight Catholic League A-B title, downing Warren DeLaSalle 63-56 in the championship game – Macomb Daily

Macomb Lutheran North got past Riverview Gabriel Richard 70-62 to claim the Catholic League C-D title – C&G Newspapers

Bowling

The Ithaca boys may be in Division 3 this season instead of Division 4, but the success is the same as the No. 4 Yellowjackets won their Regional ahead of reigning MHSAA champion and top-ranked Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

Coldwater’s boys, ranked No. 4 in Division 2, won their third straight Regional championship, this time by 72 pins – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Bad Axe’s Melissa Steinbis added a Regional title to her league championship while competing as one of only a few bowlers on her team – Huron Daily Tribune

Cheer

Top-ranked Richmond has finished first or second in Division 3 five of the last six seasons, but won its first Regional title Saturday since 2013 – Port Huron Times Herald

Swimming & Diving

Ludington won its first Coastal Conference championship since 2008, finishing only 12 points ahead of runner-up Manistee – Ludington Daily News

Midland Dow won its 15th straight Saginaw Valley League title, edging Saginaw Heritage by 32 points; both are honorable mentions in the Lower Peninsula Division 2 rankings – Midland Daily News

Wyandotte Roosevelt won the Downriver League meet to claim the overall league title ahead of Allen Park, and LPD2 honorable mention – Southgate News Herald

Wrestling

Detroit Catholic Central won a matchup of the top seeds in Division 1, downing second seeded Davison – Second Half

Lowell became the fifth program in 30 years of Team Finals to win four straight, downing Warren Woods Tower in Division 2 – Second Half

Richmond got past rival Dundee on tie-breaker criteria to claim another Division 3 title – Second Half

After falling to New Lothrop in the Division 4 Final the last three seasons, Hudson won Saturday’s rematch and the championship – Second Half

Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 1, 2024

1. BOYS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn clinched its first Tri-Valley Conference championship after finishing runner-up a year ago – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS GOLF Carleton Airport carded a 370 to win the Monroe County championship – Monroe News

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 15 Fennville clinched a third-straight Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 3-0 win over Watervliet – Holland Sentinel

4. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids earned a spot in the Central State Activities Association Tournament final with a 5-1 win over Howard City Tri County – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 North Muskegon earned an important 2-2 draw with Ludington – Ludington Daily News

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood downed Division 3 No. 7 Grosse Ile 3-2 – Dearborn Press & Guide

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 11 Grayling improved to 17-1 with an 8-2 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba continued its successful fall with a sweep of Iron Mountain – Escanaba Daily Press

9. BOYS SOCCER Midland came back from a goal down to defeat Mount Pleasant 2-1 – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS SOCCER North Farmington won its Senior Night 6-1 over Ferndale – Oakland Press