Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2024

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central and Byron Center and unranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood won Finals championships – MHSAA.com

2. GYMNASTICS Rockford/Sparta ran its team championship streak to three, led by Division 2 individual champion Hailey Hill, and Farmington United’s Leah Hodge claimed the Division 1 individual title – MHSAA.com

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer, Birmingham Groves and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood all repeated as Finals champions – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian clinched a Division 3 District title with a 59-47 win over reigning Finals champion Hemlock – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first District championship, edging Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 46-44 in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Royal Oak also won its first District title, also by two points 43-41 over Warren Cousino in Division 1 – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada clinched its first District title in 42 years with a 49-29 win over Yale in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center downed East Kentwood 47-44 in overtime to advance in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lansing Catholic avenged its recent loss to Portland with a 56-37 Division 2 District Final victory – Lansing State Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming defeated reigning Division 4 runner-up Baraga 63-31 in a District Final – Marquette Mining Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 3/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 19, 2025

Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

DIVISION 1

Rockford finished a three-game season sweep of Grand Haven 55-49 – Grand Rapids Press

Reigning champion West Bloomfield will return to East Lansing after a 57-35 win over Utica Ford – Oakland Press

Wayne Memorial broke away during the third quarter to get past Temperance Bedford 54-35 – Detroit Free Press

Belleville also will return to the Semifinals after a 59-54 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

DIVISION 2

Grand Rapids West Catholic defeated league rival Grand Rapids South Christian 39-37 – Grand Rapids Press

Frankenmuth pulled away from Gladstone 56-36 – Saginaw News

Tecumseh earned its first Semifinal trip since 1976 with a 61-53 win over Goodrich – Adrian Daily Telegram

Reigning champion Detroit Edison is headed back to the Semifinals after a 59-48 win over Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press

DIVISION 3

Reigning champ Ypsilanti Arbor Prep continued its surge with a 31-28 win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Calumet earned a return to Breslin Center with a 48-33 win over Sanford Meridian – My UP Now

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest won a repeat Quarterfinal matchup 35-19 over Sandusky – Oakland Press

Last season’s runner-up Niles Brandywine is headed back to Breslin as well after a 43-25 win over Grandville Calvin Christian – South Bend Tribune

DIVISION 4

Haven Chapman became her team’s all-time leading scorer in sending Genesee Christian to its first Semifinal with a 31-22 win over Morenci – Flint Journal

Ewen-Trout Creek won a matchup of UP contenders 47-37 over St. Ignace – Upper Michigan Source

Fowler earned a fifth-straight trip to the Semifinals with a 64-21 victory over Frankfort – Lansing State Journal

Concord advanced to the Semifinals by doubling up Byron Center Zion Christian 54-26 – JTV