Today in the MHSAA: 3/1/19
March 1, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first Hockey Regional champion of this week was crowned Thursday, headlining a number of key matchups on the ice, while an upset popped up from Boys Basketball Districts and most girls basketball teams finished their regular seasons – some celebrating championships as well.
1. Hockey: No. 9 Marquette downed rival Escanaba 5-0 to clinch a Division 2 Regional title – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Hockey: No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s got past No. 4 Brighton 2-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology finished a regular-season sweep of second-place Royal Oak to clinch the outright Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press
4. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Pioneer handed Chelsea its first loss in a crossover matchup of Southeastern Conference champions – Chelsea Sun Times News
5. Girls Basketball: Walled Lake Western locked up the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title with a 55-52 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – State Champs!
6. Hockey: No. 3 Livonia Stevenson got past No. 8 Plymouth 5-1 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
7. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay avenged two regular-season losses with a 70-55 Division 4 District Semifinal win over Chassell – The Upbeat
8. Girls Basketball: Freeland closed out a fourth straight Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a 44-38 win over Alma – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. Girls Basketball: Sydney Shafer scored 29 points in becoming Jackson Northwest’s all-time leading scorer during a win over Lansing Waverly – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
10. Hockey: Top-ranked Hartland advanced to the Division 2 Regional Final with an 8-0 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Holland Calvary ran out of players and couldn’t finish its season, so those who remained went into coaching – Holland Sentinel
Today In The MHSAA: 1/13/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 13, 2022
1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Warren De La Salle scored two goals over the final minutes to defeat No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-2 – Observer & Eccentric
2. WRESTLING No. 8 Brighton likely shook up the Division 1 rankings with a 46-29 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated Division 3 No. 2 Clinton 38-25 in league competition – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis handed Division 3 No. 3 Harbor Springs its first loss, 54-37 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 11 Reese earned the edge in the Greater Thumb Conference West standings with a 67-57 win over top-ranked Bad Axe – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy Guild scored her 1,000th career point in Pickford’s 70-20 win over Newberry – MI Sports Now
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain Northern Michigan Christian won a matchup of undefeated teams 30-27 over Lake City – Cadillac News
8. GYMNASTICS Reigning MHSAA Finals champion Jackson Area defeated Coldwater 136.300-128.975 in league competition – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian moved to 9-1 and continued to sit atop the Jack Pine Conference with a 46-30 win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cheboygan broke Division 4 No. 15 Indian River Inland Lakes’ five-game winning streak, prevailing 49-39 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune