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: 9/24/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 24, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL South Lyon East downed Walled Lake Northern in four sets in a matchup of last season’s Lakes Valley Conference co-champions – Oakland Press
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Davison avenged last season’s District loss to Grand Blanc with a sweep in league play – Flint Journal
3. BOYS TENNIS Ludington earned an impressive 5-3 win over LPD4 No. 5 Big Rapids – Ludington Daily News
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Trenton, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3, swam to a 100-80 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Jack Spencer continued to build on his school shutouts record, adding another in Division 3 No. 6 Elk Rapids’ 5-0 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. CROSS COUNTRY Mackinaw City swept team first places at the latest Northern Lakes Conference jamboree – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
7. BOYS SOCCER Chelsea handed Pinckney its first Southeastern Conference White defeat, 1-0, to tighten the league race – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Catholic Central edged rival Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 3-2 – Oakland Press
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland improved to 10-2-2 with a 3-0 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Dundee quickly bounced back from a slow start to sweep Monroe – Monroe News