Today in the MHSAA: 3/13/19
March 13, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final 16 contenders for MHSAA boys basketball championships this season were decided Tuesday, and we’ve linked up coverage from all 16 Quarterfinals.
Division 1: Howell stunned Saginaw 57-56 to make the Semifinals for the first time since 1927 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Division 1: Okemos moved on to the Semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 50-45 win over East Kentwood – Lansing State Journal
Division 1: Detroit U-D Jesuit put up a dominating 91-54 win over Roseville to advance – Detroit News
Division 1: Ypsilanti Lincoln continued its longest run with its first Quarterfinal win, 56-52 over Detroit Martin Luther King – Ann Arbor News
Division 2: Ludington continued a run that saw the Orioles begin the postseason under .500, downing Alma 65-32 – MI Sports Now
Division 2: Undefeated Harper Woods Chandler Park edged New Haven and Mr. Basketball Romeo Weems 53-51 – State Champs!
Division 2: Hudsonville Unity Christian avenged an earlier loss with a 71-45 win over Grand Rapids South Christian in their Quarterfinal – WOOD TV
Division 2: River Rouge is headed back to the Semifinals for the second straight year after a 60-43 win over Haslett – Southgate News-Herald
Division 3: Undefeated Iron Mountain will make a trip to East Lansing thanks to a 61-56 win over Sanford Meridian – The Upbeat
Division 3: Erie Mason earned its first trip to the Semifinals with a 55-48 win over Hanover-Horton – Monroe News
Division 3: Pewamo-Westphalia kept its unbeaten season alive with a 70-50 win over Cassopolis – Lansing State Journal
Division 3: Detroit Edison won a matchup of the last two Class C champions, downing Flint Beecher 76-69 – MLive-Detroit
Division 4: Frankfort will return to the Semifinals for the first time since 2014 thanks to a 53-51 overtime win over Big Rapids Crossroads – WPBN
Division 4: Dollar Bay is headed to the Semifinals for the second straight season after defeating Pellston 67-64 – The Upbeat
Division 4: Southfield Christian will return to the Breslin Center thanks to a 74-44 win over Burton Genesee Christian – Oakland Press
Division 4: Wyoming Tri-unity Christian also will return to East Lansing after a 62-31 win over Bellevue – FOX 17
Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 21, 2023
1. GIRLS GOLF Macomb Lutheran North – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its fourth-straight Macomb County championship, with senior Lauren Timpf the medalist for the third-straight season – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland Christian clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue regular-season championship with a 3-0 win over Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian – FOX17
3. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids clinched a share of the Central State Activities Association title with a 3-1 win over Howard City Tri County – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Detroit Country Day downed No. 5 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2-0 – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Grosse Ile won another matchup of ranked teams, 1-0 over No. 9 Milan – Southgate News-Herald
6. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin defeated Sanford Meridian in a matchup of Jack Pine Conference leaders – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis carded a 398 to win the Charlevoix Rayder Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS GOLF After finishing runner-up at its first three league jamborees, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won one for the first time in five years in the O-K Green – Local Sports Journal
9. BOYS SOCCER Cadex Saxton and Tony Romero both scored four goals as Flint Kearsley downed Owosso – Mid-Michigan Now
10. VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore won its Dig Pink match with St. Joseph in four sets – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL The Ecorse community is mourning the death of three-sport standout Dennell Kemp Jr., who was especially instrumental in the boys basketball team's successes the last two seasons and was expected to play Division I college baseball after graduation – MLIVE-Detroit
TENNIS Salem is mourning the death of longtime coach Bill Nelson, who led the Rocks for 28 years and then continued as an assistant – Hometown Life
FOOTBALL Zeeland is mourning the death of longtime athletic director Stan Jesky, who also served as football coach and was instrumental in the reorganization when Zeeland split into two high schools – Holland Sentinel