Today in the MHSAA: 3/14/18
March 14, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media. Today, we provide coverage of all 16 MHSAA Girls Basketball Quarterfinals.
Class A
Wayne Memorial continued its longest run ever with a 54-44 win over Hartland – Detroit Free Press
Undefeated East Lansing advanced to this weekend with a 63-45 win over Muskegon – Lansing State Journal
Grosse Pointe North followed standout Julia Ayrault to a 47-44 win over Detroit Martin Luther King – Detroit News
Saginaw Heritage continued its postseason dominance with a 70-25 win over Clarkston – Saginaw News
Class B
Jackson Northwest earned its first Semifinal berth with a 42-35 win over Hamilton – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Kingsley kept its perfect run alive with a 49-39 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Reigning champion Detroit Country Day kept its repeat hope alive with a 58-41 win over Freeland – Observer & Eccentric
Michigan Center continued its impressive run with a 63-49 win over Harper Woods Chandler Park – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Class C
Reigning champion Detroit Edison will continue its run for a repeat after a 54-17 win over Flint Beecher – MLive-Detroit
Reigning runner-up Pewamo-Westphalia earned a rematch with champion Detroit Edison with a 45-30 win over Kent City – Lansing State Journal
For the second straight season, Maple City Glen Lake advanced with a win over St. Ignace, this time coming back 60-56 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Ypsilanti Arbor Prep handed Schoolcraft its lone loss of this season, 61-55 – Ann Arbor News
Class D
Behind stifling defense, Chassell advanced with a 58-41 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart also kept its perfect run going with a 49-29 win over Bellaire – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Adrian Lenawee Christian advanced with a 62-31 doubling up of Athens – Battle Creek Enquirer
Waterford Our Lady booked another trip to the Semifinals with a 42-28 win over previously undefeated Kingston – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 2/19/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 19, 2024
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grace Sobczak won two races and swam on two winning relays to lead Marquette to a third-straight Upper Peninsula Finals title – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Marquette outpaced the field by more than 100 points to win its 31st UP boys championship – MHSAA.com
3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carleton Airport edged reigning Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson to win their District – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOWLING Cheboygan’s girls downed Gaylord 23-7 to clinch an eighth-straight Northern Michigan Bowling Conference title – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
5. GYMNASTICS Hartland claimed the Kensington Lakes Activities Association title with a school-record 144.300 points – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. HOCKEY Drew Basha scored four goals to lead Romeo to a 6-4 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay that clinched the Macomb Area Conference Red title – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech edged Renaissance 72-70 in the Public School League Tournament final – Detroit News
8. WRESTLING Pontiac’s Adam Polk was among the undefeated who advanced from Individual Regionals – Macomb Daily
9. WRESTLING Gaylord’s Sunni LaFond will be among Ford Field returnees after winning her Individual Regional with three pins and a decision – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine handed Benton Harbor its only loss to create a shared Lakeland Conference title – Niles Daily Star
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s edged Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 58-55 in the Catholic High School League Bishop final – Detroit News
GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance finished its PSL Tournament run with a 66-27 championship win over Cass Tech – Detroit Free Press
GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City downed Manton 37-29 to claim the outright Highland Conference title – Cadillac News
GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard won the CHSL Bishop title with a 61-47 victory over Toledo Central Catholic – Ann Arbor News
GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Louis owns a share of the Tri-Valley Conference White title thanks to a 56-34 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Old Redford claimed the Charter School Conference Tournament title with a 52-51 win over Romulus Summit Academy – Detroit News
BOYS BASKETBALL Clarkston Everest Collegiate earned the CHSL St. Anne Tournament title with a 49-29 win over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Detroit Catholic