Today In The MHSAA: 3/14/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 14, 2022
1. GYMNASTICS, HOCKEY, BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Seven team championships and a number of individual titles were awarded over the weekend as these three sports concluded their seasons, and we had coverage of all seven events – Second Half
2. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 10 Detroit Cass Tech avenged a regular-season loss with a Division 1 District Final win over No. 3 Detroit Martin Luther King, 58-54 in overtime – Detroit News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids Catholic Central handed No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian its lone loss, 68-48 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s avenged a pair of regular-season defeats by downing No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in Division 1 – MLive-Detroit
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center emerged as champion of a Division 3 District featuring the top three teams in the Cascades Conference, defeating No. 16 Napoleon 63-47 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 12 Grandville Calvin Christian also avenged an earlier loss, defeating No. 8 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 61-55 in Division 3 – FOX 17
7. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 5 Parchment edged Otsego 58-55 to clinch a Division 2 District title – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Vestaburg defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in Division 4 to win its first District title since 2002 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 19 Benzie Central trailed into the fourth quarter but came back to down No. 4 Traverse City St. Francis in Division 3, 70-57 – Manistee News Advocate
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood held off No. 20 Painesdale Jeffers’ comeback to secure a 76-65 Division 3 District Final victory – Marquette Mining Journal
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Edison’s Ruby Whitehorn has been named Miss Basketball by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan – Detroit Free Press
Today in the MHSAA: 4/9/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 9, 2024
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Frankenmuth started the Todd Sprowl coaching era with a sweep of reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News
2. BASEBALL Taylor came back to edge Division 1 No. 12 Brownstown Woodhaven 8-7 – Southgate News-Herald
3. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden won a 2-0 opener over reigning Division 1 champion Hartland before the No. 10 Eagles won the second game 17-11 – Flint Journal
4. BOYS GOLF Detroit Catholic Central and Howell’s Zach Spencer won at the Westborn Market Tournament at Oakland University – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS SOCCER Riley Chase scored all three of her goals during the second half of Fremont’s 4-1 win over Muskegon Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal
6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western won big over reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Beal City – Bay City Times
7. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Grand Blanc emerged from a pitchers’ duel with a 3-0 win over No. 8 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Vanessa Parker a goal and an assist in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s 2-0 win over Lake Shore – Macomb Daily
9. SOFTBALL Jennaway Decker hit a total of three home runs in Three Rivers’ sweep of Centreville – Sturgis Journal
10. GIRLS SOCCER Kinley Mays opened her high school career with three goals in Pinckney’s 5-0 win over Fowlerville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus