Today in the MHSAA: 3/16/17
March 16, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Buzzer beaters decided Boys Basketball Regional Finals all over Michigan on Wednesday as 32 teams secured spots in the final week of this season.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Basketball
In a rematch of the Operation Friendship headliner from a few weeks ago, Detroit U-D Jesuit won a Class A Regional title with a 74-64 victory over Detroit Cass Tech – MLive-Detroit
Kalamazoo Central handed East Lansing its first and only loss in a Class A Regional Final, 75-60 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Undefeated Grand Rapids Christian won its Class A game on a buzzer beater 59-56 over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Rapids Press
Lake Fenton upset Frankenmuth in a big way in Class B, 68-52 – Flint Journal
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian also won on a buzzer beater in Class C, 51-50 over Muskegon Heights Academy – Grand Rapids Press
Beaverton won a Class C title 44-31 over Saginaw Nouvel on all-time winningest coach Roy Johnston’s 75th birthday – Midland Daily News
Manton moved on to the Quarterfinals with a nail-biting 47-46 Class C win over Boyne City – Cadillac News
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central also moved on with a Class C buzzer beater to down Adrian Madison 57-54 – Monroe Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 6/14/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 14, 2023
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 10 Grosse Ile earned its first Finals trip with a shootout win over No. 6 Flint Powers Catholic in a Division 3 Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald
2. GIRLS SOCCER Both of No. 4 East Grand Rapids’ goals came over the final five minutes of its 2-1 Division 2 Semifinal win over No. 11 Plainwell; the Pioneers will face unranked Grosse Pointe North, which defeated No. 10 Linden 1-0 – FOX 17
3. SOFTBALL No. 10 (tied) Brownstown Woodhaven advanced to its first Semifinals in this sport with a 5-1 win over Canton – Detroit News
4. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart advanced in Division 4 with a sixth postseason shutout, this one over honorable mention Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Ravenna turned 15 hits into a 12-6 win over No. 4 Buchanan in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – CatchMark SportsNet
6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 6-0 win over No. 3 Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now
7. SOFTBALL No. 10 Standish-Sterling continued its surge with a 3-1 Division 3 Quarterfinal win over No. 5 Gladstone – Bay City Times
8. SOFTBALL No. 6 Grand Blanc is headed back to the Semifinals for the first time in 17 years thanks to a 4-2 win over No. 7 Jenison – WNEM
9. SOFTBALL No. 7 Laingsburg continued its historic run with an 8-6 win over honorable mention Cass City in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal
10. SOFTBALL A homer off the scoreboard highlighted top-ranked Gaylord’s 4-1 win over No. 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian in Division 2 – Up North Live
Also of note …
SOFTBALL No. 2 Mendon edged honorable mention Fowler 13-12 to advance in Division 4 – Sturgis Journal
SOFTBALL Honorable mention Johannesburg-Lewiston also moved on in Division 4 with a 7-1 win over Hancock – Petoskey News-Review
SOFTBALL Honorable mention Southfield Christian opened the scoring, but top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing continued its pursuit of a fourth-straight Division 4 title with a 7-4 win – Bay City Times
SOFTBALL Unranked Dearborn Divine Child advanced in Division 2 with an 11-3 win over honorable mention Trenton – Dearborn Press & Guide