Today in the MHSAA: 3/16/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 16, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine clinched its first Regional title in boys basketball with a 58-35 victory over Centreville in Division 3 – Niles Daily Star

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams also celebrated its first Regional title in this sport with a 68-58 win over Clarkston in Division 1 Oakland Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced in Division 1 with a 56-44 win over North Farmington Oakland Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Frankfort stunned Lake Leelanau St. Mary 50-44 in Division 4Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia upset Grandville Calvin Christian 63-61 with a buzzer-beating tip-inIonia Sentinel-Standard

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc went to overtime but got past Mount Pleasant 59-58 in Division 1Flint Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale advanced in Division 2 with a 69-50 win over Warren Michigan Collegiate Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian got past Grand Rapids Christian 58-56 in a Division 2 Regional FinalGrand Rapids Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw will return to the season’s final week thanks to a 78-58 win over Flint Hamady in Division 2WJRT

10. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing has won 12 of its last 14 including 56-43 over Battle Creek Central for a Division 1 Regional titleLansing State Journal

Also of note …

GOLF Spring Lake is mourning the death of longtime coach George Bitner, who led the girls program to three straight Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals titles from 2014-16 – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 9/1/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 1, 2023

NOTE: Thursday’s football highlights will be included in Tuesday morning's Week 2 “1st & Goal” review.

1. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 362 to win the Petoskey Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Tecumseh girls and Brownstown Woodhaven boys won Downriver Watermelon Run championships – Athletic.net | Southgate News-Herald

3. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City St. Francis swept big-school titles at the East Jordan Red Devil Invitational, and the Harbor Springs girls and Johannesburg-Lewiston boys won small-school championships – Athletic.net | Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Ludington edged Gaylord 92-84 in a dual – Ludington Daily News