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: 8/29/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 29, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Northville came back to defeat Novi 2-1 – Hometown Life

2. CROSS COUNTRY Johannesburg-Lewiston’s Allie Nowak and Sault Ste. Marie’s Gabe Litzner were the pacesetters at the East Jordan Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune | Athletic.net

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Chelsea – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – clinched the Waverly Relays championship ahead of co-runners-up East Lansing and Okemos – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City Western claimed the Bay County championship – Bay City Times

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Houghton girls and Painesdale Jeffers boys were champs at the Jeffers-Kilpela Farm Invitational – Marquette Mining Gazette | Superior Timing

6. GIRLS GOLF Whitehall and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer both carded 373s to share the Whitehall Invitational championship – Ludington Daily News

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Rockford and Central Montcalm girls and Jenison and Grand Rapids Covenant Christian boys were winners of the Saranac Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune | Athletic.net

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Ubly girls and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port boys were Cass City Invitational winners – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net

9. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow opened league play with a 3-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Kingsford downed Iron Mountain 7-0 – Iron Mountain Daily News