Today in the MHSAA: 3/23/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 23, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy earned its first Semifinal trip with a 68-62 win over Chelsea in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – Southgate News-Herald

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine also will play in its first Semifinal thanks to a 71-62 Division 3 win over Pewamo-Westphalia – Niles Daily Star

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ecorse handed Laingsburg its lone loss, 57-46 in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Munising advanced to its first Semifinal since 1954 with a 52-43 win over Painesdale Jeffers in Division 4 – Marquette Mining Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher downed Detroit Loyola 55-49 to advance in Division 3 – Mid-Michigan Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw is headed back to the Semifinals in Division 2 thanks to a 61-57 win over Cadillac – Saginaw News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech is Breslin bound thanks to a 55-49 win over Ann Arbor Huron – MLIVE-Detroit

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Frankfort edged Hillman 59-57 in a Division 4 Quarterfinal – Benzie County Record-Patriot

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced in Division 1 with a 55-44 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Marine City Cardinal Mooney earned a Division 4 Semifinals berth with a 59-56 win over Taylor Trillium Academy – Port Huron Times Herald

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc advanced in Division 1 with a 64-44 win over Rochester Adams – WJRT

BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon will return to Breslin thanks to a 59-43 Division 1 win over East Lansing – MuskegonSports.com

BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale is moving on in Division 2 with a 71-66 victory over Goodrich – Oakland Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian advanced with a 61-38 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis will be returning to the Semifinals for the first time in more than a decade thanks to a 72-47 win over St. Ignace in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning champion Wyoming Tri-unity Christian will return to Finals weekend thanks to a 54-41 win over Kalamazoo Phoenix in Division 4 – Grand Rapids Press

Today In The MHSAA: 2/23/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 23, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 4 Midland Dow ran its league title streak to four with a 56-45 win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth in a matchup of leaders in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bloomingdale clinched a share of the Southwest 10 Conference title with a 30-29 win over Hartford – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 17 Reese edged Cass City 45-43 to secure the outright Greater Thumb Conference West championship – Bay City Times

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 15 Rockford edged Holland West Ottawa 53-51 to clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title thanks also to Grandville’s win over No. 8 Grand Haven – FOX 17

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 6 Chelsea finished an outright title run in the Southeastern Conference White with a 69-48 win over second-place Tecumseh – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 6 Parma Western defeated Marshall 63-33 to finish an Interstate 8 Athletic Conference outright title run – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jaci Tubergen broke Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville’s career scoring record during her team’s 60-36 win over Jenison – FOX 17

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Luke Walker’s overtime game-winner sent Clarkston Everest Collegiate past Division 4 No. 18 Marine City Cardinal Mooney in the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal semifinals – Oakland Press

9. HOCKEY Pinckney advanced in its Division 3 Regional with a shutout of Dexter – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 2 St. Ignace improved to 17-2 and handed Division 4 No. 12 Mackinaw City just its second loss, 65-38– Petoskey News-Review