Today In The MHSAA: 3/4/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2021

We’re rolling into championship season, and a pair of league title races in hockey and girls basketball were sorted out among many highlights across the state Wednesday.

1. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-0 to win the Detroit Catholic League Tournament – Oakland Press

2. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with an 82-58 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

3. Hockey: Unranked Midland Dow upended Division 1 No. 4 Saginaw Heritage 4-0 – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s edged Detroit Martin Luther King 59-55 – MLive-Detroit

5. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie remained unbeaten with a 45-36 win over St. Ignace – MI Sports Now

6. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores avenged its lone loss this winter, downing East Grand Rapids 5-2 – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Bellaire finished a regular-season sweep of Gaylord St. Mary, 37-31 – MI Sports Now

8. Boys Basketball: Pewamo-Westphalia won a matchup of undefeated teams, 46-34 over Dansville – WLNS

9. Boys Basketball: Carrollton handed Standish-Sterling its first defeat, 57-48 – Saginaw News

10. Girls Basketball: Montague remained undefeated with a key 42-25 win over Hart – Muskegon Chronicle

Also of note …

Football: Richmond is mourning the death of football coach John Kocher, who led the program for the past decade – Port Huron Times Herald

Today In The MHSAA: 12/7/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 7, 2021

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice opened with an 86-68 win over reigning Division 1 champion Grand Blanc – MLive-Detroit

2. BOYS BASKETBALL DaMarquss Palmreuter keyed Reese’s big opening-night win over Bridgeport – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Bradley Richards put up a stunning double-double in his high school debut as Fruitport Calvary Christian defeated Pentwater – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn filled the stat sheet as Genesee edged Bay City All Saints 40-38 – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Swan Valley came back from a 13-point deficit to defeat Chesaning 61-57 – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Constantine began its season with a 50-40 win over Berrien Springs – JoeInsider.com

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland opened with a 56-51 win over Saginaw Heritage – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica opened with a 55-47 victory over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Four Ravenna players scored in double figures as the team defeated Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy 65-50 – MuskegonSports.com

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Braden Hill’s 29 points led Charlotte past Jonesville 69-56 – Jackson Citizen Patriot