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: 1/18/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 18, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Piepho scored 30 points as Howell handed Canton its only loss this winter, 56-34 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central downed reigning Division 4 champion Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 – MI Sports Now

3. WRESTLING St. Joseph edged Division 2 No. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore 34-33 to remain atop the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central improved to 15-1 with a 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North handed Macomb Dakota its only loss this season, 50-41 – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh delivered reigning Division 3 runner-up Blissfield a 47-29 defeat – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mekhi Wingfield went over 1,000 career points in Concord’s 79-44 win over Springport – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett edged rival DeWitt 56-55 – WILX

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Marquette made a strong move in the Great Northern Conference with a 64-55 win over Menominee – Upper Michigan Source

10. HOCKEY Portage edged Division 3 No. 10 Jackson Lumen Christi 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot