Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/20
March 5, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A series of hockey Regional championships and a titanic girls basketball District clash headlined a busy Wednesday across Michigan that saw both tournaments continue to advance.
1. Hockey: No. 7 Howell ended at least five seasons of losses to No. 3 Brighton with a 4-2 win in a Division 1 Regional Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Hockey: L’Anse Creuse Unified clinched its first Regional championship, downing Rochester in Division 1 3-0 – C&G Newspapers
3. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center finished a fourth-quarter comeback with a 42-41 win over Grass Lake – State Champs Sports Network
4. Hockey: No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central upset No. 8 Forest Hills Central 5-0 to claim a Division 3 Regional title – FOX 17
5. Girls Basketball: Munising finished the regular season 6-13, but defeated Rapid River 44-31 in Division 4 to claim a third-straight District title – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Hockey: No. 6 Traverse City Central downed Muskegon Mona Shores 6-1 in Division 2 to win the sixth Regional title in program history – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Port Huron came back from a double-digit deficit to beat Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 44-41 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Detroit News
8. Hockey: No. 9 Midland Dow locked up a Division 3 Regional title with a 2-0 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News
9. Hockey: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer came back to defeat Traverse City West and clinch a Division 1 Regional championship – Local Sports Journal
10. Girls Basketball: Centreville got past White Pigeon 63-57 in a Division 3 District matchup of local rivals that split during the regular season – JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Chelsea coach Todd Blomquist announced his retirement after 20 seasons and more than 300 wins – Chelsea Sun Times News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 1, 2024
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Paw Paw clinched the Wolverine Conference championship with a victory at the league meet – Sturgis Journal
2. HOCKEY Bloomfield Hills secured a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title with an 11-3 win over Farmington – Oakland Press
3. HOCKEY Big Rapids finished a comeback with a 4-3 win over Division 2 No. 10 Traverse City Central – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee won every match but one in downing Division 1 No. 3 Temperance Bedford 61-3 – Monroe News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Jayden Hanson went over 1,000 career points in Bellaire’s 52-44 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Connor Rouse went over 1,000 career points as Genesee downed Deckerville 46-44 – WJRT
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles came back to edge Breckenridge 36-33 – Saginaw News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon remains undefeated after a 46-45 win over Montague – CatchMark SportsNet
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba downed Marquette 50-47 in overtime – Escanaba Daily Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald improved to 11-1 with a 65-48 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield has been named an NFL National Coach of the Year – Muskegon Chronicle