Today in the MHSAA: 3/8/19
March 8, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Division 2 hockey championship game will be a rematch from 2018 after Thursday’s Semifinals, and the night’s Boys Basketball Regional Finals saw the end of this year’s run for a reigning champion.
1. Hockey: Reigning Division 2 champion and top-ranked Hartland upended No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 6-2 to earn an opportunity to repeat – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Boys Basketball: Hudsonville Unity Christian held off reigning Class B champion Benton Harbor to win a Division 2 Regional Final 63-54 – WOOD TV
3. Boys Basketball: Freshman Emoni Bates made his second game-winning shot of this week, sending Ypsilanti Lincoln to the Division 1 Quarterfinals with an 81-79 win over Detroit Catholic Central – Detroit News
4. Hockey: No. 2 Trenton shut out No. 9 Marquette 4-0 to return to the Division 2 championship game – Southgate News-Herald
5. Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher avenged its tournament loss to Unionville-Sebewaing from last season, handing USA its only defeat, 65-42, in a Division 3 Regional Final – WJRT
6. Boys Basketball: Sanford Meridian handed Oscoda its only defeat of the season, 65-44, to win a second straight Division 3 Regional title – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Basketball: East Kentwood continued its week of upsets, following up Tuesday’s win over Muskegon with a Division 1 Regional title-clinching 61-60 victory over Hudsonville – FOX 17
8. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids South Christian edged Grand Rapids Catholic Central 64-62 in a Division 2 Regional Final – WZZM
9. Boys Basketball: Cassopolis won its first Regional title in 30 years, downing Schoolcraft 62-51 in Division 3 – South Bend Tribune
10. Boys Basketball: Joe Liedel scored 16 fourth-quarter points as Erie Mason came back to defeat Detroit Loyola 59-53 in Division 3 – Monroe News
Also of note …
Unified Sports: WDIV went in-depth with the nationally-recognized Brighton Unified Sports program and the environment of inclusion it’s created at the school – WDIV
Today in the MHSAA: 2/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 8, 2024
1. WRESTLING Cadillac won its first District team title in program history, downing Mount Pleasant and Bay City Western – Cadillac News
2. WRESTLING Grand Ledge defeated Holt on the way to a Division 1 District title, ending the Rams’ run of 37 consecutive – Lansing State Journal
3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Gibraltar Carlson repeated as Downriver League champion, just ahead of Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jadin Mix went over 1,000 career points and also became the MHSAA career steals leader during Onaway’s 75-38 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
5. WRESTLING A final-match pin gave Stevensville Lakeshore a Division 2 District championship victory over No. 9 St. Joseph 34-32 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. WRESTLING No. 5 Bronson clinched a Division 4 District title with a 40-20 win over No. 3 Union City – Sturgis Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Mallar went over 1,000 career points in Pittsford’s 41-37 loss to Reading – Hillsdale Daily News
8. HOCKEY Saginaw Heritage downed Division 2 No. 6 Bay City 2-1 – Bay City Times
9. WRESTLING Two Macomb Dakota wrestlers reached 100 career wins as the No. 9 Cougars claimed a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily
10. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 8 Allen Park ended Grosse Ile’s 16-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note …
GIRLS BOWLING Taylor Nutt set a Ravenna record with a 277 in a win over Montague – Local Sports Journal