Today In The MHSAA: 3/8/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 8, 2021

Two league champions, three 1,000-point scorers, an MHSAA wrestling record setter and five matchups of ranked hoops teams made for a memorable first full weekend of March.

1. Girls Basketball: Posen and Oscoda both clinched championships in their respective divisions of the North Star League – WBKB

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Blanc downed River Rouge 77-61 in a faceoff of title contenders – WJRT

3. Wrestling: Alma’s Jacob Munger set an MHSAA record at 171 pounds with a four-second pin – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Boys Basketball: Williamston edged Benton Harbor 58-53 in a matchup of ranked opponents – Lansing State Journal

5. Boys Basketball: Schoolcraft also won a matchup of ranked teams handing a first loss to Pewamo-Westphalia 55-49 – FOX 17

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central remained undefeated in league play with a 5-1 win over Division 1 No. 5 Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Hockey: Division 3 No. 5 Houghton got past No. 7 Hancock 3-1 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Boys Basketball: Nick Olmeda went over 1,000 career points as St. Clair Shores Lake Shore handed St. Clair Shores Lakeview its first loss, 65-44 – Macomb Daily

9. Girls Basketball: Jaylee Long went over 1,000 points in Newaygo’s 54-40 win over Grant – Muskegon Chronicle

10. Girls Basketball: Gwen Rogozinski went over 1,000 career points as Stockbridge downed Perry 51-25 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Also of note …

Girls Golf: Greenville is mourning the death of longtime coach Nancy Johnson – Greenville Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 17, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield earned a share of the Tri-County Conference championship with a 46-28 win over Morenci – Monroe News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason clinched its first league title since 2007, downing Lansing Eastern 58-46 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red – Lansing State Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview claimed its third-straight outright Huron League championship with a 55-25 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald

4. GIRLS BASKEBALL Lake City clinched a share of the Highland Conference title with a 49-22 win over Manton – Cadillac News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis clinched a share of the Lake Michigan Conference title with a big win at Kalkaska, and Gaylord St. Mary downed Johannesburg-Lewiston to win the Ski Valley Conference for the third-straight season – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart repeated as a league champion with a big win over Hesperia – Muskegon Chronicle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mio finished an outright North Star League Big Dipper title run with a 60-41 win over Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington moved back into first in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 54-45 overtime win over Richmond – Port Huron Times Herald

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech defeated Mumford 48-39 to advance to the Detroit Public School League Tournament final – Detroit News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Sterling Heights avenged a pair of losses to Madison Heights Lamphere with a 58-56 win in the Macomb Area Conference Silver/Bronze Tournament – Macomb Daily