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: 2/13/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 13, 2024

1. SKIING Traverse City West in Division 1 and Harbor Springs in Division 2 swept Regional championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. SKIING The Cadillac girls and East Grand Rapids boys also won Division 2 Regional titles – Cadillac News

3. BOYS BASKETBAL Logan Blackledge went over 1,000 career points as Hanover-Horton clinched the Cascades Conference West championship with a 59-42 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Zander Woodruff scored 52 points to lead undefeated Laingsburg past Division 2 contender Freeland 72-65 – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Owosso finished a perfect run through the Flint Metro League dual season with a 108-76 win over Corunna – Owosso Argus-Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Waverly came back to edge Okemos 69-65 in overtime – Lansing State Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich remains undefeated thanks to a 47-33 victory over New Lothrop – Mid-Michigan Now

8. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon also remained undefeated with a 57-38 win over White Cloud – CatchMark SportsNet

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cass City held on for a 36-30 win over Ubly – Huron Daily Tribune

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bellaire claimed an impressive nonleague win 51-44 over Charlevoix – Up North Live