Highlight Reel: Class C-D Semifinals
March 18, 2016
The Class C and D finalists at the 2016 MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, were determined Thursday in front of more than 5,000 fans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
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Class C Semifinal – Traverse City St. Francis 53, Niles Brandywine 40
Muscle Hoops - A classic feed into the middle to Traverse City St. Francis center Juliana Phillips results in a basket that put the Gladiators in the lead to stay against Niles Brandywine. Phillips finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Bobcats Stay Close – The closest Niles Brandywine could get in the second half against Traverse City St. Francis was three points when Makenna Hartline scored two of her 17.
Class C Semifinal – Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 72, Ithaca 44
Kayla Cans One For Ithaca - Things went back and forth early between Ithaca and Ypsilanti Arbor Prep. Here the Yellowjackets take the least on a basket by Kayla Belles, who led her team with 16 points.
Chambers Leads Prep - Nastassja Chambers led Ypsilanti Arbor Prep against Ithaca with a game-high 24 points, including a transition basket here.
Class D Semifinal – Pittsford 62, Waterford Our Lady 43
Clark Goes Coast To Coast - In the first quarter of this rematch of a Semifinal at last year's Class D tournament, Pittsford's Maddie Clark grabs the missed shot and takes it all the way for two of her game-high 24 points to go with 16 rebounds.
Senerius 3-Point Play - Tiffany Senerius led Waterford Our Lady against Pittsford with 20 points – including this old-fashioned three-point play in the second quarter.
Class D Semifinal – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 45, Stephenson 38
Eagles Tie It - This game had six ties, the last coming midway through the third quarter on this basket by Stephenson's Karley Johnson. Johnson led her team with 12 points.
Take That! And That! - Here's a couple of great defensive plays in the closing moments of the Class D Semifinal between Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart and Stephenson by Averi Gamble of the Irish – one smashing away a pass, the other blocking a shot. Gamble finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
PHOTO: The Pittsford and Waterford Our Lady teams line up for the national anthem Thursday.
Watch Lacrosse Finals LIVE on MHSAA TV
June 11, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The Finals of the 2016 MHSAA Boys and Girls Lacrosse Tournament will have live streaming video and audio coverage on Saturday on MHSAA.tv and the MHSAA Network.
On Saturday, live Finals coverage of lacrosse on MHSAA.tv will feature both championship games in both genders. Here’s the complete schedule:
Girls Finals at Brighton High School
2 p.m. – Division 1 - Birmingham United v. Rockford
4:30 p.m. – Division 2 – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. East Grand Rapids
Boys Finals At Parker Middle School, Howell
2 p.m. – Division 2 – Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. East Grand Rapids
4:30 p.m. – Division 1 - Birmingham Brother Rice v. Detroit Catholic Central
The NFHS Network is offering a special All-Access Pass for $9.95 for this week's action, plus next week's coverage of the Baseball-Softball Semifinals and Finals, and the Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer Finals. Click here to take advantage of this offer.
All games are available live and for the following 72 hours on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, and become available for free on-demand viewing after that. Free highlights of all games will be posted to the MHSAA.tv website shortly after their conclusion.
The MHSAA’s audio streaming website – MHSAANetwork.com – goes back on the air for the last two weekends of the Spring sports tournament run, for live coverage of the Lacrosse and Girls Soccer Finals, as well as the Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball.
The 2016 Michigan High School Athletic Association Girls and Boys Track & Field Finals were contested at five sites June 4, 2016. Below are MHSAA.tv highlights from the seven meets.