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Hoops on Film: 1976 Class D Girls Final

July 13, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

One of the earliest championship games in MHSAA girls basketball history is featured this week as part of MHSAA.tv’s Hoops On Film Series.

From the late 1940’s to the mid 1970’s the Michigan High School Athletic Association shot portions of the action at its boys and girls basketball finals on 16mm film. The films were loaned out, primarily to the participating schools, to help them relive the moments of playing in a championship game.

While many of the old films have wandered astray over time, about 60 games still exist in the MHSAA archives. Anyone in possession of such a film is encouraged to contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office ([email protected]) to discuss having the film converted to a digital format.

Some of the films only have portions of the second half and the post-game awards; some have most of the action. None of the films have sound. They range in length from 10 minutes to about an hour. A new film will be posted online each Monday through the week of August 17. DVD’s may be purchased directly from the MHSAA.tv Website – just click the Get DVD button below the player. 

Here’s a look at this week’s game, with recap courtesy of MHSAA historian Ron Pesch:

Lake City 58, Perkins 48 – 1976 Class D Girls Final - Abby Currier scored 26 points and Becky Sessions added 22 as Lake City cruised past Perkins, 58-48, for the Class D title. Lynette Royer led Perkins with 23 points. This was the fourth Class D Final, as the girls basketball tournament started in 1973, and remains the lone championship game won by Lake City. The season before, the Trojans had bowed out in the Semifinals against eventual champion Flint Holy Rosary. The two teams met again in the semis in 1976, and this time it was Lake City which prevailed, advancing to the Final the following morning against Perkins and winning the school’s first MHSAA crown in any sport. It was the only appearance ever in an MHSAA statewide tournament final for Perkins, which merged the following year with nearby Rock to form Mid-Peninsula High School, about a half-hour’s drive north of Escanaba.  The newly-formed Wolverines would win the Class D crown in 1977.

Previous releases:
1973 Class C Boys Final: Detroit East Catholic 50, Saginaw St. Stephen 49 - Watch
1954 Class A Boys Final: Muskegon Heights 43, Flint Northern 41 (OT) - Watch
1971 Class A Boys Final: Flint Northern 79, Detroit Kettering 78 - Watch

Watch 29 Girls District Hoops Finals Live

March 6, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball District Final games with live streaming video on Friday (March 6) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 4 at Grand Blanc  - Davison v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
  • District 5 at Waterford Kettering  - Rochester Adams v. Clarkston - 6 PM
  • District 6 at Bloomfield Hills  - West Bloomfield v. Auburn Hills Avondale - 7 PM
  • District 7 at White Lake Lakeland  - Walled Lake Western v. Walled Lake Central - 6 PM
  • District 8 at Holly  - Hartland v. Howell - 7 PM
  • District 9 at Rockford  - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern v. Rockford - 7 PM
  • District 13 at Stevensville Lakeshore  - Kalamazoo Central v. Portage Central - 7 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton  - South Lyon East v. Brighton - 6 PM
  • District 26 at Bloomfield Hills Marian  - Royal Oak v. Bloomfield Hills Marian  - 7 PM
  • District 31 at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse - 6 PM
  • District 32 at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  - Macomb Dakota v. Port Huron - 6 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac  - Cadillac v. Big Rapids - 7 PM
  • District 40 at Chesaning  - Chesaning v. Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
  • District 42 at Fremont  - Sparta v. Newaygo - 7 PM
  • District 48 at Plainwell  - Plainwell v. Battle Creek Harper Creek - 7 PM
  • District 66 at Negaunee - Negaunee v. Ishpeming Westwood - 7 PM
  • District 69 at Maple City Glen Lake  - Maple City Glen Lake v. Traverse City St Francis - 7 PM
  • District 72 at Hart  - Hart v. Evart - 7 PM
  • District 76 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Grandville Calvin Christian - 7 PM
  • District 79 at Kalamazoo Christian  - Kalamazoo Christian v. Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - 7 PM
  • District 94 at Otisville LakeVille Memorial  - Flint Beecher v. Flint Hamady - 7 PM
  • District 96 at Bad Axe  - Cass City v. Bad Axe - 7 PM
  • District 102 at St. Ignace  - St. Ignace v. Pickford - 7 PM
  • District 103 at Pellston  - Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian v. Mackinaw City - 6 PM
  • District 112 at Kingston  - Ubly v. Kingston - 7 PM
  • District 121 at Plymouth Christian  - Adrian Lenawee Christian v. Plymouth Christian Academy - 7 PM
  • District 123 at Huron Valley Lutheran  - Westland Huron Valley Lutheran v. Lutheran Westland - 7 PM
  • District 124 at Southfield Christian  - Southfield Christian v. Livingston Christian - 7 PM
  • District 126 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian  - Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7 PM 

You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The Girls Basketball action is part of a week of more than 200 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.
 
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