Highlight Reel: Class C-D Girls Semifinals
March 17, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The first day of the MHSAA Girls Basketball Finals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing produced three first-time finalists in the Class C and D fields for Saturday's championship games.
Class C
Detroit Edison PSA 54, Flint Hamady 31
Edison Scores On A Steal - Detroit Edison scored the first 11 points of this Semifinal, with Gabrielle Elliott capping the run on this play. Elliott had 24 points in the game.
Hawks On A Run - Aryana Naylor led Flint Hamady with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit Edison, including this fastbreak basket in the third quarter.
Pewamo-Westphalia 64, Maple City Glen Lake 51
Lakers Out to Early Lead - Maple City Glen Lake led throughout the first half in its Class C Semifinal with Pewamo-Westphalia. The Lakers got a three-point play along the way from Allie Bonzelet.
Spitzley Leads Pirates - Pewamo-Westphalia pulled away in the fourth quarter against Maple City Glen Lake in the second Class C Semifinal. Emily Spitzley had a double-double for the winners with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Class D
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 64, Engadine 59
Panko Paces Cardinals - Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter against Engadine. Rylee Pankow makes it 62-49 with this jumper.
Vaughn Goes Coast-To-Coast - Engadine led late in the first half against Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Class D. Olivia Vaughn gives the Eagles the lead driving the length of the floor for a basket.
Pittsford 57, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 39
First Class Scout - Scout Nelson scores on a putback for Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart in the second quarter against Pittsford. Nelson led the Irish with 16 points.
Clark Down The Lane - Maddie Clark led Pittsford with 19 points and eight rebounds against Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, with two points off this power move to the basket in the third quarter.
PHOTO: Maple City Glen Lake's Kelly Bunek launches a shot during Thursday's Class C Semifinal against Pewamo-Westphalia.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 8, 2025
1. BOYS LACROSSE Brighton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with 9-7 win over Hartland, which had won 76 straight league games – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS SOCCER Standish-Sterling is the champion for this inaugural season of girls soccer in the Jack Pine Conference thanks to a 5-1 win over Ogemaw Heights – Bay City Times
3. TRACK & FIELD The Frankfort girls – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and Maple City Glen Lake boys both clinched their first Northwest Conference championships in this sport – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS SOCCER Pontiac clinched its first league title with a 1-0 win over Harper Woods in the Oakland Activities Association Gold – Oakland Press
5. TRACK & FIELD Ithaca’s LPD3 No. 7 girls and No. 3 boys teams clinched their third-consecutive Tri-Valley Conference championships, this time in the Blue – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BOYS GOLF LPD2 No. 6 Richland Gull Lake claimed a third-straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference title, carding a two-round 611 – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. GIRLS LACROSSE Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood edged Farmington Hills Mercy 9-8 to advance to the Catholic High School League Tournament championship game – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 Romeo downed No. 5 Utica Eisenhower 1-0 to finish a Macomb Area Conference Red sweep – Macomb Daily
9. GIRLS SOCCER St. Joseph and Division 2 No. 8 Stevensville Lakeshore played to a 1-1 draw – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. SOFTBALL Macomb Lutheran North and Division 2 No. 2 Dearborn Divine Child split a doubleheader – Dearborn Press & Guide