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: 10/5/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 5, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Pinckney – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – finished its climb back up the Southeastern Conference White standings, winning the league tournament with a 365 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Reeths-Puffer carded a 353 to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title and forge a league championship share with Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER After finishing last in the Central State Activities Association a year ago, Fremont clinched the league title with a 4-0 win over Manistee – CatchMark SportsNet

4. BOYS SOCCER Niles Brandywine defeated Dowagiac 3-1 to clinch the Lakeland Conference championship – Niles Daily Star

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 9 Sturgis downed Edwardsburg 4-1 to finish an outright championship run in the Wolverine Conference – Sturgis Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Romeo clinched the Macomb Area Conference White title with a 3-1 win over Utica – Macomb Daily

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Walled Lake Western won the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title, claiming the outright league championship, with a 2-0 victory over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS GOLF St. Louis clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Blue title, and Freeland claimed the TVC Red championship – WJRT

9. BOYS SOCCER Warren Cousino finished a repeat title run in the MAC Blue with a 2-1 win over Warren Mott – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS GOLF Ann Arbor Skyline won the SEC Red Tournament on a fifth-golfer tiebreaker – Ann Arbor News