Highlight Reel: D1 & D3 Hockey Semifinals

March 11, 2017

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

The Finals field is set for Saturday's games in the MHSAA Ice Hockey Tournament after Semifinals took place Friday in Divisions 3 and 1 at USA Arena in Plymouth.

Division 3

Calumet 5, Flint Powers Catholic 2

Quick Goal For Loukus - Calumet scored the opening goal of the game just 37 seconds in when Brett Loukus lit the lamp on a turnover. He had two goals in the game. 

Smith Gets The Equalizer - Late in the first period, Flint Powers Catholic ties the game at 1-1 when Brendan Smith converts on a giveaway. 

Warren DeLaSalle 5, Dearborn Divine Child 2

Renner On The Rebound - Dearborn Divine Child gets on the board first in this Division 3 Semifinal when Nick Renner goes 5 Hole on the rebound of his own shot. 

Pelto Makes Them Pay - Warren DeLaSalle gets two shorthanded goals in the second period to take the lead to stay. Here's the first tally by Matthew Pelto.

Shorthanded? No Problem For HernandezThe second shorthanded goal for Warren DeLaSalle in the second period proved to be the game-winner when Thomas Hernandez took a loose puck and scored. 

Division 1

Brighton 5, Northville 0 

Kahra Makes It 2-0 - Brighton blew its Division 1 Semifinal open with Northville with four third period goals. Here's the first, on a power play by Matthew Kahra, who scored twice in the period.

Miller Comes Up Big - Here's a nice save in the third period by Northville goalie Brett Miller, who made 24 in the game. Miller makes the stop on a power play shot by Brighton's Jake Crespi.

Detroit Catholic Central 5, Grandville 0 

CC Stretches The Spread On The Power Play - Detroit Catholic Central scored twice on the power play in the third frame against Grandville. Here's the first of those man-up goals, with Brendan West making a nice feed to Rylan Clemons for his second goal of the game.

Boom-Boom! Shamrocks Score Quick Goals - Detroit Catholic Central finished the scoring with two goals just 29 seconds apart in the third period. The second came by West, finishing a one goal-two assist night.

PHOTO: (Top) Calumet's goalie stops a Flint Powers Catholic shot during a Division 3 Semifinal. (Photos by Andrew Knapik Photography.)

Today in the MHSAA: 2/18/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 18, 2025

1. BOWLING Bay City John Glenn’s girls and boys teams swept Bay County Championship victories; the John Glenn girls are ranked No. 3 in Division 2 – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Oscoda claimed its seventh-straight league title with a 51-27 win over Rogers City in the North Star League Big Dipper – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield clinched a share of the Tri-County Conference championship with a 67-32 win over Sand Creek – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Levi Stambaugh became Mason’s all-time leading scorer during the Bulldogs’ 72-36 win over Parma Western – Lansing State Journal

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Essexville Garber’s Audrey Ball reached 1,000 career points during a 59-32 win over Birch Run – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower downed Armada 62-37 in a matchup of teams with a combined three losses – Macomb Daily

7. HOCKEY Regional play began Monday – with Ann Arbor Pioneer, Novi and Grandville victorious – and the Oakland Press previewed 11 brackets including area teams – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie defeated Alpena 69-57 – Alpena News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Norway followed Bryce Adams to a 75-53 win over Bark River-Harris – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Swan Valley downed Carrollton 72-53 – WNEM