Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 16, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids defeated Boyne City 47-40 to wrap up its first outright Lake Michigan Conference title since 1999 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOWLING The Bay City John Glenn girls and boys teams combined to sweep the Bay County Championships for the fourth-straight season; the John Glenn girls are ranked No. 7 in Division 2 – Bay City Times
3. BOWLING The Division 2 No. 10 Coldwater girls clinched the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championship with a 24-6 win over Parma Western – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Coldwater claimed the I8AC title with a 96-51 win over Hastings/Delton Kellogg – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Troy clinched an outright Oakland Activities Association White championship with a 63-46 win over Troy Athens – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched a share of the West Michigan D League championship with a 70-36 win over Bear Lake – Big Rapids Pioneer
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clay Shoup scored a school-record 55 points to lead Mason County Eastern past Manistee Catholic Central 76-55 – Ludington Daily News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon defeated Holton 41-31, but Holton’s Ryann Robins went over 1,000 career points and became the school’s all-time scoring leader – Local Sports Journal
9. HOCKEY Alpena defeated Petoskey 7-2 to claim the program’s 900th victory – WBKB
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser advanced in the Macomb Area Conference Blue/Gold Tournament with a 41-29 win over St. Clair – Macomb Daily
Flashback: Chris Coles Sinks 'The Shot'
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 28, 2016
A 54-foot rainbow launched by Chris Coles at the buzzer of the 1986 Class B Boys Basketball Final is still remembered as "The Shot" in MHSAA history and is available to see again as the kickoff to this summer's MHSAA.tv "80's Finals Flashback" series.
Coles' long-distance 3-pointer gave Saginaw Buena Vista a 33-32 win over reigning champion Flint Beecher in a rematch of the 1985 double overtime championship game thriller won by the Bucs.
Tied at 31 with three seconds to play, Beecher sophomore Ernest Steward hit the first shot of a one-and-one situation to put the Bucs on top, 32-31. Stewart missed on the second attempt, allowing the Knights' Michael Jackson to grab the rebound and pass to Coles. The shot was Coles’ first attempt of the second half, and the senior’s only points in the contest. Shaun Randolph led the Knights in scoring with 19 points. Ricky Jackson paced Beecher with 18.
Click MHSAA.tv to watch the game in full, and check back every week for another 1980s classic.