Burling's 97 (Traverse Magazine)

February 21, 2012

The details remain hazy and there is little explanation to go with what Crystal Falls' Ed Burling accomplished on an unknown date during the 1910-11 season.

Todd Schulz tells us what is known about the MHSAA record holder for most points in a boys basketball game.

One of many great scene-setters from the former Lansing State Journal columnist:

Nearly a century later, Burling’s feat stands as the state record for points scored in a high school game by a single player. Unfortunately, the details of the game have dropped into darkness, as if they were tossed down one of the mine shafts that littered Crystal Falls’ rugged landscape.

Click "The Basketball Mystery that Endures" to read the rest at MyNorth.com.

Today in the MHSAA: 4/12/16

April 12, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan’s high school diamond teams are returning to the field this week, with a few dramatic finishes kicking off the action.

Baseball

Jonesville remained undefeated on this young season at 4-0-1 with a 7-1 win and then 7-7 tie against Adrian Madison – Hillsdale Daily News

Detroit Country Day scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally past Rochester 6-5 – Oakland Press

Softball

Hailey Stockford’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Sanford Meridian an 8-7 win over Hemlock in her team’s season opener – Midland Daily News