Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/17

January 12, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wednesday was filled with a big-time girls basketball matchup, a scoring milestone, a key Detroit Catholic League hockey matchup and the stepping down of a successful football coach – and don’t miss a history lesson from the Upper Peninsula as well.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Class B contender Detroit Country Day posted an impressive 67-28 win over Class C contender Flint Hamady, which also entered undefeated – Detroit News

Eileene Naniseni scored her 1,000th point on a free throw with 17 seconds to play in her team’s 54-40 win over Fife Lake Forest Area – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Madi Cutler had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Blanchard Montabella past Coleman 58-47 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Boys Basketball

After trailing Holly by 15 during the first quarter, Flushing came back with a 39-point swing to win 75-50 – Flint Journal

Hockey

Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central scored two third-period goals to get past Division 3 No. 3 Warren DeLaSalle 4-2 – Macomb Daily

Freshman Stephen Metcalfe’s goal early in overtime gave Royal Oak a 3-2 win over Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press

Brothers Isaac and Luke Lippert teamed up for the winning goal in Ann Arbor Skyline’s 4-3 overtime victory over Saline – Ann Arbor News

Wrestling

Division 1 No. 4 Oxford edged Clarkston 35-30 in a dual after those teams finished first and second, respectively, at the Oakland County Invitational last month – Oakland Press

Division 2 No. 6 Richmond swept a pair of Blue Water Area Conference matches, downing No. 6 Algonac 48-16 and Capac 60-18 – Clinton Township Voice

Football

Ida coach Tom Walentowski stepped down after building a 132-106 record over the last 25 seasons, including a 37-9 mark over the last four – Monroe Evening News

Good Read

Powers North Central is the talk of the Upper Peninsula and growing in statewide basketball circles as its boys team closes in on Chassell’s record 65-game winning streak. The Houghton Daily Mining Gazette recalls the those Chassell passed on the way to setting that record in 1957-58, the Mass-Greenland teams of the late 1940s – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 10, 2024

1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won its 16th-straight Regional title – Midland Daily News

2. CROSS COUNTRY East Jordan’s girls and boys teams clinched Ski Valley Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Centreville boys and Bangor girls clinched Southwest 10 Conference titles – Sturgis Journal | Athletic.net

4. BOYS SOCCER Patryk Skomski’s first goal gave Utica a 2-1 Division 1 District win over Rochester – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Hartland advanced with a 3-1 District win over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 10 Utica Eisenhower moved on with a shootout win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

7. BOYS SOCCER Edwardsburg defeated Niles 4-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Niles Daily Star

8. BOYS SOCCER Jonesville downed Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy 7-0 in Division 4 – Hillsdale Daily News

9. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm opened District play with a 2-1 win over Royal Oak – Oakland Press

10. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western swept Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen Patriot