Today in the MHSAA: 11/30/16

November 30, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Although a handful of teams kicked off girls basketball season Monday, the majority took the court for the first time Tuesday – and wasted little time delivering dramatic finishes and a look at some of what we can expect this winter.

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

Otsego, which won 20 games last season, opened with a nail-biting 33-31 victory over Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Jordan Walker scored 33 points as Muskegon Mona Shores downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central 59-52 in a matchup of expected state contenders – Grand Rapids Press

Beecher came back in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Flint Southwestern emerged with a 42-41 victory – Flint Journal

Reigning Class B runner-up Grand Rapids South Christian also started with a close win, 38-35 over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Grand Rapids Press

In another low-scoring opener, Bay City Central just edged Traverse City West 32-31 – Bay City Times

Frankenmuth came back from an 11-point deficit to edge Bullock Creek 40-38 – Saginaw News

Lansing Catholic trailed Perry by six points at halftime but came on to win by 28, 56-28 – Lansing State Journal

Charlevoix freshman Elise Stuck had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead her team to a 43-39 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News Review

Belding’s Hallee Breimayer put up 32 points in her team’s 57-52 win over reigning Greater Lansing Activities Conference champion Lake Odessa Lakewood – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Edwardsburg, coming off a District title last season, survived a 37-32 opener against Niles – South Bend Tribune

Southfield Arts & Technology won its first game since the merger of Southfield and Southfield-Lathrup this fall, 64-43 over Birmingham Groves – Oakland Press

Ice Hockey

Hancock continued another strong start with a 5-0 defeat of rival Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Softball

Gladstone coach Ashley Hughes, who led the Braves to the Division 3 championship in her first season in 2014 and the Semifinals this spring, has resigned amid sad circumstances – Escanaba Daily Press

Today In The MHSAA: 2/10/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 10, 2022

1. HOCKEY Petoskey won its first Big North Conference championship on the ice, clinching it outright with a 5-2 win over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review

2. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland shut out No. 2 Livonia Stevenson to claim the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. WRESTLING No. 9 St. Joseph rode out a comeback to edge No. 5 Stevensville Lakeshore 36-35 in a Division 2 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. WRESTLING No. 7 Mason avenged last season’s Regional loss to Charlotte with a Division 2 District Final win, the Bulldogs’ 13th-straight – Lansing State Journal

5. WRESTLING Cheboygan claimed its first District title in this sport since 2000 with a 42-29 win over Boyne City in Division 3 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. SKIING Onekama swept Lake Michigan Conference championships – Manistee News & Advocate

7. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills claimed its 18th-straight District title with a 47-29 win over Reed City in Division 3 – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic got past Division 1 No. 5 Saginaw Heritage 6-4 – Mid-Michigan Now

9. WRESTLING Petoskey clinched its first District title since 2007, defeating Escanaba and Marquette in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

10. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota won its 10th-straight District title, getting past Clinton Township Chippewa Valley in the finale – Macomb Daily