Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/15

December 11, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A number of nail-biting girls basketball finishes topped Thursday’s statewide sports action, and we ran across some gymnastics, bowling and swimming and diving coverage as well.  

Girls Basketball

Cassopolis came back for a 37-29 win over New Buffalo with a big fourth quarter while playing with their thoughts on coach Nat Pittman, who reportedly suffered a heart attack Wednesday – Niles Daily Star

Shannon Bates nailed a 3-pointer with five seconds to play as Bay City All Saints edged Standish-Sterling 34-31 – Bay City Times

Sydney Stine’s free throw with 9.2 seconds to play gave Montague a 38-37 win over Hart – Muskegon Chronicle

Birch Run broke away from Millington 56-50 on 30 points and 13 rebounds by Savanah Gibson, who has averaged 25 points and 17 rebounds over her last two games – Saginaw News

Traverse City Central beat Traverse City West for the first time in nearly two calendar years, coming back from an early deficit with an 18-0 run en route to a 49-38 victory – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Niles Brandywine made 12 3-pointers to down rival Buchanan 67-47 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Boys Basketball

Dexter scored only one point during the first quarter and trailed South Lyon by 14, but came back for a 56-52 win – Ann Arbor News

Bellevue scored with 21 seconds left in regulation to send its game with North Adams-Jerome to overtime, then emerged as the winner after three extra periods – Hillsdale Daily News

Bowling

Statewide power Battle Creek Pennfield won all-city titles with boys and girls victories over the teams from Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer

Gymnastics

In the first gymnastics headline we’ve seen this season (many teams begin competition in January), Tecumseh earned a victory over Adrian with the top two all-around finishers – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Swimming & Diving

Spring Lake defeated neighbor Grand Haven for only the second time ever, 96-90, and also beat Muskegon Mona Shores 149-34 – Grand Haven Tribune

Today In The MHSAA: 5/3/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 3, 2022

1. BOYS LACROSSE Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston scored the final two goals of an 8-7 win over Lake Orion to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 7 Frankenmuth swept No. 6 Essexville Garber to move to 14-0 this spring – Saginaw News

3. BOYS GOLF Northville and Flint Powers Catholic junior Robert Burns were Grand Blanc Invitational champions – Flint Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Tecumseh won its third straight Lenawee County championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. BASEBALL Future Michigan teammates faced off in Division 2 No. 7 Essexville Garber’s 4-1 win over Frankenmuth – Mid-Michigan Now

6. BOYS GOLF Traverse City Central edged West by seven strokes to win the Petoskey Invitational – Petoskey News-Review

7. SOFTBALL Jacqueline Brun hit a two-run homer to give Roseville a 7-6 eight-inning win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS SOCCER A last-minute header gave Hamilton a 1-0 win over Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

9. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints defeated Dryden 1-0 on a walk-off hit-by-pitch – Bay City Times

10. BASEBALL Adrian picked up a notable sweep over Chelsea, 1-0 and 4-3 – Adrian Daily Telegram