Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/16

December 20, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Powers North Central jumped a significant hurdle Monday in its run at the boys basketball record of 65 straight victories.

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.

Boys Basketball

Reigning Class D champion Powers North Central won what might end up its toughest game of the regular season, 70-59 over Class B Menominee to extend its winning streak to 59 – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Basketball

Twins Kaleigh and Lindsey McKee combined for 21 points to lead Ada Forest Hills Eastern to a 48-42 win over Zeeland East – Grand Rapids Press

Lexi Niepoth scored the game-winner at the buzzer to lead Bellaire past Mancelona 44-42 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Bowling

Saline and Temperance Bedford split matches Monday, Saline's boys winning 28-2 and Bedford’s girls earning an 18-12 victory – Saline Post

Hockey

Cadillac got past Gaylord in overtime, 3-2, after taking a 2-0 lead early – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/20

January 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Rankings are sure to be shuffling in girls basketball and boys swimming & diving after some significant matchups and perhaps unexpected finishes during another busy January weekend.

1. Girls Basketball: Brighton handed Division 1 top-ranked Hartland its first loss, 41-33 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: No. 4 Holland West Ottawa defeated No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central in a matchup of top teams in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

3. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 2 Richmond defeated Holly and Division 1 No. 9 Clarkston to win its Beast from the East duals – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 8 Midland Dow earned wins over LPD1 No. 8 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview; Lakeview also defeated FHC – Midland Daily News

5. Wrestling: Escanaba finished first and Marquette second at the Upper Peninsula Championships – Marquette Mining Journal

6. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 9 Trenton won the Downriver Classic with six individual victories – Southgate News-Herald

7. Competitive Cheer: Sturgis scored a season-high 724.57 to win the Delton Kellogg Invitational – Sturgis Journal

8. Wrestling: Ada Forest Hills Eastern edged Constantine to win the 26th Shawn Cockrell Memorial Invitational at Quincy – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Boys Basketball: Grand Blanc earned an 80-73 win over Kalamazoo Central in a matchup of statewide Division 1 powers – NBC 25

10. Competitive Cheer: Wyandotte Roosevelt won the Division 1 and overall championships at its invitational – Southgate News-Herald