Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/16

January 22, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Records fell, stealing the show Thursday night – both puns intended – as bowling and basketball milestones were achieved on both sides for the bridge.

Boys Basketball

St. Ignace’s Gage Kreski had eight steals (to go with 29 points and 17 rebounds) in a 78-40 win over Pickford to extend his career steals total to 366, breaking the MHSAA career record of 363 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Howard City Tri-County’s Dylan Matulis threatened the single-game MHSAA record for steals for the second time in a week, following up Friday’s 13 against Newaygo with 10 more against Holton; the record is 14 – Grand Rapids Press

From earlier this week, Boyne Falls’ Marcus Matelski became the 35th player in MHSAA boys history to score 2,000 points, breaking that plateau with 38 in an 81-19 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News

The fight for first in the Cascades Conference came down to the final seconds as Michigan Center beat Hanover-Horton for the first time since 2010, 56-55 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

A.J. Morgan’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 57-56 win over Clinton Township Clintondale – Macomb Daily

Bowling

Zeeland’s Christina Scheuerman set two school records in a 28-2 win over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills with a high game of 279 and series of 481 – Holland Sentinel

Ice Hockey

Zach Leonard’s five goals helped formerly-ranked Berkley to a 6-2 win over Division 1 No. 9 Lake Orion – Oakland Press

Skiing

Cadillac swept both the girls and boys competitions at its invitational at Caberfae Peaks on Thursday – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 11, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy Gustafson scored her 1,000th career point as Saugatuck defeated Bridgman 79-53 – Holland Sentinel

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Josh Gibson reached 1,000 career points as Birmingham Groves downed Ferndale 68-46 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth earned the 1,000th win in program history, getting past Swartz Creek 51-46 – Saginaw News

4. HOCKEY No. 2 Hartland downed No. 7 Northville 5-2 in a matchup of ranked teams in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow edged Frankenmuth 50-46 in a matchup of potential contenders in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 runner-up Grand Rapids Christian got past Hudsonville 77-76 in overtime – Grand Rapids Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard came back from an early deficit to down Goodrich 59-53 – Ann Arbor News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Josie Ode had a triple-double in Saginaw Heritage’s 77-46 win over Essexville Garber – Saginaw News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emily Bladen set a Milan record with nine 3-pointers in a 59-27 win over Britton Deerfield – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington turned away Richmond 59-53 in overtime – Port Huron Times Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS WRESTLING Traverse City West, Manton, Kingsley and Lake City competed in the first girls wrestling dual matches in northwestern Lower Peninsula history; West won both of its matches – Traverse City Record-Eagle