Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/16
December 7, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s report could be renamed “buzzer beaters” as the first full Tuesday of girls and boys basketball season produced plenty of gutsy deciding shots during the final seconds of play.
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
Ella Bontrager’s layup with three seconds to play after her steal with 21 seconds left gave Jackson Northwest a 44-42 win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Grace Reinhold’s game-winner gave Muskegon Oakridge a 47-45 win over Grand Haven – Muskegon Chronicle
Bloomfield Hills Marian emerged from its latest matchup of top Class A teams, downing Waterford Kettering 37-34 in overtime – Oakland Press
Mount Pleasant built an early 14-2 lead and held on to defeat McBain 44-39 – Cadillac News
Utica Eisenhower earned an impressive early-season victory downing Grosse Pointe South 53-42 – Macomb Daily
DeWitt came back to down East Lansing 59-58 in a matchup of top Lansing-area teams – WLNS
Boys Basketball
Battle Creek Pennfield downed Olivet 85-83 in overtime on Ronald Jamierson’s bucket with one second to play – Battle Creek Enquirer
Keyed by a strong perimeter shooting night by Carson Charvat, Three Rivers outlasted Niles 74-72 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Austin Harless’ free throws with three seconds to play gave Holly a 55-53 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal
Ann Arbor Pioneer rose above playing without three injured starters to edge Southfield Christian 66-62 – Ann Arbor News
Lansing Waverly rode 21 second-half points from Jaden Sutton to a 51-47 comeback win over Holt – Lansing State Journal
Benton Harbor earned an impressive 57-36 win over Dowagiac in a matchup of frequent Class B powers – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Hillman’s Gunnar Libby went over 1,000 points for his career scoring 30 in a 68-51 win over Cedarville – Alpena News
After going 1-20 last season, Troy Athens is 1-0 with a nail-biting 46-45 win over Rochester Adams – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 11/13/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 13, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Parma Western swept Ionia to clinch its first Regional championship in this sport – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Onekama swept Suttons Bay to claim its first Regional championship – Manistee News Advocate
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Allendale also claimed its first Regional title in this sport, defeating Grand Rapids West Catholic 3-1 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Bath claimed its first Regional title, downing Leslie in Division 3 – WLNS
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian prevailed in four sets over top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy in Division 1 – Detroit News
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 North Branch defeated No. 4 Frankenmuth in a Division 2 Regional Final – WNEM
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Calumet advanced in Division 3 with a Regional Final win over No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis – My UP Now
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Hancock swept No. 9 Crystal Falls Forest Park to clinch a Division 4 Regional title – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 2 Detroit Country Day will play during championship week again thanks to a sweep of No. 6 Macomb Lutheran North – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 7 Clinton to clinch in Division 3 – Monroe News