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: 5/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 2, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Ithaca swept top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-6 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Essexville Garber moved closer to a potential sixth-straight league title with a 3-2 win over No. 15 Freeland – Bay City Times
3. BOYS GOLF Jackson Lumen Christi – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills 170-175 – Ann Arbor News
4. GIRLS LACROSSE Molly Leyes reached 200 career goals with four in Grand Blanc’s 16-5 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS GOLF Gaylord’s top four golfers finished among the top 10 individual placers as the team won the Ogemaw Heights Falcon Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 4-1 win over Berkley – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Isabella Snyder scored twice late to pull Bay City John Glenn past Division 3 No. 5 Frankenmuth 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
8. SOFTBALL Flat Rock and Division 2 honorable mention Milan both had 18 hits in Flat Rock’s 16-15 eight-inning win – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Nora Pollock scored three goals in Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 4-0 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Local Sports Journal
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Allen Park won a high-scoring matchup with Gibraltar Carlson, 13-6 – Southgate News-Herald