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: 1/28/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 28, 2025
1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac defeated Traverse City West and Traverse City Central to clinch its first Big North Conference championship – Cadillac News
2. SKIING Marquette’s girls and boys teams swept their invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailey Allison had a triple-double to lead Lawton past Cassopolis 69-41 – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi came back multiple times to get past Jackson Northwest 60-55 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams followed Trent LaGarde to a 57-54 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac edged Traverse City Central 55-52 – Up North Live
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North ran its winning streak to five with a 60-42 victory over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran pulled away during the second quarter to get past Bay City All Saints 47-36 – Saginaw News
9. HOCKEY Kingsford continued its strong recent play with a 4-1 win over Manistique – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning held on for a 51-43 victory over Clare – Bay City Times