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: 9/24/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 24, 2026
1. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central ran its Big North Conference title streak to 23 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. GIRLS GOLF Frankenmuth – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a win in the final league jamboree – Saginaw News
3. BOYS SOCCER Hemlock clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Blue championship with a 1-0 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – WNEM
4. GIRLS TENNIS Marquette repeated as Great Northern Conference Tournament champion – Upper Michigan’s Source
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 4 Parma Western held on to claim a five-set win over No. 7 Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock in five – Monroe News
7. GIRLS GOLF Alpena carded a 374 to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian defeated No. 14 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 6-0 – WOOD TV
9. BOYS SOCCER Sterling Heights Stevenson extended its lead in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 5-2 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph traded sets before the Lancers completed the win in five – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium