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: 11/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 12, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley upset top-ranked Roscommon with a sweep in their Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Up North Live
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL South Lyon came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Brighton in five in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chesterfield Austin Catholic advanced to its first Regional Final with a sweep of Deckerville in Division 4 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 1, sweeping No. 10 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged a 2024 Regional Final loss to No. 10 Hancock with a Division 4 sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford defeated No. 9 Hudsonville in Division 1 and No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian defeated No. 5 Holland Christian in Division 2 – WOOD TV
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport got through a tough first set on the way to a sweep of honorable mention Ionia in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy swept honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a Division 1 matchup of Catholic High School League champions – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City Central advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ann Arbor Christian came back from two sets down to defeat two-time reigning Division 4 champion Clarkston Everest Collegiate in five – MHSAA.com