Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/17

January 27, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A scoring milestone reached in girls basketball and a longtime record broken in the pool topped a night full of highlights statewide Thursday.

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

Tawas junior Morgan Kaniszewski reached the 1,000-point career milestone with 42 in her team’s 64-46 win over Oscoda – Bay City Times

For the first time since 2006, Sault Ste. Marie has swept St. Ignace, claiming the second matchup 49-44 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Farmington Hills Mercy avenged its lone Detroit Catholic League Central loss this season, getting past Dearborn Divine Child 46-31 – C&G News

Detroit Mumford edged Detroit Renaissance 58-52 to claim the Detroit Public School League West Division 1 title – Detroit News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention St. Clair cleared Marysville by 16 points to win the ForSports Blue Water Swim Classic – Port Huron Times Herald

Drew Panzl broke a Brighton breaststroke record that had stood since 1991 with a 59.26 in a win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian defeated No. 8 Grand Rapids Christian 104-73 in the first “Legacy Trophy” meet in honor of late swimmer Riley Hoeksema – Holland Sentinel

Wrestling

Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota got past No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a Macomb Area Conference Red matchup – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/17

June 9, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Half of this season’s MHSAA girls soccer semifinalists were determined in Regional Finals on Thursday, with a first-time title for one school and some last-second heroics for a few more champs.

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 Soccer

Trailing by two early, No. 4 Grand Blanc came back with five goals to beat No. 13 Walled Lake Northern 5-2 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Flint Journal

Natalie Belsito scored her Division 2 Regional Final’s only goal with 23 seconds to play to push No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern past No. 15 Spring Lake 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press

No. 16 Muskegon Catholic Central won its first girls soccer Regional title, downing No. 7 Elk Rapids 2-1 in Division 4 – Muskegon Chronicle

Haley Balkema scored both goals as No. 8 Kalamazoo Christian downed Holland Black River 2-0 in Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette

No. 10 Utica Ford will play in its second MHSAA Semifinal in four seasons thanks to a 2-1 Division 1 win over No. 19 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – C&G Newspapers

Holland Christian got past No. 13 Marshall 2-1 with a shootout to advance in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel

No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian will return to the season’s final week after a 3-0 win over No. 12 Grand Rapids Catholic Central in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

No. 11 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett also advanced in Division 4, with a 5-0 win over Marlette.