Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/20

January 30, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The wrestling mat and hockey rink were the places to be Wednesday as multiple matchups across the Lower Peninsula pitted highly-ranked foes.

1. Wrestling: Division 3 top-ranked Dundee won a league matchup of reigning MHSAA champions, 49-17 over Division 4 No. 3 Hudson – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central started quickly on the way to a 6-2 win over Division 2 No. 3 Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

3. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton earned wins over Livonia Franklin and No. 9 Westland John Glenn to finish undefeated in Kensington Lakes Activities Association matches – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 4 Brighton edged Division 3 No. 3 Detroit Country Day 3-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Hockey: Charlie Douglass scored a natural hat trick to lead Division 2 No. 6 Traverse City Central past West 5-2 in the McCullough Cup – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Hockey: Portage Central edged Mattawan 4-3 to claim the Renbarger Cup – WWMT

7. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing moved into a first-place tie in the Greater Thumb Conference West with Reese with a 58-47 win over the Rockets – Huron Daily Tribune

8. Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton moved into first place alone in the Cascades Conference with a 74-42 win over Napoleon – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. Hockey: Division 3 No. 9 Midland Dow got past rival Midland 3-1 as the Chargers’ seniors finished their careers undefeated against the Chemics – Midland Daily News

10. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 3 Whitehall earned wins over Division 3 No. 6 Remus Chippewa Hills and Montabella, and Division 2 No. 2 Gaylord also won over Chippewa Hills – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Alyssa Welsh broke Perry’s career scoring record during a 54-16 win over Lansing Sexton – Owosso Argus-Press

Girls Basketball: Alana Nelson set Springport’s career scoring record and Alex Maher its career assists record during a 64-29 win over Reading – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 2/10/16

February 10, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Teams are turning their attention toward the season’s most important competitions, with league titles being awarded and milestones attained and the postseason beginning this week in one sport with the rest to soon follow.

Girls Basketball

Caledonia improved to 14-2 by handing Grand Rapids South Christian its first loss, 33-31 – Grand Rapids Press

Howell earned a share of its first league championship since 2009-10, downing Hartland 46-35 to set up a chance to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title outright Friday against Brighton – Livingston Daily

Manistee won its seventh straight game, this time downing Big North Conference contender Traverse City Central 45-38 – Manistee News Advocate

Gaylord St. Mary came back from deficits twice to down Bellaire, 38-34 – Gaylord Herald Times

Muskegon Oakridge’s Hannah Reinhold cleared 1,000 career points in her team’s title-clinching win over Shelby – Muskegon Chronicle

From Monday, New Boston Huron outscored Flat Rock 10-0 in the fourth quarter to win 41-34 and end Flat Rock’s Huron League winning streak of 57 games dating to 2012 – Monroe Evening News

Boys Basketball

Anthony Morgan’s fifth 3-pointer against Marysville came with nine seconds left in overtime and gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 62-61 win – Macomb Daily

Class C Southfield Christian handed Class A Ann Arbor Pioneer its second straight loss, 56-49 – Ann Arbor News

Edwardsburg’s Dante Razzano scored his 1,000th career point in a 69-38 win over Plainwell – Kalamazoo Gazette

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s C.J. Wilson followed Detroit Catholic Central’s Tyler Laurentius’ closing-seconds layup with a winning free throw in a 51-50 Eaglets win – Oakland Press

Saugatuck’s Blake Dunn dropped 42 points on 18 field goals on Eau Claire in a 70-62 win – Holland Sentinel

Canton trailed Livonia Churchill by nine points with two minutes left in regulation, but came back to win in double overtime to remain undefeated – Detroit News

From Monday, Litchfield scored a school record number of points and tied another record with nine 3-pointers in a 107-83 win over Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – Hillsdale Daily News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 6 Midland Dow won the final event against No. 3 Birmingham Groves to also win their meet, 94-92 – Midland Daily News

For the second straight season, New Baltimore Anchor Bay and Marysville met in the final meet of the Macomb Area Conference Blue season – and for the second straight season, Anchor Bay won to claim the league title – Port Huron Times Herald