Today in the MHSAA: 1/7/16

January 7, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first big wrestling weeknight of 2016 included matchups of top-ranked teams in Divisions 1 and 3 in addition to exciting finishes in hockey and a record night in boys basketball.

Boys Basketball

Howard City Tri-County’s Colton Harris qualified for the MHSAA record book with 11 3-pointers on the way to 41 points in a 71-55 win over Kent City – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Basketball

Otisville LakeVille scored with eight seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then got past Millington 50-43 – Saginaw News

Ice Hockey 

Warren DeLaSalle earned a 4-3 win over Trenton with an overtime goal two minutes into the extra period – Oakland Press  

White Lake Lakeland scored with just fewer than 24 seconds to play to get past Waterford United 6-5 – Oakland Press

Wrestling

Division 1 No. 3 Davison earned an impressive 29-23 victory over No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central – Shamrock Wrestling

Rockford edged Grand Haven 30-28 on a technical fall by Andy Hanson in the final match – Grand Rapids Press

Manchester junior Ethan Woods won the 100th match of his career as his team swept a pair over Brownstown-Woodhaven and Union City – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Whitehall downed Ludington and Montague to increase its regular-season winning streak to 31 straight matches – Muskegon Chronicle

Remus Chippewa Hills won a matchup of ranked teams in Division 3; the No. 5 Warriors downed No. 9 Howard City Tri-County – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Today in the MHSAA: 2/24/2020

February 24, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor 

A championship-filled weekend saw Regional champs celebrated in wrestling, District winners hoist trophies in competitive cheer and league title earners rise in basketball, hockey and bowling.

1. Competitive Cheer: Allen Park finished first and Dearborn Divine Child in a power-packed Division 2 District – Southgate News-Herald

2. Boys Basketball: River Rouge downed Benton Harbor 58-52 in a matchup of title hopefuls in two divisions – MLive-Detroit

3. Boys Basketball: Mason Wojtusik went over 1,000 career points as Mount Pleasant defeated Saginaw 64-53 to clinch the Saginaw Valley League North title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Wrestling: Six champions led 12 Brighton wrestlers total to qualify for the Division 1 Individual Finals at Saturday’s Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy downed Bloomfield Hills Marian 51-40 to win the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – State Champs Sports Network

6. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 60-47 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – We Love Ann Arbor

7. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores scored two third-period goals to get past Hudsonville 3-2 and clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Fischer championship – Local Sports Journal

8. Hockey: A big win over Lenawee United gave Dexter its second-straight Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News 

9. Bowling: The Traverse City Christian girls and Cadillac boys clinched Great Northwest High School Bowling Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. Girls Basketball: Byron claimed its first outright league title in this sport since 1990 with a 57-25 win over New Lothrop – Mid-Michigan Now

Also of note …

Basketball: The Big Bay de Noc girls and Kinross Maplewood Baptist boys won Northern Lights League Tournament championships – Escanaba Daily Press

Basketball: Reagan Rose set a Decatur scoring record against Hartford, and Marcellus’ Kaeler Stafne and Bloomingdale’s Tyler Starbuck both went over 1,000 career points in Marcellus’ win – WWMT

Girls Basketball: Kent City clinched the Central State Activities Association Silver title with a big win over Hesperia – Local Sports Journal

Girls Basketball: Flushing earned a share of the Flint Metro League Stripes title with a 45-20 win over Swartz Creek – Mid-Michigan Now

Girls Basketball: Deckerville clinched a share of the North Central Thumb League Stars title with a big win over Mayville – Huron Daily Tribune

Hockey: Jackson Lumen Christi clinched its league title with a 2-0 win over Mattawan – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Boys Basketball: Owen Franklin went over 1,000 career points for Oscoda in its win over Hale – WBKB

Girls Basketball: Negaunee defeated Ishpeming Westwood 43-33, and Westwood’s Tessa Leece went over 1,000 career points – Marquette Mining Journal 

Girls Basketball: Algonac fell to Croswell-Lexington, but Algonac’s Emily Nugent went over 1,000 career points – Port Huron Times-Herald

Girls Basketball: From Thursday, Mackinaw City downed Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian to clinch a second-straight Northern Lakes Conference title – Petoskey News-Review