Today in the MHSAA: 2/11/16

February 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first MHSAA postseason of 2016 kicked off Wednesday with wrestling Team Districts, and a couple of significant basketball upsets also topped the headlines from the night’s action.

Boys Basketball

Detroit Collegiate Prep upset reigning Class A champion Detroit Western International in the Detroit Public School League Quarterfinals, 64-63, on a basket with less than a second to play – Detroit Free Press

Bridgeport handed rival Frankenmuth the Eagles’ first loss this season, 55-52, after Frankenmuth won their first meeting in double overtime – Saginaw News

Alex Thomas scored 30 points including the 1,000th of his career in Morenci’s 92-56 win over Whitmore Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram

From Tuesday, reigning Class D champ Powers North Central extended its winning streak to 40 with a nail-biting 64-60 win over Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Basketball

Katie Spalding grabbed a school-record 25 rebounds to go with 10 points in Quincy’s 49-40 win over Reading – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Ice Hockey

Midland Dow made it two wins over rival Midland this season, adding a 3-1 victory to its previous 5-4 win – Midland Daily News

Swimming & Diving

Also from Tuesday, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix’s Ryan Mullen broke the school’s diving record that had stood since 1978 with a score of 254.9 against Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Wrestling

Greenville finished behind Cedar Springs in their league this season, but won the rematch 35-34 to earn an 11th straight District title – Grand Rapids Press

Allegan extended its District title streak to 13 straight with big wins over Plainwell and Hamilton – Grand Rapids Press

Remus Chippewa Hills won its 12th straight District championship, downing Big Rapids in the Final – Big Rapids News

Vandercook won its first wrestling team District title in 27 years, downing Hanover-Horton in the Final – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Division 2 No. 3 St. Johns downed No. 2 DeWitt 35-27 in arguably the biggest matchup statewide to open the tournament – Lansing State Journal 

The final matchup of rivals Niles and Stevensville Lakeshore this season went to Lakeshore by tie-breaker criteria – Niles Daily Star

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford advanced in Division 1 with a 54-31 Regional Semifinal win over Saginaw Heritage – Grand Rapids Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia moved on in Division 3 with a 51-23 victory over Saugatuck – Lansing State Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth won a rivalry Regional Semifinal in Division 2, 53-44 over Freeland – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Yale also advanced in Division 2 with a 52-41 win over league rival Armada – Port Huron Times Herald

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary held off Mio for a 50-48 win in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 55-43 win over Farmington Hills Mercy – Hometown Life

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids West Catholic held on for a 62-55 Division 2 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Grand Rapids Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian drained 14 3-pointers in downing Paw Paw 88-61 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett took Chelsea to overtime in winning 56-53 to advance in Division 2 – WILX

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton will play in a Division 3 Regional Final after downing Harbor Springs 51-40 – Cadillac News

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Trey McKenney was named Mr. Basketball by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan – Detroit Free Press