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: 3/7/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 7, 2025
1. HOCKEY No. 4 Livonia Stevenson advanced to the Division 2 Final with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Hometown Life
2. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic also advanced to the Division 2 championship game with a 4-3 win over No. 5 Grandville – WOOD TV
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial clinched a Division 1 Regional title with a 72-70 win over Detroit U-D Jesuit – Detroit News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln won a Division 2 Regional title by downing Detroit Old Redford 59-41 – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint New Standard clinched its first Regional title with a 64-56 win over Harbor Beach in Division 3 – Flint Journal
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Pickford claimed its first Regional title since 1992 with a 68-46 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Marshall downed Holland Christian 61-46 in Division 2 to win its first Regional championship since 1998 – Battle Creek Enquirer
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton sank a halfcourt shot to down Chelsea 73-71 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a trip to the Division 1 Quarterfinals with a 54-37 win over Waterford Mott – Oakland Press
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood ended Maple City Glen Lake’s 19-game winning streak with a 62-40 win in Division 3 – MI Sports Now