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: 12/17/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 17, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace earned an impressive 56-40 win over Harbor Springs – Up North Live
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor defeated St. Joseph 84-57 after dedicating its floor to a legendary coach – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon came back from eight points down to defeat Muskegon Catholic Central 43-33 – Local Sports Journal
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Roeper remained undefeated with a big win over Allen Park Cabrini – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Boston Huron got past Flat Rock 53-47 to remain undefeated – Monroe News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie edged Chesaning 58-55 – WNEM
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth also remained undefeated with a 78-61 win over Goodrich – WJRT
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Baraga followed Daniel Connor past L’Anse, 64-57 – Upper Michigan Source
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba used power in the post to get past Crystal Falls Forest Park 76-55 – Escanaba Daily Press
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Demlow reached double digits in only one category but nearly did so in three others to lead Grayling past Mancelona 70-52 – Traverse City Record-Eagle