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: 12/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 6, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason edged Monroe Jefferson 46-43 – Monroe News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing opened with a 63-46 win over Grand Ledge – WILX

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser rode a big third quarter to a 51-41 win over Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey came back to down Alpena 52-48 – Alpena News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grayling defeated Mancelona 44-27 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada earned an impressive 72-46 win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Port Huron Times Herald

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Lincoln Park returned from Taylor with a 67-43 victory – Southgate News-Herald

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian bounced back from a season-opening loss to defeat St. Louis 71-23 – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Michigan Center enjoyed balanced scoring in a 54-10 win over Jackson – Jackson Citizen Patriot