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: 1/5/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 5, 2023
1. HOCKEY Bay City’s Western/Central co-op downed Division 3 No. 10 Chelsea 6-4 – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flushing came back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Flint Powers Catholic 46-43 – Flint Journal
3. HOCKEY Jake Pietila scored half of Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s goals in its 6-1 win over Northville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Bronson defeated Reading and Sand Creek during its inaugural Billy Balowski Memorial Tournament – Sturgis Journal
5. HOCKEY Dearborn Divine Child edged Wyandotte Roosevelt 9-8 in overtime – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Bullock Creek outlasted Midland High in overtime 55-50 – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Holly tied things up during the final seconds of regulation and surged through overtime for a 67-54 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fruitport held on for a 40-38 win over North Muskegon – MuskegonSports.com
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Hesperia edged Walkerville 49-47 – Local Sports Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe held on to down Ubly 46-42 – Huron Daily Tribune