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: 12/1/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 1, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macy Fegan set Standish-Sterling’s career scoring record, breaking what had stood since 1999, in her team’s win over Mio – Bay City Times
2. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Brighton handed Livonia Churchill its first defeat, 5-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Yale followed a pair of freshman standouts past Port Huron Northern 41-37 – Port Huron Times Herald
4. HOCKEY Seamus McCarley scored twice to lead Lenawee United past Ann Abor Huron 3-1 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis used a big fourth-quarter run to pull away from Lake Leelanau St. Mary 48-38 – Up North Live
6. HOCKEY Downriver Unified edged Bishop Foley United 9-8 – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cedarville/DeTour edged Pickford 52-50 – MI Sports Now
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beaverton edged Coleman 38-35 in overtime – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alpena held on for a 57-53 win over Oscoda – Alpena News
10. HOCKEY Traverse City Central got past Petoskey 6-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle