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: 2/8/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 8, 2022
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Hudson won the fourth Lenawee County Athletic Association jamboree to complete a championship sweep of league competitions – Adrian Daily Telegram
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City defeated Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian to clinch its fourth-straight Northern Lakes Conference title – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Port Huron Northern edged St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 49-47 to complete an outright Macomb Area Conference Blue title run – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Romeo downed Grosse Pointe North to clinch the outright MAC White championship – Macomb Daily
5. BOWLING The Division 4 No. 8 Bronson boys downed No. 2 Burr Oak 18-12 – Sturgis Journal
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Dowagiac posted its season-best score to win its February Frenzy – Niles Daily Star
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 8 Chelsea handed Division 1 No. 16 Battle Creek Lakeview its first defeat, 41-38 – WWMT
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 3 top-ranked Ypsilanti Arbor Prep improved to 13-1 with a 66-38 win over No. 9 Jonesville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Big Rapids came back from 17 down to defeat Reed City 50-48 – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee improved to 11-2 with a 56-53 win over Kinde North Huron – WJRT