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: 1/19/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 19, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 2 Frankenmuth went to overtime to hand Division 1 No. 3 Midland Dow its first loss, 63-60 – Saginaw News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 18 Ferndale downed North Farmington 56-49 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Red contenders – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland swam past Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian 103-83 – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 15 Rockford sits alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red after a 62-56 win over No. 7 Grand Haven – FOX17
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 20 Carrollton won a matchup of unbeatens, 77-69 over No. 14 Standish-Sterling – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson defeated Trenton 51-42 in a matchup of Downriver League leaders – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 2 Traverse City St. Francis held on to win a battle for first in the Lake Michigan Conference, 50-47 over No. 4 Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 2 Parchment remained undefeated in handing Kalamazoo Christian its second loss, 52-41 – WWMT
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A late 3-pointer pushed Holt past DeWitt 49-48 – Lansing State Journal
10. SKIING Cadillac swept the championships at its home invitational – Cadillac News