Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/16
February 12, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wrestling Districts again dominated the action Thursday, and many of the headline grabbers are linked up below – as well as a basketball game filled with impressive numbers and a video feature showing one of Michigan’s all-time high school greats.
Boys Basketball
Jamal Cain had 42 points and 20 rebounds to lead Cornerstone Health/Technology to a 101-93 win over Detroit Pershing – Detroit News
Wrestling
Matt Mills won the final match of the night to give Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central its fourth straight District title with a 32-31 win over Rockford – Grand Rapids Press
Macomb Dakota also trailed going into the final match of its Division I District Final, but Dustin Solomon won to give the No. 9 Cougars a final 29-28 victory over No. 8 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily
Portage Central beat rival Portage Northern for the first time in three years, claiming a Division 1 District title with a 42-41 victory – Kalamazoo Gazette
No. 6 Caro won its 23rd straight District championship, downing Essexville Garber in a Division 3 championship match – Saginaw News
From Wednesday, Tecumseh won its 14th straight District championship, claiming a Division 2 title – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also from Wednesday, Manistique won the first wrestling District title in school history, downing Newberry 31-24 in a Division 3 Final – Escanaba Daily Press
Worth the Watch
This came out during the fall, but is a worthwhile 23 minutes on a frigid day as well; Dearborn Heights Robichaud’s Tyrone Wheatley is considered one of the most incredible athletes in Michigan high school history and then came back to successfully coach his alma mater before moving on to the football staff at University of Michigan. This is his story, complete with clips from his high school days – State Champs!
Today in the MHSAA: 6/4/19
June 4, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Nearly half of Baseball and Softball District tournaments finished Monday across the state, with a share of upsets and statement wins making for an exciting afternoon.
1. Baseball: Onsted edged No. 3 Napoleon 4-3 to lock up a Division 3 District championship – Adrian Daily Telegram
2. Softball: No. 2 Clarkston moved on to a Division 1 Regional with a big win over No. 5 Lake Orion – State Champs Sports Network
3. Baseball: Stevensville Lakeshore broke a late-season losing streak and downed No. 6 Edwardsburg 5-3 to earn a third-straight District title – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Baseball: No. 17 Fowlerville got past No. 5 Mason 5-3 in a District Final matchup of ranked teams in Division 2, and after Mason beat No. 7 Williamston in 15 innings to advance – Lansing State Journal
5. Softball: Addison Cooley hit a pair of home runs to lead No. 7 Bay City Western past rival and honorable mention Bay City Central in a Division 1 District Final – Midland Daily News
6. Baseball: No. 8 Beal City outlasted Breckenridge 16-13 in a Division 4 District Final – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. Softball: Frankenmuth got past Saginaw Swan Valley 7-6 in a matchup of Division 2 honorable mentions, then downed Carrollton to lock up a District title – Saginaw News
8. Softball: Leah Vaughan struck out 15 as No. 6 Spring Lake got past Coopersville 2-0 to win a fifth straight District title, in Division 2 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Softball: Vicksburg locked down Three Rivers 10-0 and went on to defeat Otsego 7-3 to claim a Division 2 District title – JoeInsider.com
10. Baseball: Oxford downed Lake Orion in Division 1 for its first District title in more than a decade – Oakland Press