Today in the MHSAA: 2/15/16
February 15, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Two of Michigan’s last undefeated girls basketball teams saw perfect records fall over the weekend, while wrestlers all over the state kept their seasons going during the first round of the individual tournament and a last-second shot sent one of Detroit’s best to a league final.
Boys Basketball
Jaylin McFadden’s steal and basket at the buzzer sent Detroit East English to the Public School League championship game with a 71-70 win over Detroit Collegiate Prep – Detroit Free Press
Big Rapids – coached by Kent Ingles – downed Howard City Tri-County, coached by his son Zach Ingles, in a rare father/son matchup – Big Rapids News
Girls Basketball
Midland Dow handed the first loss this season to Class A top-ranked Saginaw Heritage, 48-40 – Midland Daily News
Niles Brandywine extended its home winning streak to 77 straight in handing Stevensville Lakeshore its first loss this season, 53-44 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Detroit Country Day came back from a 19-point deficit to defeat Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 37-33, scoring the game’s final 23 points – Detroit Free Press
Bowling
Wayland’s girls won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green/Gold title by 207 pins – Grand Rapids Press
Swimming & Diving
The Howell boys team downed Brighton by 45 points to cap its first undefeated regular season – Livingston Daily
St. Clair set five school records during the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association meet – Port Huron Times Herald
Wrestling
All 14 of Richmond’s wrestlers advanced and 11 won championships at Saturday’s Division 3 Individual District on its home mat – Macomb Daily
Davison had 11 finalists and seven champions at its Division 1 Individual District at Bay City Western – Flint Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 4/30/19
April 30, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Stormy weather shut down much of Monday’s schedule, but not on the soccer and lacrosse fields, or a northern golf course as top teams secured big wins.
1. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 3 Midland remained unbeaten by handing Bay City Western its first loss, 1-0 – Midland Daily News
2. Girls Soccer: Royal Oak handed Division 3 No. 3 Clawson its first loss this season, 1-0 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Lacrosse: Hartland remained undefeated with a 20-9 win over Novi; Hartland was No. 3 and Novi No. 9 in Division 1 to open this week – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Lacrosse: Spring Lake got past Holland West Ottawa 15-8 thanks to 10 goals by senior Elena Antekeier, who tied for 14th-most goals for one game in MHSAA history – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Boys Golf: Cadillac, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 307 to win the Cheboygan Invitational by 17 strokes – Cadillac News
6. Girls Soccer: Alpena downed Petoskey 2-0 to run its shutout streak to five games – Alpena News
7. Girls Soccer: St. Joseph scored both of its goals during the final seven minutes to get past Stevensville Lakeshore 2-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. Boys Lacrosse: Vicksburg came back for an 8-6 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – WWMT
9. Girls Soccer: Traverse City St. Francis edged Charlevoix 1-0 with a second-half goal – WPBN
10. Girls Soccer: Lilie Diotte scored four goals as Maple City Glen Lake beat Benzie Central 5-0 – MI Sports Now
Also of note …
Baseball/Softball: From Saturday, Portage Northern baseball coach Chris Andrews and Mattawan softball coach Alicia Smith both earned their 500th career victories – Kalamazoo Gazette
Football/Track & Field: The western Upper Peninsula is mourning the death of longtime coach Rex Terwilliger, who coached track for 52 years and led the Iron Mountain girls to the UP Division 2 title in 2004. He also coached Kingsford football during the 1960s and 70s – Iron Mountain Daily News