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: 2/6/17

February 6, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wrestling teams across the state finished regular-season competition over the weekend with District meets lined up for this week. We picked out a few that especially stuck out along with the usual highlights from other sports across both peninsulas.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Jordan Walker scored a school-record 39 points to lead Muskegon Mona Shores past Muskegon 72-47 – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Basketball

Bay City All Saints clinched its second league title in program history with a 46-25 win over Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy – Bay City Times

Ypsilanti Community clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference White with an overtime win over Dexter – Ann Arbor News

Howell beat Pinckney 59-51 to clinch a share of its first league title since 1996 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Hockey

Grosse Pointe South, No. 3 in Division 2, downed Division 1 top-ranked Brighton 4-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 3 No. 5 Calumet edged Division 2 No. 10 Romeo 4-3 at the MIHL Showcase on Saturday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Skiing

Charlevoix’s girls and boys teams combined to win the Benzie Central Invitational – Petoskey News-Review

Boys Swimming & Diving

Birmingham Brother Rice, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, claimed the Oakland County championship meet, finishing nearly 50 points ahead of runner-up and No. 4 Novi – Oakland Press

LPD2 No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle claimed the Macomb County meet championship for the fifth straight season, finishing 70 points ahead of second-place Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

Wrestling

Division 4 No. 3 Springport won its eighth straight Big Eight Conference championship, finishing ahead of Reading – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Ishpeming Westwood won its first Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament title in 13 years – Iron Mountain Daily News

Division 2 No. 4 Niles won its fourth straight Southern Michigan Athletic Conference championship finishing 14.5 points ahead of Stevensville Lakeshore – Niles Daily Star