Today In The MHSAA: 2/16/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 16, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 8 West Bloomfield handed Division 2 power Detroit Edison its first in-state loss in four years, 65-62 – MLive-Detroit
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda clinched a fourth-straight North Star League Big Dipper title with a 59-45 win over Alcona – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson downed Southgate Anderson 55-23 to clinch a share of the Downriver League championship – Monroe News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morrice locked up its second-straight Genesee Area Conference Blue title with a big win over Webberville – Owosso Argus-Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Canton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 61-24 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 7 Muskegon earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title with a 61-51 win over Holland – MuskegonSports.com
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain clinched a share of the Highland Conference championship with a big win over Houghton Lake, and Lake City’s loss to Manton – Cadillac News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary clinched a share of the Ski Valley Conference title with a 51-44 win over Central Lake – Petoskey News-Review
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 19 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy 45-44 in overtime to earn a spot in the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 13 Houghton improved to 15-2 and sent Division 3 No. 2 Calumet to 14-2 with a 58-49 victory – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Also of note …
FOOTBALL River Rouge coach Corey Parker is leaving to become an assistant at University of Toledo after leading the Panthers to a 113-34 record and 2019 Division 3 title – Southgate News-Herald
BOYS BASKETBALL Dylan Barnowski went over 1,000 career points in Division 4 No. 7 Lake Leelanau St. Mary’s 68-26 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Richards set East Jordan’s season 3-pointers record during a 48-31 win over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review
Flynn Wisdom (Escanaba Daily Press)
February 8, 2012
Dan Flynn impacted countless students, coaches and more during four decades coaching at Escanaba High School and also a handful as a member of our MHSAA Representative Council. He retired from coaching Monday -- and through the Escanaba Daily Press' Denny Grall, passed on a number of points of wisdom he's picked up during his travels from growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the most recognized sports people not only in the Upper Peninsula, but in statewide high school circles.
A great excerpt from the story's first few paragraphs: "I was like a Sherman tank years ago. ... I came to understand that was not the way to get people going in the same direction. You say I've mellowed. I think I'm more compassionate."
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