Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/16
February 17, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We’re officially two weeks from our MHSAA version of “March Madness,” as basketball teams make final pushes to ready for the tournament while collecting regular-season hardware and memories along the way.
Girls Basketball
Saugatuck’s Kiri Tiemeyer had a triple-double with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 11 blocked shots, and her team needed all of it in avenging a previous loss to Hartford, 53-47 – Holland Sentinel
Class D contender Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart held on to edge Morley Stanwood 45-40 – Big Rapids News
From Monday, Niles Brandywine is surging, following up handing Stevensville Lakeshore its first loss last week by giving St. Joseph only its second defeat of the winter, 52-47 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also from Monday, Skyline Central Conference East leader Munising handed West co-leader Bark River-Harris the latter’s first loss this season, 43-31 – Marquette Mining Journal
Boys Basketball
East Lansing remained undefeated and claimed the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a 64-54 win over Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek needed nearly all of overtime to get past Lake Orion 62-61 and clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association Blue title – Oakland Press
Kalamazoo Central won a matchup of the top two teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East, clinching the league title with a 55-32 win over second-place Battle Creek Central – Battle Creek Enquirer
Shae Somers went over 1,000 points for his career, becoming the sixth Elk Rapids player to do so, while leading his team to a 60-47 win over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/19
February 12, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Postponements the last few weeks helped make for the busiest Monday of this winter as Wrestling Team Districts joined Skiing Regionals among other headline-making events across the state.
1. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids and Reed City to clinch its 15th straight team District title – Big Rapids News
2. Skiing: Petoskey’s girls repeated as Division 2 Regional champs, while Great North Alpine’s boys won ahead of the reigning Finals champ Northmen – Petoskey News Review girls | boys
3. Skiing: Hartland’s boys won their first league title and Brighton’s girls won for the first time since 2014 by taking first at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Skiing: Traverse City Central’s girls and Marquette’s boys won Division 1 Regional titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids downed Grand Rapids South Christian 71-51 to clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold championship – FOX 17
6. Wrestling: St. Louis won its fourth straight District title, downing Beaverton and Blanchard Montabella in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. Boys Basketball: Brownstown Woodhaven won a share of a fourth straight Downriver League title with a 54-52 win over Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News-Herald
8. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing won its 35th straight regular-season game, but needed four overtimes to get past Saginaw Valley Lutheran 65-60 – Huron Daily Tribune
9. Wrestling: Midland repeated as a Division 1 District champ with wins over Dow and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News
10. Wrestling: Gladwin avenged last season’s District loss to Ogemaw Heights on the way to winning its Division 3 District – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Royal Oak Shrine’s Grace Murray scored her 1,000th career point in her team’s win over Ann Arbor Greenhills – Oakland Press
Boys Basketball: Walkerville’s Adrian Haligus scored 52 points on the way to going over 1,000 during a win against Marion – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball: From Friday, Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Drew Lowder went over 1,000 points in a win over Ann Arbor Huron – We Love Ann Arbor