Today in the MHSAA: 2/18/16
February 18, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The postseason was in full swing for two sports Wednesday, as wrestling teams battled to make the MHSAA Quarterfinals and ski teams also competed in Regionals with an opportunity to make the final meet of the season.
Girls Basketball
New Baltimore Anchor Bay earned its first league championship in 27 years with a 60-48 victory over Warren Mott that clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue title – Macomb Daily
From Tuesday, Spring Lake junior Reiko Johnson scored 31 points in a win over Montague to go over 1,000 for her career – Grand Haven Tribune
Boys Basketball
Also from Tuesday, Gage Kreski set the St. Ignace career scoring record with 1,997 points after scoring 26 in a win over Brimley – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Ice Hockey
Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Heritage finished the Saginaw Valley League undefeated for the first time since 2009, capping the run with a 4-1 win over Bay City – Saginaw News
Skiing
Cadillac’s boys and girls teams swept their Division 2 Regionals at Caberfae Peaks, with freshman Alex Netzley winning both boys races – Cadillac News
Wrestling
In arguably the night’s most impressive Regional win, Division 2 top-ranked Lowell made its sixth straight Quarterfinals by defeating undefeated and No. 8 Sparta – Grand Rapids Press
Also in Division 2, No. 3 St. Johns just got past No. 7 Eaton Rapids, 32-30, after losing to the Greyhounds in this round last season – Lansing State Journal
Unranked Grand Ledge eliminated No. 4 and reigning Division 1 champion Brighton, then defeated Holt in the Final – Livingston Daily
Sturgis celebrated its first Regional title in school history after downing Battle Creek Harper Creek 49-27 – Sturgis Journal
In a matchup of ranked Division 3 teams, No. 2 Lake Fenton took down No. 9 Lake Odessa Lakewood at Ithaca – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 5, 2023
1. HOCKEY Bay City’s Western/Central co-op downed Division 3 No. 10 Chelsea 6-4 – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flushing came back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Flint Powers Catholic 46-43 – Flint Journal
3. HOCKEY Jake Pietila scored half of Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s goals in its 6-1 win over Northville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Bronson defeated Reading and Sand Creek during its inaugural Billy Balowski Memorial Tournament – Sturgis Journal
5. HOCKEY Dearborn Divine Child edged Wyandotte Roosevelt 9-8 in overtime – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Bullock Creek outlasted Midland High in overtime 55-50 – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Holly tied things up during the final seconds of regulation and surged through overtime for a 67-54 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fruitport held on for a 40-38 win over North Muskegon – MuskegonSports.com
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Hesperia edged Walkerville 49-47 – Local Sports Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe held on to down Ubly 46-42 – Huron Daily Tribune