Today in the MHSAA: 2/19/16

February 19, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A couple of streaks are worth noting in today’s report – one for winning an incredible number of consecutive league games, and the other for success reaching more than a decade.

Girls Basketball

In a matchup of two of the best in the Upper Peninsula, Marquette held on to down Houghton 42-37 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Muskegon Oakridge won its 50th straight game in the West Michigan Conference for finish undefeated champion of the league for the third season in a row – Muskegon Chronicle

Newberry won a matchup of 16-1 teams, defeating St. Ignace 54-50 to win the Straits Area Conference in what also was its first win over the Saints since 1992 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Boys Basketball

Wyoming Potter’s House Christian celebrated a 30-point win over Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, but Heritage Christian’s Bryant Cross did score the 1,000th point of his career – Grand Rapids Press

Utica Ford earned arguably the night’s biggest upset statewide, handing a second loss this season to New Haven, 73-71 – Macomb Daily

Saginaw remains in first place in the Saginaw Valley League North, but Midland continued to enjoy its best league run in decades with a 58-51 win over the Trojans – Midland Daily News

Wrestling

From Thursday, Hartland won its 15th straight Regional title, dominating in Division 1 against Walled Lake Central and Warren Mott – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 2/14/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 14, 2025

1. WRESTLING No. 6 Temperance Bedford downed Wyandotte Roosevelt and Westland John Glenn to win a Division 1 Regional title, and Chase Norbury reached 150 career wins – Monroe News

2. WRESTLING Union City earned its first Regional title since 2000 with wins over Mendon and Springport in Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 66-30 win over Bath – WILX

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake downed Brethren 72-51 to clinch the Northwest Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOWLING The Wyandotte Roosevelt girls and Taylor boys capped Downriver League championship runs – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Grady Pieratt reached 1,000 career points in Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s 86-40 win over Merrill – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain edged Roscommon 47-46 on a halfcourt buzzer beater – MI Sports Now

8. BOYS BASKETALL Gladwin downed Farwell to reach 17 wins, its most in a season since 1993 – Bay City Times

9. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged rival Midland High 96-84 – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek moved into first place in the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference with a 47-45 win over Coldwater – Battle Creek Enquirer