Today In The MHSAA: 2/2/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 2, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 14 Parma Western moved ahead for good as time expired in a 56-55 win over Division 3 top-ranked Ypsilanti Arbor Prep – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Madison Heights Madison clinched the Macomb Area Conference Bronze championship with a 54-52 win over Center Line – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick finished a regular-season sweep of No. 3 Fowler, 58-51 – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 5 Ferndale held on to get past Division 1 No. 18 Clarkston 56-52 – MLive-Detroit

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield defeated Division 4 No. 4 Adrian Lenawee Christian 52-36 – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls and Great North Alpine boys won Lake Michigan Conference meets – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Belleville extended its lead atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East with a 62-45 win over second-place Dearborn – Detroit News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Central opened with an 11-0 run, but Division 2 No. 7 Benton Harbor came back for an 87-79 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOWLING Bronson and Kalamazoo Christian split matches, with the Bronson girls and K-Christian boys victorious – Sturgis Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated and Division 3 No. 9 Kent City handed Sparta just its second defeat, 43-23 – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/17

January 17, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan’s wrestling superpowers put together another strong weekend of competition matching up against each other and one of the best in all of the Midwest as well.

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. 

Boys Basketball

Marquette rallied late to come back and beat Negaunee 57-53 in a matchup of two of the best in the Upper Peninsula – Marquette Mining Journal

Girls Basketball

From Friday, Ithaca’s Kayla Belles scored her 1,000th point although just a junior in leading the Yellowjackets to a 48-32 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Bowling

Waterford Mott’s girls got past Lake Orion and then Oxford to win the Oakland County Invitational – Oakland Press

The Oxford boys downed South Lyon in the championship match to win their Oakland County tournament – Oakland Press

Hockey

Division 1 No. 5 Northville downed Division 2 No. 8 Novi 5-4 in the annual outdoor game at Detroit’s Clark Park – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Novi won the West Bloomfield Laker Invitational for the fifth straight year, scoring more than 100 points higher than the rest of the field – Observer & Eccentric

Wrestling

Division 2 No. 1 Lowell continued its surge with wins over Division 3 No. 2 Richmond and No. 4 Whitehall at the Red Arrows’ home duals – Grand Rapids Press

Reigning Division 1 champion (and current No. 3) Hartland claimed the Michigan Duals title at Bay City Western with a 5-0 record including wins over No. 8 Westland John Glenn, Roscommon and Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central finished 3-1 at its Super Duals, beating No. 7 Brighton, Division 4 No. 1 Hudson and Division 2 No. 4 St. Johns but falling to nationally-acclaimed Lakewood St. Edward of Ohio – Observer & Eccentric