Today in the MHSAA: 2/23/17
February 23, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The girls basketball and boys hockey regular seasons are drawing to a close this week, but not before a few stunners on the way to the playoffs.
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.
Girls Basketball
Ishpeming Westwood held off a double-digit comeback by Norway to hand the Knights their first loss – Iron Mountain Daily News
Boys Basketball
Ithaca claimed a third straight Tri-Valley Conference West title with a 69-31 win over Pinconning – Saginaw News
Class C Flint Hamady handed Class B Frankenmuth only its second loss, 71-66 – Flint Journal
Pickford earned a share of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference title with a 64-53 win over Rudyard – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Riverview Gabriel Richard edged Royal Oak Shrine 48-46 to advance to the Detroit Catholic League C-D Final – Oakland Press
McBain clinched the Highland Conference championship with a 61-45 win over second-place Manton – Cadillac News
Hockey
Davison edged Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Heritage 2-1 in the Cardinals’ regular-season finale – Flint Journal
Division 2 top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice edged Division 1 No. 3 Brighton 4-3 in the Bulldogs’ final game of the regular season – Livingston County Daily Press & Argus
Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/16
January 12, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s report includes our first skiing headline of this season – and make sure to check out as well a video involving the Plymouth football team and a fourth-grade student’s goal come true.
Boys Basketball
In a Monday matchup of unbeaten teams, Lake Linden-Hubbell got past Chassell 65-48 with a pair of players combining to score 52 of those points – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Bowling
From Sunday, Jackson’s girls won the Battle of the Baker tournament at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek, beating Hartland 2-0 in the final match – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
From Saturday, Grand Haven’s teams swept the Fruitport Invitational after both qualified third to start the event but dominated the Baker games – Grand Haven Tribune
Skiing
The season got off to a late start, but there’s plenty of snow now and the Harbor Springs girls took advantage by winning the opening Grayling Invitational at Schuss Mountain – Petoskey News
Worth a Watch
We in Michigan can all use a little sunshine this time of year. This fall, Plymouth fifth-grader Connor “Sunshine” Sherman, with the help of the Plymouth High football program, put on the second Sunshine’s Skills and Drills Football Clinic for children with special needs. Here’s a look at how what started as a classroom project took off.