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: 2/20/21

February 10, 2021

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball quickly has raced into full swing across the state, with a pair of standouts celebrating milestone scoring achievements Tuesday and girls basketball performances dominating the top of our top 10 list of daily coverage from across Michigan.

1. Girls Basketball: Byron not only picked up an impressive 48-40 win over annual power St. Ignace, but Sarah Marvin went over 1,000 career points in the victory – Owosso Argus-Press

2. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison opened with a 65-49 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian – Detroit News

3. Girls Basketball: Reagan Thorr went over 1,000 career points in Frankfort’s 51-29 win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Basketball: Shea Tripp did a lot of everything, tallying a quadruple-double in Michigan Center’s big win over Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge handed Ravenna its first regular-season loss since February 2019, 62-47 – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Midland won a matchup of Saginaw Valley League powers 38-28 over Heritage – Saginaw News

7. Boys Basketball: Andrew Paupore’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent Kingsford past West Iron 59-56 – Iron Mountain Daily News

8. Boys Basketball: Garrett Ledingham’s 3-pointer gave Harbor Springs a 62-60 win over East Jordan – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield opened with an impressive win over Southfield Arts & Technology – Oakland Press

10. Hockey: Cadillac opened with a 4-2 league win over Alpena – Cadillac News