Today In The MHSAA: 2/23/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 23, 2021
Near-buzzer beaters in basketball and hockey topped an exciting Monday that also saw a few more hoops scorers continue a recent string of 1,000-point toppers.
1. Hockey: Issac Cheli’s goal with just under nine seconds to play gave Division 3 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood a 3-2 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate in Detroit Catholic League Tournament play – Macomb Daily
2. Boys Basketball: Hutch Ward’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play sent Kalamazoo Central past Stevensville Lakeshore 53-52 – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. Boys Basketball: Paw Paw ended Otsego’s 46-game Wolverine Conference winning streak with a 67-60 win – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. Girls Basketball: Brooke Brauher went over 1,000 career points in leading Morley Stanwood past Evart – Big Rapids Pioneer
5. Boys Basketball: McBain Northern Michigan Christian won 55-51, but Jack Stefanski went over 1,000 career points for Frankfort in defeat – Benzie Record Patriot
6. Girls Basketball: Quinn Robak’s 10 3-pointers paced Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in a big win over Marine City Cardinal Mooney – Oakland Press
7. Boys Basketball: Devin Lilly’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds to play sent Clinton Township Chippewa Valley past Roseville 57-56 – Macomb Daily
8. Bowling: Bronson and Sturgis split, Bronson’s girls and Sturgis’ boys rolling to victories – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie ran its winning streak to 23 with a big victory over Newberry – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Basketball: Foster Wonders continued his scoring barrage with 36 points in Iron Mountain’s big win over West Iron County – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/19
February 21, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A championship capper to an incredible turnaround season and a bowling title sweep topped a highlight-filled Wednesday across the state.
1. Boys Basketball: Carleton Airport downed Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 69-59 to claim a share of the Huron League title, its first since 2001 and after going 2-19 overall last season – Monroe News
2. Bowling: Muskegon Oakridge’s girls and boys teams both claimed outright league championships at the Coastal Conference finale – Local Sports Journal
3. Boys Basketball: Harbor Beach, with an assist from Marlette, closed out the Greater Thumb Conference East championship with a win over Capac – Huron Daily Tribune
4. Boys Basketball: Petoskey got past Alpena 64-52 to clinch a share of the Big North Conference championship – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Heights downed Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 71-46 to clinch the Lakes 8 Conference title – Local Sports Journal
6. Competitive Cheer: Muskegon Mona Shores won its 10th straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Girls Basketball: Dearborn Divine Child avenged two losses this season by taking the third meeting with Farmington Hills Mercy 54-43 in the Detroit Catholic League A-B semifinals – State Champs!
8. Bowling: The Division 2 No. 4 Coldwater boys finished with a share of the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference title after falling to Jackson Northwest – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Girls Basketball: Natalie Dunn became the third Holland West Ottawa player to go over 1,000 career points with 20 in a win over Grandville – Holland Sentinel
10. Boys Basketball: Romeo Weems led New Haven to a 74-58 win over Detroit Edison with a quadruple-double – 34 points, 12 rebounds, 10 steals and 10 blocks – Detroit News
Also of note …
Basketball: From Tuesday, Otsego’s Mattison Rayman and Climax-Scotts’ Cole Eshuis both eclipsed 1,000 career points in wins – Kalamazoo Gazette