Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/17

February 27, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA postseason is fully in motion, as girls basketball and boys hockey teams begin postseason play tonight and we look back on the Team Wrestling Finals, Bowling and Cheer Regionals and league swimming & diving meets from the weekend.

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

Sault Ste. Marie completed a perfect run through the Straits Area Conference with a 54-34 win over Rudyard – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Carney-Nadeau fell to Crystal Falls Forest Park 51-38, but Wolves standout golfer Hunter Eichhorn scored his 1,000th basketball point – Escanaba Daily Press

Detroit U-D Jesuit won a record fifth straight Catholic League A-B title, downing Warren DeLaSalle 63-56 in the championship game – Macomb Daily

Macomb Lutheran North got past Riverview Gabriel Richard 70-62 to claim the Catholic League C-D title – C&G Newspapers

Bowling

The Ithaca boys may be in Division 3 this season instead of Division 4, but the success is the same as the No. 4 Yellowjackets won their Regional ahead of reigning MHSAA champion and top-ranked Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

Coldwater’s boys, ranked No. 4 in Division 2, won their third straight Regional championship, this time by 72 pins – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Bad Axe’s Melissa Steinbis added a Regional title to her league championship while competing as one of only a few bowlers on her team – Huron Daily Tribune

Cheer

Top-ranked Richmond has finished first or second in Division 3 five of the last six seasons, but won its first Regional title Saturday since 2013 – Port Huron Times Herald

Swimming & Diving

Ludington won its first Coastal Conference championship since 2008, finishing only 12 points ahead of runner-up Manistee – Ludington Daily News

Midland Dow won its 15th straight Saginaw Valley League title, edging Saginaw Heritage by 32 points; both are honorable mentions in the Lower Peninsula Division 2 rankings – Midland Daily News

Wyandotte Roosevelt won the Downriver League meet to claim the overall league title ahead of Allen Park, and LPD2 honorable mention – Southgate News Herald

Wrestling

Detroit Catholic Central won a matchup of the top seeds in Division 1, downing second seeded Davison – Second Half

Lowell became the fifth program in 30 years of Team Finals to win four straight, downing Warren Woods Tower in Division 2 – Second Half

Richmond got past rival Dundee on tie-breaker criteria to claim another Division 3 title – Second Half

After falling to New Lothrop in the Division 4 Final the last three seasons, Hudson won Saturday’s rematch and the championship – Second Half

Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/18

February 6, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Boys Basketball: Surviving a 19-0 run, Frankfort came back to end McBain’s 59-game winning streak, 53-48 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Basketball: Genesee Area Conference Blue leader Burton Bentley got past GAC White leader Burton Atherton 50-46 – WNEM

3. Girls Basketball: Armada remained in first place in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 55-33 win over Capac – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: Cedarville got past Johannesburg-Lewiston 61-45 in a matchup of top teams in Class D and C, respectively – MI Sports Now

5. Boys Basketball: Mattawan reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2008-09 with a 56-50 win over Richland Gull Lake – JoeInsider.com

6. Girls Basketball: Hillman added a 15th straight win to its current streak, 59-26 over Mio – Alpena News

7. Girls Basketball: Chassell also pushed its winning streak to 15 with a 72-25 victory over Republic-Michigamme – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Boys Basketball: Onekama held on late to edge Baldwin 70-65 – Manistee News Advocate

9. Girls Basketball: Rapid River made a buzzer-beater to push its game with Big Bay de Noc to overtime, then prevailed 62-55 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Girls Basketball: Powers North Central upset Carney-Nadeau 55-41 – Iron Mountain Daily News