Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/17
February 28, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Michigan high school skiing season came to an end Monday with three repeat champions and a first-time title-winner, while girls basketball and hockey tournaments kicked off and a 2016 champion was eliminated on the first night.
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
Caledonia upset host East Grand Rapids 53-50 in a Class A District opener – Grand Rapids Press
Saginaw Swan Valley earned an impressive win in Class B, downing host Birch Run 43-28 – Saginaw News
Kalamazoo Hackett got past rival Kalamazoo Christian 44-33 in Class C by scoring the game’s final 12 points – Kalamazoo Gazette
Gladwin’s Carly Hickey made the MHSAA record book grabbing 26 rebounds in her team’s 58-49 Class B win over Pinconning – Bay City Times
Pinckney earned its first District win in 12 years, upsetting Saline 40-31 in Class A – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Hockey
In a matchup of top Division 3 teams, No. 3 Calumet eliminated reigning MHSAA champion and No. 4-ranked Hancock 2-1 in a Pre-Regional – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Skiing
Marquette’s boys won their fifth straight Division 1 championship, this time at Nub’s Nob – Second Half
Marquette’s girls also were repeat champions in Division 1 – Second Half
Petoskey’s boys extended their Division 2 championship streak to seven straight – Second Half
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central’s girls won their first MHSAA title, in Division 2 at Boyne Highlands – Second Half
Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/18
February 7, 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: Canton extended its perfect regular season start with a 57-52 win over Wayne Memorial that clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Black championship – Detroit Free Press
2. Boys Basketball: Big Rapids edged reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 43-38 – Big Rapids News
3. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 53-39 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference; St. Joseph leads the West and Lakeview the East – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference meets, while Traverse City Central’s girls earned a close win ahead of rival West – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: Jacob Boonyasith set the Jenison career scoring record at 1,365 points with 14 in his team’s 85-64 win over Wayland – Grand Rapids Press
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian and Muskegon Oakridge clinched shares of their respective leagues’ titles – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Marysville got past St. Clair 102-83 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Boys Basketball: Romeo clinched the outright MAC White championship with a 57-47 win over Warren Mott – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Iron Mountain downed Escanaba 74-48 in a match-up of the highest-ranked teams by Upper Peninsula media – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. Boys Basketball: Pittsford’s Tanner Mravec went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 59-42 win over Jackson Christian – Hillsdale Daily News