Today in the MHSAA: 2/3/17
February 3, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League championships won and impressive winning streaks extended made girls basketball the sport to watch across Michigan on Thursday.
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
Springport took over first place alone in the Big 8 Conference with a 53-39 win over Jonesville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Muskegon Oakridge upped its West Michigan Conference winning streak to 61 going back to 2012-13 with a 52-32 victory over Shelby – Muskegon Chronicle
Frankenmuth just kept its Tri-Valley Conference East streak going, pushing it to 105 straight wins with a 48-46 victory over Millington – Saginaw News
Reigning Class A champion Warren Cousino clinched the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a win over Romeo – Macomb Daily
Southfield Arts & Technology increased its lead in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 79-62 victory over 12-win Clarkston – Oakland Press
Kingsley handed Kalkaska its first loss this season, 53-43 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Roseville clinched the MAC Silver title with a 54-45 win over Madison Heights Madison – Detroit News
Competitive Cheer
Division 3 No. 1 Richmond won a 12th straight Blue Water Area Conference championship, finishing 38 points ahead of honorable mention Algonac – Port Huron Times Herald
Hockey
Saline scored a pair of short-handed goals to down Ann Arbor Pioneer 4-1 – Ann Arbor News
Escanaba scored four goals during the third period to get past Kingsford 5-4 – Escanaba Daily Press
Boys Swimming & Diving
Howell took over first place alone in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a 95-91 win over Grand Blanc – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today in the MHSAA: 1/18/17
January 18, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A strong argument can be made that Tuesday night was the basketball season’s most eventful so far, with an abundance of pivotal matchups in both girls and boys and a buzzer beater thrown in.
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
Saginaw Heritage took the first of two regular-season meetings against Midland Dow, 50-47, in a matchup of two of the top teams statewide in Class A as well – Saginaw News
Hartland, 9-1 this season, handed Howell its first loss in stunning fashion, 48-28 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Undefeated Houghton avenged last season’s sweep by rival Calumet with a 56-40 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Farmington Hills Mercy finished a regular-season sweep of Detroit Catholic League Central rival Bloomfield Hills Marian, 33-30, in another matchup of top Class A teams – Oakland Press
Boys Basketball
Detroit East English made its claim as Detroit’s best and one of the Class A elite with a 71-57 win over Detroit Martin Luther King – MLive-Detroit
T.J. VanKoevering’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Hudsonville Unity Christian a 48-45 win over Holland Christian, and his coach Scott Soodsma his 500th victory on the bench – Grand Rapids Press
West Bloomfield came back from a halftime deficit to down Bloomfield Hills 62-43 in an Oakland Activities Association Red opener – Oakland Press
Hillsdale emerged a big winner in a matchup of unbeaten Lenawee County Athletic Association teams, handing Dundee its first defeat, 74-54 – Hillsdale Daily News
Undefeated Buckley handed Frankfort its first Northwest Conference loss in 28 games, and first loss overall this season, 50-38 – Traverse City Record-Eagle