Today In The MHSAA: 2/7/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 7, 2022
1. WRESTLING Clare clinched the outright Jack Pine Conference championship, its first JPC title in this sport – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Rochester Hills Stoney Creek won its first Oakland County championship – Oakland Press
3. GYMNASTICS Rockford was first at the Canton Invitational, which annually draws many of the top programs from across the state – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Gibraltar Carlson went over 773 points to pace a strong field at the Grosse Ile Invitational – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Macomb Dakota, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, ran its county championship streak to three – Macomb Daily
6. WRESTLING Buchanan won the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference Tournament, locking up the outright league title – Niles Daily Star
7. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 2 Brighton closed its Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Showcase run with a 4-2 win over No. 4 Grandville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 3 St. Louis won its 10th league championship over the last 11 seasons, defeating Hemlock 60-19 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. WRESTLING Division No. 2 Whitehall won the West Michigan Conference Tournament – CatchMark SportsNet
10. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 3 Hartland set a league record with 10 championships at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Individual Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Oxford returned to play its first home game of the season Friday, as the state showed “Oxford Strong” support for the school and community – Detroit Free Press | MLive-Detroit | Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/19
February 6, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We can sense tournament time is coming on quickly after a Tuesday night filled with championship-caliber matchups, upsets and last-second game-winners.
1. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology took over first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 60-47 win over previously-undefeated Royal Oak – State Champs!
2. Girls Basketball: Rachel Elms connected on a 3-pointer during the final seconds to lead Holland West Ottawa past previously-undefeated Grand Haven 41-39 – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Basketball: Clarkston clinched a share of the OAA Red title with a 47-31 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press
4. Boys Basketball: Beal City downed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in overtime, but the Irish’s Colten Nelson set his school’s career scoring record now at 1,204 points – Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart
5. Boys Basketball: Mattawan won a matchup of division leaders 48-47 in overtime over Kalamazoo Central – WWMT
6. Hockey: In a matchup of first-place teams in the Northern Michigan Hockey League, Division 1 No. 11 Traverse City Bay Reps moved to the top of the standings with a 3-2 win over Petoskey – MI Sports Now
7. Boys Basketball: Connor Murphy’s halfcourt buzzer beater carried McBain past Manton 45-42, putting McBain in first alone in the Highland Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Hockey: South Lyon downed Division 2 No. 11 White Lake Lakeland 4-3 in a key Lakes Valley Conference matchup – Oakland Press
9. Boys Basketball: Brock Mullins’ last-second basket pushed second-place Flat Rock past Huron League leader Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 50-48 – Monroe News
10. Boys Swimming & Diving: Ann Arbor Pioneer, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, had the winner in every event on the way to downing LPD2 No. 10 Temperance Bedford – We Love Ann Arbor
Also of note …
Boys Swimming & Diving: East Kentwood coach Jock Ambrose announced his retirement after nearly four decades – WOOD TV
Wrestling: In its first season in the league, Caro locked up the Greater Thumb Conference tournament title – Huron Daily Tribune