Today in the MHSAA: 2/8/16
February 8, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The weekend provided previews of MHSAA championship contenders in gymnastics, cheer and hockey, and also basketball with a matchup of two girls teams that could come away from this winter with titles and the reigning Class D boys champ shining again.
Girl Basketball
A last-second 3-pointer by Lauryn Carroll gave Ypsilanti Arbor Prep a 50-47 win over previously-undefeated Bay City John Glenn, considered arguably the top team in the state regardless of class – Bay City Times
Detroit Country Day edged Southfield-Lathrup 56-52 in a matchup of contenders in Class B and A, respectively – Oakland Press
Mona Shores locked down the usually-potent offense of rival Muskegon in defeating the Big Reds 55-34 – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball
Reigning Class D champion Powers North Central remained undefeated by handing a first loss to Crystal Falls Forest Park, 68-54 – Escanaba Daily Press
Southfield Christian just edged Belleville 70-69 for its 12th straight win – MLive-Detroit
Competitive Cheer
Reigning Division 1 champion Rochester finished ahead of a strong field to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
Gymnastics
Rockford/Sparta, the reigning MHSAA champion, showed it’s the team to beat again this winter by claiming the championship at the prestigious Canton Invitational. Howell finished second and Farmington third – Canton Athletics
Hockey
The Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Showcase pitted many of the state’s top teams with some of the key results a 3-0 win by Division 2 No. 3 Livonia Stevenson over Division 3 No. 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central and 4-3 by unranked Houghton over Division 1 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit – MIHL
Swimming & Diving
Warren DeLaSalle’s boys won their fourth straight Macomb County Invitational, finishing more than 300 points ahead of the field – Macomb Daily
Wrestling
Springport won its seventh straight Big 8 Conference championship, setting a league record in dominating its competition this time – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Allegan won its 12th straight Wolverine Conference title, finishing far ahead of the field and with three individual champions – Kalamazoo Gazette
Niles finished its championship run in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Good Read
Former opponents no doubt remember facing Marshall basketball standout Kari Searles on the court; many who supported her as a player supported her again Friday with a donation toward her care as she fights lung cancer – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today In The MHSAA: 4/29/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 29, 2022
1. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Macomb Dakota won a matchup of Macomb Area Conference Red league leaders 8-2 over No. 6 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily
2. BASEBALL Aaron Jasiak had 17 strikeouts and the walk-off hit to lead Parchment past Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep in the first game of a sweep – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked South Lyon and Walled Lake Central split, with Central winning the second game 4-3 – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Flint Powers Catholic split with Division 1 No. 2 Grand Blanc, winning the opener – Flint Journal
5. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern remains first in the Lakes Valley Conference after a 2-1 win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS SOCCER Abby Winn scored five goals in Zeeland West’s 6-2 win over rival East – Holland Sentinel
7. GIRLS SOCCER Ryann Locke scored six goals for Springport in a win over Jonesville, giving her 23 over her last four games – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. BASEBALL Indian River Inland Lakes swept Gaylord St. Mary, with Austin Brege throwing a no-hitter in the second game – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Hartland earned its fifth-straight shutout of Novi, 3-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 14 Bridgman moved to 11-0 with a sweep of Coloma – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium