Today in the MHSAA: 2/8/19

February 8, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Team District competition continued in wrestling Thursday, and boys swimming & diving contributed a pair of headlines as well including arguably our most impressive of the day.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Thursday’s win over East Kentwood left Holland West Ottawa’s seniors undefeated in duals and invitationals for their career; West Ottawa is ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

2. Wrestling: No. 2 Richmond downed No. 5 Algonac on the way to claiming a Division 3 District title – Macomb Daily

3. Wrestling: St. Clair Shores Lakeview clinched its fourth straight District title, downing Grosse Pointe South in Division 1 – C&G Newspapers

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 3 Spring Lake broke five records in defeating honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central 100-72 – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield defeated second-place Auburn Hills Avondale 54-36 to remain unbeaten in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: New Haven broke open its Macomb Area Conference Red/White Tournament opener during the fourth quarter, emerging with a 66-52 victory – Detroit News

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 7 Davison edged Escanaba 5-4 at the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Wrestling: No. 7 Mendon advanced with a 51-20 Division 4 District title win over Athens – Sturgis Journal

9. Wrestling: Kalamazoo Central downed Loy Norrix to claim a Division 1 District championship – WWMT

10. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class D champ Adrian Lenawee Christian won a matchup of small-school powers, 73-47 over Waterford Our Lady – Adrian Daily Telegram

Today In The MHSAA: 2/26/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 26, 2021

For the second-straight day Thursday, a school all-time scoring record fell – and this time two were broken as the Hamilton girls and Oscoda boys now have new career points leaders.

 

1. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger set Hamilton’s career scoring record during a big win over Coopersville – Holland Sentinel

2. Boys Basketball: Nik Alda became Oscoda’s all-time leading scorer in his team’s win over Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB

3. Girls Basketball: Mancelona held on to first place in the Ski Valley Conference with a 67-56 win over Gaylord St. Mary, and Jayden Alfred went over 1,000 career points – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Girls Basketball: Kalamazoo Central’s Morasha Wiggins went over 1,000 career points in her team’s win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. Boys Basketball: Bo Lincoln sank the last-second overtime winner to keep Olivet undefeated with a 61-59 win over formerly-unbeaten Leslie – WLNS

6. Girls Basketball: Troy downed Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 39-36 to move into first place in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press

7. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie came back to defeat Escanaba 60-51 – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Girls Basketball: Eastpointe moved into first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze by doubling up Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily

9. Gymnastics: Plymouth defeated Coldwater in a matchup of teams with big aspirations this winter – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. Girls Basketball: Coleman came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Carson City-Crystal 46-32 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Wednesday, Lillian Jackson became the first Grand Rapids Wellspring Prep player to score 1,000 points, doing so during a victory over Holton – Grand Rapids Press