Today in the MHSAA: 3/10/16

March 10, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The final eight MHSAA hockey semifinalists were determined Wednesday night, and the boys basketball tournament rolled through Semifinals to line up Friday’s championships matchups.

Boys Basketball

In a Class A matchup of teams with a combined record of 37-3, East Lansing came out on top of DeWitt 70-52 – Lansing State Journal

Hudsonville needed overtime to get past Wyoming 55-52 in a Class A matchup of top teams from the Grand Rapids area – Grand Rapids Press

Dowagiac downed Benton Harbor 68-60 in a meeting of annual Class B contenders – Niles Daily Star

Also in Class B, Hudsonville Unity Christian was taken to triple overtime by Allendale before prevailing 58-52 – Grand Rapids Press

East Jordan set a school record for wins with its 20th in a Class C victory over Harbor Springs, 48-41 – Petoskey News

Reese just clipped Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 52-50 in Class C, although the Cardinals’ Andrew Schroeder did go over 1,000 points for his career – Saginaw News

Ice Hockey

Brighton is headed back to the Division 1 Semifinals thanks a to a 4-2 win over East Kentwood – Livingston Daily

Detroit U-D Jesuit also is headed back to the Division 1 Semifinals after a 6-2 win over Utica Eisenhower – Oakland Press

Grandville also advanced in Division 1, with a 5-2 win over Rockford – Grand Rapids Press

Detroit Catholic Central cruised to a 9-1 win over Saginaw Swan Valley/Tri-Valley in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Oakland Press

Grand Rapids Catholic Central eliminated top-ranked Saginaw Heritage, 6-1, in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood scored with fewer than 30 seconds to play to advance in Division 3 with a 2-1 win over Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press

Chelsea scored with fewer than two minutes to play in its Division 3 game to get past Gibraltar Carlson 2-1 – Ann Arbor News

Hancock defeated Sault Ste. Marie 5-2 in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – 9&10 News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 9, 2023

1. WRESTLING Jim Cali earned his 700th coaching win on the way to guiding No. 6 Romeo to a Division 1 District championship – Macomb Daily

2. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 3-1 to clinch the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League North title – Oakland Press

3. SKIING The Benzie/Frankfort girls and Onekama boys clinched Lake Michigan Ski Conference championships – Benzie Record Patriot | Manistee News Advocate

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Corina Jahfetson reached 1,000 career points in Baraga’s 50-38 win over Ewen-Trout Creek – Upper Michigan Source

5. WRESTLING White Pigeon repeated as a Division 4 District champion and set a program record with 31 victories – Sturgis Journal

6. WRESTLING Holt locked up its 37th-straight District title, downing Grand Ledge in the Final in Division 1 – Lansing State Journal

7. WRESTLING No. 4 Bronson defeated No. 7 Union City to clinch a 21st-straight District title, in Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated No. 6 Reading 55-12 to advance from their District – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. WRESTLING Hunter Leonard brought Fruitport from a five-point deficit to a one-point win in the final match of his team’s 36-35 District-clinching win over Fremont in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com

10. WRESTLING Lakeview avenged last season’s Regional Semifinal loss to Hesperia with a District-clinching win in Division 3 – Greenville Daily News