Today in the MHSAA: 3/15/17
March 15, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final four teams are set in all four classes after 16 MHSAA Girls Basketball Quarterfinals on Tuesday – catch up with these links from all 16 games.
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
Class A: Flushing earned its first Semifinals berth since 1976 with a 59-26 win over Macomb Dakota – Flint Journal
Class A: First-year Southfield Arts & Technology moved on with a 52-38 win over Ann Arbor Huron – MLive-Detroit
Class A: Reigning champion Warren Cousino will return to the Semifinals after a 47-41 win over Farmington Hills Mercy – Macomb Daily
Class A: After falling behind early, East Kentwood came back to down Kalamazoo Central 78-51 – Grand Rapids Press
Class B: Detroit Country Day will compete for another title after a 58-49 win over Detroit Mumford – MLive-Detroit
Class B: For the second straight season, reigning champion Marshall eliminated Grand Rapids Catholic Central, this time 49-27 – Battle Creek Enquirer
Class B: Undefeated Ypsilanti Arbor Prep extended its winning streak to 36 with a 41-39 win over Williamston – Ann Arbor News
Class B: Freeland remained unbeaten and will return to the Semifinals thanks to a 53-38 win over Cadillac – Saginaw News
Class C: Detroit Edison PSA continued its run with a 58-45 win over Blissfield – Toledo Blade
Class C: Flint Hamady emerged winner in a defense-focused Quarterfinal, 37-28 over Hemlock – Flint Journal
Class C: Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a trip to the Semifinals with a dominating 43-19 win over Schoolcraft – Lansing State Journal
Class C: Maple City Glen Lake downed annual contender St. Ignace 63-52 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Class D: Reigning champion Pittsford will get a chance to finish undefeated for a second straight season after a 62-19 win over St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran – Hillsdale Daily News
Class D: Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary upset Waterford Our Lady 56-48 to reach the Semifinals for the first time – Saginaw News
Class D: Engadine earned its first Semifinals trip since 2005 with a 44-41 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Class D: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart booked its return to Breslin with a 48-37 win over Frankfort – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Today in the MHSAA: 11/28/17
November 28, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class A runner-up East Kentwood returns five starters and plenty of motivation to finish this year’s run with a win – FOX 17
2. Girls Basketball: Howell is looking to take the next step starting tonight after finishing 18-4 a year ago – Livingston Post
3. Girls Basketball: Zeeland West opens with plenty of valuable experience this winter after starting four underclassmen a year ago – Holland Sentinel
4. Girls Basketball: Marquette is looking to repeat as Great Northern Conference and Class A District champions – ABC 10
5. Girls Basketball: A big individual performance by Mariah Pringle led Brethren to a 32-25 win over Buckley in their season opener – MI Sports Now
6. Girls Basketball: Manistee pulled away behind Megan Wayward’s eight third-quarter points to open with a 50-36 win over Custer Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate
7. Girls Basketball: Reading came back over the second half to overtake Camden-Frontier 59-50 – Hillsdale Daily News
8. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center closed on a 13-0 run to get past Jonesville 45-27 – Hillsdale Daily News
9. Football: Detroit Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel tells a dad’s side of the MHSAA Finals, and why they mean so much to so many, after watching his son this weekend play his final game for West Bloomfield – Detroit Free Press
10. Football: Longtime Fowlerville and Okemos coach Jack Wallace stepped down with more than 200 career wins after leading the Chiefs to a 5-4 finish this fall – Lansing State Journal