Today in the MHSAA: 3/2/17

March 2, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Class A girls basketball bracket was shaken up significantly Wednesday and a Class C favorite exited as well as teams played District Semifinals all over the state.

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

Midland Dow downed Saginaw Valley League rival Saginaw Heritage 37-30 in a matchup of Class A championship contenders – Midland Daily News

Ishpeming handed Munising its first and only loss this season, 79-62 in Class C – Marquette Mining Journal

Macomb Dakota upset another expected Class A contender, downing Port Huron Northern 58-53 – Clinton Township Voice

Springport downed Galesburg-Augusta 60-39 in Class C to set a team record with 18 wins this season – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Schoolcraft ended Centreville’s 19-game winning streak with a 45-31 win in Class C – Kalamazoo Gazette

Veronica Kastelic made two free throws with two seconds to play to get Muskegon Mona Shores past Muskegon High 50-49 in Class A – Muskegon Chronicle

Saginaw Swan Valley earned a shot at its first District title in 11 years with a 48-23 win over Tri-Valley Conference East champion Frankenmuth in Class B – Saginaw News

Hockey

Division 3 No. 6 Allen Park got past Wyandotte Roosevelt in a Regional Semifinal – Southgate News Herald

In Division 1, No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood advanced with an 8-2 Regional Semifinal win over No. 10 Troy – Oakland Press

Good Reads

Hartland’s Joey Livingston had to take off last wrestling season to serve as caretaker for his father, who died Jan. 30. He did return to the mat this winter and used those emotions to fuel a run to this weekend’s MHSAA Individual Finals – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

At the 2015 Lower Peninsula Division 2 Swimming & Diving Finals in Holland, a Wyandotte Roosevelt diver had to be revived with CPR and an AED – and then one of the coaches performing CPR had a massive heart attack. This is their updated story, two years later – Detroit Free Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 12, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing followed KJ Torbert to an 80-71 win over Rockford in a matchup of the two top-ranked teams in Division 1 at the GottaGetIt Classic in East Kentwood – Lansing State Journal

2. BOWLING The Macomb Dakota girls and St. Clair Shores Lake Shore boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Ryans became Grand Rapids Northview’s all-time leading scorer during a 43-41 overtime win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mariah Sain reached 1,000 career points in Muskegon’s 52-37 win over Hudsonville – Muskegon Chronicle

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addy Rhodes went over 1,000 career points in Grandville Calvin Christian’s 54-31 win over Wyoming Kelloggsville – Grand Rapids Press

6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Allen Park continued its first-place run through this season with the championship at its 20-team invitational – Southgate News-Herald

7. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Howell defeated Division 2 No. 8 Alpena 5-4 and No. 3 Grandville 4-2 at the Rick Deneweth Memorial Showcase in Traverse City – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Battle Creek Lakeview – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – ran its All-City championship streak to 35 years – Battle Creek Enquirer

9. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River finished 5-0 to win its Fallen Bucks Memorial Tournament, defeating Central Montcalm in the final – Cadillac News

10. WRESTLING Battle Creek Harper Creek repeated as All-City champion – Battle Creek Enquirer