Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/16

March 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The boys basketball regular season finished up in most areas of the state Thursday, as the Individual Wrestling Finals got started and the hockey, girls basketball and boys diving postseasons continued on.

Girls Basketball

After falling to rival Bath only a few weeks ago, Laingsburg came back to win the District battle of co-champions from the Central Michigan Athletic Conference, 41-27 – Lansing State Journal

Boys Basketball

Unbeaten Canton secured the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 50-47 overtime win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press

Detroit U-D Jesuit won the Operation Friendship game between champions from the Detroit Catholic League and Public School League, downing East English 92-76 – Detroit News

Traxton Gordon scored the 1,000th point of his Hesperia career despite a loss to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

Keegan George also went over 1,000 points for his career, although his Spring Lake team fell to Muskegon Catholic Central – Muskegon Chronicle

From Tuesday, Pickford’s Derrick Edington also joined the 1,000 point club in a 68-63 win over Rogers City – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

The Detroit Free Press introduced the five finalists for this season’s Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Mr. Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press

Ice Hockey

Cadillac scored with 20 seconds to play in regulation to edge Mount Pleasant 3-2 in a Division 3 Pre-Regional – Cadillac News

For the fourth time in five seasons, Brighton ended Howell’s season, this time 3-1 in a battle of Division 1 contenders – Livingston Daily

Warren DeLaSalle just survived Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in Division 3, 5-4 after leading 3-0 early – Macomb Daily

Midland advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over Midland Dow after falling to Dow twice during the regular season – Midland Daily News

After falling to Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in the tournament the last three seasons, Mona Shores came out on top with a 6-5 win in Division 2 – Muskegon Chronicle

Wrestling

Hartland’s Sage Castillo improved to 53-0 this season with a pin in his Division 1 first-round match as the MHSAA Individual Finals kicked off at The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit News

Today In The MHSAA: 12/10/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 10, 2021

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Quan Haskins drilled the last-second game winner as Richmond came back to defeat Fraser 51-49 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Central fell in overtime to Saginaw 44-42, but Central’s Alecsis Smith had 21 rebounds to go over 1,000 for her career – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby edged Muskegon Oakridge 39-36 thanks in part to a big night from Kendall Zoulek – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North came back to hand Utica Ford its first defeat, 42-40 – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park came up with a big win over Eben Junction Superior Central in Jason Price’s first game as coach – Iron Mountain Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ypsilanti Arbor Prep is dominating again this season, this time against Riverview – Ann Arbor News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Napoleon opened with a 44-35 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa got past rival Holland High 115-60 – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Will Young scored 30 points in Okemos’ 53-37 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grayling earned a big road win at Mancelona – Up North Live

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Former longtime Allen Park coach Tom Hoover is returning to the sideline for New Boston Huron – Monroe News