Today in the MHSAA: 6/7/16
June 7, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Action was light as the second-to-last week of 2015-16 began Monday. But that allowed us the opportunity to catch up on some of the incredible District title streaks extended or ended over the weekend, including one stretching three decades.
Baseball
Holt continued to ride its wave after beating rival Grand Ledge in their Division 1 District by beating Mason in a Capital Area Diamond Classic semifinal to earn a championship game matchup with the Comets on Wednesday – Lansing State Journal
From Saturday, Rudyard clinched its seventh straight District title with a 7-1 win over St. Ignace in Division 4 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Girls Soccer
From Saturday, Pinconning won its first District title, downing Roscommon 2-1 in Division 3 – Bay City Times
From Saturday, Montrose, in Division 4, won its first District title since 2001 and in doing so ended Saginaw Nouvel’s 18-year run of District championships – Saginaw News
Softball
From Friday, Custer Mason County Eastern nearly saw a 30-season District streak end while trailing Brethren in the seventh inning of the championship game, but won 5-4 in eight innings to extend the streak to 31 – Ludington Daily News
Gladstone extended its streak of District titles to 14 with a win over Ishpeming Westwood in their championship game – Escanaba Daily Press
Good Read
It’s hard to tell what’s most intriguing about Monroe baseball standout Naruki Okamoto; that’s he’s moved back and forth between Japan and the U.S. three times, that he’ll graduate this week as a junior because he has that many credits, or that he almost didn’t make the team but has hit .343 as the starting second baseman – Monroe Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/16
December 14, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Reigning champions met, streaks were broken and career milestones were accomplished on the basketball court, and we found some early-season coverage of swimming & diving and bowling as well from a busy Tuesday statewide.
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
Reese continued its impressive start with a 47-33 win over 2015 Class B semifinalist Bay City John Glenn, as John Glenn’s Kalle Martinez scored her 1,000th career point – Bay City Times
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran earned coach Ron Briney his 400th career win, 64-35 over Bridgman – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
We don’t publicize losing streaks but can celebrate when they end; Holland finished a 55-game losing streak with a 56-36 win over Wyoming Godwin Heights – Holland Sentinel
Maddie Lanser’s basket with nine seconds to play gave McBain Northern Michigan Christian a 36-35 win over Lake City – Cadillac News
Muskegon Oakridge moved to 5-0 with a 46-32 win over formerly-undefeated Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball
Reigning Class B champion Detroit Henry Ford scored 23 fourth-quarter points to down reigning Class C champion Flint Beecher 67-56 – Flint Journal
Bridgeport’s Charles Garrett put up 33 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bearcats past Frankenmuth and Mario Whitley (29 points/14 rebounds) 69-59 – Saginaw News
Saline held its second opponent in three games under 30 points, downing Ann Arbor Pioneer 45-29 – Ann Arbor News
Girls Bowling
Jenny Pelc rolled games of 224 and 236 to lead White Lake Lakeland to a 28-2 win over Walled Lake Western – Observer & Eccentric
Boys Swimming & Diving
Gibraltar Carlson earned eight first-place finishes to claim its opening dual meet 103-77 over Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News Herald