Highlight Reel: D1 & D3 Hockey Semifinals

March 11, 2017

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

The Finals field is set for Saturday's games in the MHSAA Ice Hockey Tournament after Semifinals took place Friday in Divisions 3 and 1 at USA Arena in Plymouth.

Division 3

Calumet 5, Flint Powers Catholic 2

Quick Goal For Loukus - Calumet scored the opening goal of the game just 37 seconds in when Brett Loukus lit the lamp on a turnover. He had two goals in the game. 

Smith Gets The Equalizer - Late in the first period, Flint Powers Catholic ties the game at 1-1 when Brendan Smith converts on a giveaway. 

Warren DeLaSalle 5, Dearborn Divine Child 2

Renner On The Rebound - Dearborn Divine Child gets on the board first in this Division 3 Semifinal when Nick Renner goes 5 Hole on the rebound of his own shot. 

Pelto Makes Them Pay - Warren DeLaSalle gets two shorthanded goals in the second period to take the lead to stay. Here's the first tally by Matthew Pelto.

Shorthanded? No Problem For HernandezThe second shorthanded goal for Warren DeLaSalle in the second period proved to be the game-winner when Thomas Hernandez took a loose puck and scored. 

Division 1

Brighton 5, Northville 0 

Kahra Makes It 2-0 - Brighton blew its Division 1 Semifinal open with Northville with four third period goals. Here's the first, on a power play by Matthew Kahra, who scored twice in the period.

Miller Comes Up Big - Here's a nice save in the third period by Northville goalie Brett Miller, who made 24 in the game. Miller makes the stop on a power play shot by Brighton's Jake Crespi.

Detroit Catholic Central 5, Grandville 0 

CC Stretches The Spread On The Power Play - Detroit Catholic Central scored twice on the power play in the third frame against Grandville. Here's the first of those man-up goals, with Brendan West making a nice feed to Rylan Clemons for his second goal of the game.

Boom-Boom! Shamrocks Score Quick Goals - Detroit Catholic Central finished the scoring with two goals just 29 seconds apart in the third period. The second came by West, finishing a one goal-two assist night.

PHOTO: (Top) Calumet's goalie stops a Flint Powers Catholic shot during a Division 3 Semifinal. (Photos by Andrew Knapik Photography.)

Today in the MHSAA: 5/28/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 28, 2024

1. TRACK & FIELD The No. 3 Frankenmuth girls and No. 2 Battle Creek Harper Creek boys won Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 2 championships – Saginaw News | Battle Creek Enquirer | Athletic.net

2. TRACK & FIELD Both of Clare’s teams claimed MITCA Division 3 titles, the boys their seventh-straight and the girls their fifth over the last six seasons; the boys were ranked No.1 and the girls No. 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun | Athletic.net

3. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Hillsdale Academy girls and No. 2 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep boys were the MITCA Division 4 champions – Hillsdale Daily News | Athletic.net

4. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Rockford boys and top-ranked East Kentwood girls won the MITCA Division 1 meets – RockfordRams.org | Athletic.net

5. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic rode a five-run rally to win the Greater Flint Tournament with a 6-5 clincher over Goodrich – WJRT

6. SOFTBALL Grand Ledge clinched its first Greater Lansing Hall of Fame Softball Classic title in nearly two decades with a 7-1 win over Division 3 No. 10 Leslie – Lansing State Journal

7. TRACK & FIELD The Oak Park girls and Walled Lake Central boys won Oakland County team championships – Oakland Press Girls | Boys | Athletic.net

8. BASEBALL Griffin Gonzalez threw a no-hitter to lead Fowlerville past Corunna 2-0 in Division 2 District play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS SOCCER Hart scored the final two goals of overtime to get past Manistee 4-3 in their Division 3 District – Local Sports Journal

10. TRACK & FIELD The Detroit Renaissance girls and Cass Tech boys won Detroit Public School League championships, Cass Tech by a point – Athletic.net

Also of note …

TRACK & FIELD The Wayne Memorial girls and Detroit U-D Jesuit boys were Wayne County champions – Athletic.net

BASEBALL Division 4 No. 5 Muskegon Catholic Central finished its outright Alliance League title with an 11-1 win over Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy – Local Sports Journal