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: 4/10/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 10, 2023

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western earned coach Tim McDonald his 800th career win with a 5-0 shutout of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Bay City Times

2. TRACK & FIELD Hart swept girls and boys championships at its Hart & Sole Music Invitational – Ludington Daily News

3. BASEBALL Saginaw Heritage swept Division 2 No. 16 Petoskey 2-1 and 2-0 – Saginaw News

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 4 Midland and Traverse City West played to a weekend split, West winning the opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Howell swept Fowlerville, with Owen Elsey throwing a no-hitter in the opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. TRACK & FIELD The Grass Lake boys and Quincy girls won Grass Lake Invitational titles – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. TRACK & FIELD The Indian River Inland Lakes girls and Charlevoix boys were victorious at the Lake
Superior State University Indoor Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

8. BASEBALL Michigan Center defeated Sand Creek and Constantine to win the Union City Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. SOFTBALL Monroe Jefferson swept Hazel Park in its Ring of Honor doubleheader – Monroe News

10. GIRLS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm and Ann Arbor Pioneer played to a 2-2 draw – Hometown Life

Also of note …

BOYS LACROSSE Ron Hebert became the winningest boys lacrosse coach in Michigan high school history (including pre-MHSAA sponsorship) with Lake Orion’s 13-7 win over Birmingham United – Oakland Press