Today in the MHSAA: 12/2/15

December 2, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls basketball season took off in force Tuesday with a few hundred games across the state and some notable storylines for fans diving into a new season.

Girls Basketball

Wayland may have graduated a Division I college player, but has two four-year seniors back and opened with a 59-44 win over Rockford – Grand Rapids Press

Goodrich’s Alexis Sevillian is the next leader of the Class B power and poured in 25 in the Martian’s 54-36 opening win over Davison – Flint Journal

Midland Dow’s Ellie Taylor set five school records in scoring 44 points as her team downed Saginaw Arthur Hill 81-62 – Midland Daily News

In a matchup of teams that have both played MHSAA Semifinals over the last few years, Flint Powers Catholic rode a strong first quarter to a 53-41 win over Farmington Hills Mercy – Flint Journal

Class C power Niles Brandywine opened with a 46-31 win over Class A Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – Niles Daily Star

Averi Gamble scored the go-ahead basket in the final seconds as Class D power Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart edged Shepherd 28-26 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Reed City broke a 22-game losing streak that included all of last season with a 48-44 opening-night win over Leroy Pine River – Big Rapids News

Ice Hockey

Howell broke a six-game losing streak to rival Hartland that stretched back to mid-January 2012 – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 16, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL JT Smith went over 1,000 career points for Blanchard Montabella in its 78-39 win over St. Chares – Greenville Daily News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington continued its surge with a 60-39 win over Hamtramck – MLIVE-Detroit

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emma Salowitz’s late free throw gave Deckerville a 29-28 win over Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Lakeview edged rival Battle Creek Central 51-50 – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Lake Orion took its final lead in the third period of a 4-3 win over Birmingham United – Oakland Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Montreal Reid’s last-second basket gave Lake Odessa Lakewood a 52-50 win over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Parker Hovey’s triple-double paced Hart in its 92-84 win over Big Rapids – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Owen Colpaert’s big fourth quarter propelled Macomb Dakota to a 50-46 win over Romeo – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onaway edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 44-39 to move to 4-0 – Cheboygan Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mesick downed Manistee Catholic Central 65-42 in a key West Michigan D League matchup – Cadillac News

Also of note …

WRESTLING Whittemore-Prescott faced LeRoy Pine River in a girls wrestling dual during Wednesday’s Craig Funsch Memorial Tournament – Bay City Times