Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/16

December 8, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wrestling season started Wednesday with matches all over the state, including the first of the 50th season for a highly-respected coach.

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.

Boys Basketball

Oak Park freshman Malik Carr had 18 points and 16 rebounds off the bench in a 78-61 win over St. Clair Shores South Lake – Detroit News

From Tuesday, Munising’s Alec Blank sank two free throws with a second remaining to give his team a 59-57 win over Gwinn – Marquette Mining Journal

Girls Basketball

Bath downed Pewamo-Westphalia 48-36 in a key early-season Central Michigan Athletic Conference matchup – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

From Tuesday, Scottville Mason County Central earned an impressive 42-41 win over Fruitport Calvary Christian – Ludington Daily News

Also from Tuesday, Taylor Gauthier drilled two free throws with 20 seconds left to give Escanaba a 38-37 win over Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press

Hockey

Mount Pleasant downed Midland for the first time in program history, 3-2 with three goals in the third period – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

With only nine skaters and one goalie available, Marysville got past Bloomfield Hills 3-0 – Clinton Township Voice

From Tuesday, Houghton scored five third-period goals to down Kingsford 9-3 – Iron Mountain Daily News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Okemos won the Waverly Relays, breaking a 15-year-old meet record in the 400-yard individual medley relay – Lansing State Journal

Wrestling

Whitehall, 26-2 last season, opened this winter with a 41-22 victory over Grand Haven – Muskegon Chronicle

Marysville kept the Blue Water Belt with wins over Algonac and Port Huron – Port Huron Times Herald

Midland celebrated its 50th season of wrestling with wins over Bay City Central and Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

Good Reads

Battle Creek Harper Creek kicked off the season with a quad, but the story was the start of the 50th season for coach Dave Studer – Battle Creek Enquirer

The Macomb County basketball community is mourning the death of Tannisha Stevens, who scored more than 2,000 points starring for Mount Clemens from 1988-91 – Macomb Daily

Today In The MHSAA: 5/20/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 20, 2022

1. GIRLS TENNIS No. 7 Elk Rapids won its first Regional championship in the sport, finishing atop its Lower Peninsula Division 4 field with No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis second – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS LACROSSE Division 2 No. 4 East Grand Rapids defeated Division 1 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 12-11 in overtime – Twitter

3. GIRLS SOCCER For the second-straight season, Audrey Archambault scored on a penalty kick to give Division 2 No. 7 Haslett the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup championship, this time with a 2-1 win over Division 3 top-ranked Williamston – Lansing State Journal

4. SOFTBALL Hartland won its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament championship with a 2-0 victory over Division 1 No. 10 Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 5 Goodrich moved to 29-0 and clinched the overall Flint Metro League title with a 3-0 win over Flushing – Flint Journal

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Essexville Garber locked up its third-straight Tri-Valley Conference division title with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Freeland – Bay City Times

7. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Northville clinched the KLAA Tournament title with a 7-3 win over No. 6  Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS GOLF Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice won the Oakland County Division 1 championship with a 288, one stroke better than LPD1 No. 7 Novi and three lower than Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

9. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Gladwin swept Pinconning to clinch the Jack Pine Conference championship – Midland Daily News

10. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Muskegon Mona Shores earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title with a 4-1 win over Holland – MuskegonSports.com