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: 2/18/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 18, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart clinched its first girls basketball league title in 29 years with a 47-35 win over Montague in the West Michigan Conference – Muskegon Chronicle
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids avenged an earlier loss to Division 3 No. 12 Harbor Springs with a 56-49 win to claim the Lake Michigan Conference championship outright – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain finished an outright Highland Conference championship run with a 49-33 win over Division 3 No. 13 Lake City – Cadillac News
4. SKIING Brighton swept Division 1 Regional titles, the boys winning their third straight – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 42-41 to earn the outright Ski Valley Conference title – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 13 Posen claimed a share of the North Star League Little Dipper championship with a big win over Fairview – Alpena News
7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central scored the go-ahead goal with 7:05 to play in a 3-1 win over Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro edged Division 3 No. 14 Reese 54-40, keeping the Rockets from clinching the Greater Thumb Conference West title – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles moved into a first -place tie in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a 61-40 win over Breckenridge – Saginaw News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Wandrie’s buzzer beater gave Indian River Inland Lakes a 48-46 win over Central Lake – Cheboygan Daily Tribune