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Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/17
January 30, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Powers North Central set an MHSAA record for longest boys basketball winning streak Friday, and you can find separate coverage of that here. But there were a number of other highlights to promote from the weekend, including some key hockey matchups and a long list of impressive girls basketball accomplishments.
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.
Girls Basketball
Grand Rapids Catholic Central continued its surge with a 42-34 win over reigning Class B champion Marshall – Grand Rapids Press
Michigan Center won its 10th game this season, 36-29 over 2016 Class B semifinalist Bay City John Glenn – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Goodrich avenged an earlier loss to Flint Hamady to take over first place in the Genesee Area Conference Red with a 54-36 win in the rematch – Flint Journal
Mary Liedel became the first player in Erie-Mason girls history to score 1,000 points, passing the milestone in a 60-50 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Monroe Evening News
Ionia’s Jaylynn Williams also passed 1,000 career points, with 26 in a 44-38 win over Portland – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
From Thursday, Newberry’s Taylor Bryant broke her school’s career scoring record for both girls and boys – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Boys Basketball
Powers North Central broke Chassell’s 59-year-old MHSAA record for longest winning streak, earning a 66th-straight win by downing Bark River-Harris 76-29 – Escanaba Daily Press
Detroit Catholic Central also avenged an early-season loss, downing Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 70-56 – MLive-Detroit
Lansing Catholic upset Williamston 76-72, handing the Hornets their second loss this season – Lansing State Journal
Competitive Cheer
Division 1 No. 8 Rochester edged honorable mention Lake Orion by less than a point to finish first among Division 1 teams and overall at the Dragons’ invitational – Oakland Press
Gymnastics
Canton won its latest matchup with rival Farmington, finishing first at the White Lake Lakeland Invitational while Northville finished third in a loaded field – Observer & Eccentric
Hockey
No. 2 Brighton won a matchup of the top-ranked teams in Division 1, edging No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Hartland, No. 1 in Division 2, also won impressively 3-0 over No. 4 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Skiing
Petoskey’s girls and boys teams shined against top downstate competition in sweeping championships at the Pintail Slalom Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
Wrestling
Hamilton coach Gregg Stoel reached 500 wins during the Montague Invitational – Grand Rapids Press
Macomb County teams went a combined 22-3 against Oakland County at the Gold Division meet – Macomb Daily
Stevensville Lakeshore beat rival and Division 2 No. 10 Niles by 21 points to win the Greater Berrien County Invitational – South Bend Tribune
Good Read
It’s been more than 20 years since Jeff McCullough’s death after a fight with cancer, but his memory lives on in Traverse City hockey among players who weren’t born until after he passed – Traverse City Record-Eagle
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Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 1, 2024
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Paw Paw clinched the Wolverine Conference championship with a victory at the league meet – Sturgis Journal
2. HOCKEY Bloomfield Hills secured a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title with an 11-3 win over Farmington – Oakland Press
3. HOCKEY Big Rapids finished a comeback with a 4-3 win over Division 2 No. 10 Traverse City Central – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee won every match but one in downing Division 1 No. 3 Temperance Bedford 61-3 – Monroe News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Jayden Hanson went over 1,000 career points in Bellaire’s 52-44 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Connor Rouse went over 1,000 career points as Genesee downed Deckerville 46-44 – WJRT
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles came back to edge Breckenridge 36-33 – Saginaw News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon remains undefeated after a 46-45 win over Montague – CatchMark SportsNet
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba downed Marquette 50-47 in overtime – Escanaba Daily Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald improved to 11-1 with a 65-48 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield has been named an NFL National Coach of the Year – Muskegon Chronicle