Today in the MHSAA: 2/11/16

February 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first MHSAA postseason of 2016 kicked off Wednesday with wrestling Team Districts, and a couple of significant basketball upsets also topped the headlines from the night’s action.

Boys Basketball

Detroit Collegiate Prep upset reigning Class A champion Detroit Western International in the Detroit Public School League Quarterfinals, 64-63, on a basket with less than a second to play – Detroit Free Press

Bridgeport handed rival Frankenmuth the Eagles’ first loss this season, 55-52, after Frankenmuth won their first meeting in double overtime – Saginaw News

Alex Thomas scored 30 points including the 1,000th of his career in Morenci’s 92-56 win over Whitmore Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram

From Tuesday, reigning Class D champ Powers North Central extended its winning streak to 40 with a nail-biting 64-60 win over Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Basketball

Katie Spalding grabbed a school-record 25 rebounds to go with 10 points in Quincy’s 49-40 win over Reading – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Ice Hockey

Midland Dow made it two wins over rival Midland this season, adding a 3-1 victory to its previous 5-4 win – Midland Daily News

Swimming & Diving

Also from Tuesday, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix’s Ryan Mullen broke the school’s diving record that had stood since 1978 with a score of 254.9 against Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Wrestling

Greenville finished behind Cedar Springs in their league this season, but won the rematch 35-34 to earn an 11th straight District title – Grand Rapids Press

Allegan extended its District title streak to 13 straight with big wins over Plainwell and Hamilton – Grand Rapids Press

Remus Chippewa Hills won its 12th straight District championship, downing Big Rapids in the Final – Big Rapids News

Vandercook won its first wrestling team District title in 27 years, downing Hanover-Horton in the Final – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Division 2 No. 3 St. Johns downed No. 2 DeWitt 35-27 in arguably the biggest matchup statewide to open the tournament – Lansing State Journal 

The final matchup of rivals Niles and Stevensville Lakeshore this season went to Lakeshore by tie-breaker criteria – Niles Daily Star

Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 19, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow handed reigning Division 3 champion Hemlock its first loss this season, 47-40 – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth edged Goodrich 58-57 in overtime – WJRT

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood downed Marquette, also in overtime, 69-67 – Upper Michigan Source

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Christian opened the Cornerstone Holiday Tournament with a 69-50 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – FOX 17

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace downed previously undefeated Harbor Springs 60-54 – MI Sports Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac won a matchup of Big North Conference leaders 55-44 – Up North Live

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning continued a bounce-back season with a 29-28 win over Mayville – Bay City Time

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Gavin Albring’s game-winner sent Ida past Trenton 56-53 – Monroe News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Da’Nia McClain scored 33 points in St. Clair Shores South Lake’s 51-42 win over Warren Cousino – Macomb Dail

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City won its latest showdown with rival Pellston, 61-52 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune