Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/17

February 13, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A busy weekend saw hundreds of wrestlers compete for individual District championships and many of the state’s top swimmers face off to see how they might stack up at next month’s MHSAA Finals.

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

Detroit East English won its Detroit Public School League quarterfinal over Pershing 82-80 on a dunk with two seconds to play – Detroit News

Niles Brandywine needed overtime but remains undefeated after a 48-40 win over Berrien Springs – Niles Daily Star

Gladstone upset formerly one-loss Sault Ste. Marie 74-47 with 31 points from Reece Castor – Escanaba Daily Press

Hockey

Hancock downed rival Houghton 7-4 in a matchup of neighbors and top Division 3 programs; Houghton is ranked No. 7 and Hancock is No. 6 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Boys Swimming & Diving

Many of the best in Michigan competed at Saturday’s Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association meet, with Holland West Ottawa sophomore Derek Maas and Zeeland senior Gabriel Trevino winning multiple races – MISCAonline.net

Wrestling

Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central sent 14 wrestlers through to Division 1 Regionals, including 10 District champions – Observer & Eccentric

In Division 3, No. 2 Richmond also advanced 14 to Regionals with 10 District champions – Macomb Daily

Gaylord, No. 5 in Division 2, sent 10 to Regionals with five winning titles Saturday – Petoskey News-Review

Brighton tied a school record by advancing 12 wrestlers to Regionals in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2024

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central and Byron Center and unranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood won Finals championships – MHSAA.com

2. GYMNASTICS Rockford/Sparta ran its team championship streak to three, led by Division 2 individual champion Hailey Hill, and Farmington United’s Leah Hodge claimed the Division 1 individual title – MHSAA.com

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer, Birmingham Groves and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood all repeated as Finals champions – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian clinched a Division 3 District title with a 59-47 win over reigning Finals champion Hemlock – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first District championship, edging Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 46-44 in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Royal Oak also won its first District title, also by two points 43-41 over Warren Cousino in Division 1 – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada clinched its first District title in 42 years with a 49-29 win over Yale in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center downed East Kentwood 47-44 in overtime to advance in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lansing Catholic avenged its recent loss to Portland with a 56-37 Division 2 District Final victory – Lansing State Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming defeated reigning Division 4 runner-up Baraga 63-31 in a District Final – Marquette Mining Journal