Today in the MHSAA: 2/19/16

February 19, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A couple of streaks are worth noting in today’s report – one for winning an incredible number of consecutive league games, and the other for success reaching more than a decade.

Girls Basketball

In a matchup of two of the best in the Upper Peninsula, Marquette held on to down Houghton 42-37 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Muskegon Oakridge won its 50th straight game in the West Michigan Conference for finish undefeated champion of the league for the third season in a row – Muskegon Chronicle

Newberry won a matchup of 16-1 teams, defeating St. Ignace 54-50 to win the Straits Area Conference in what also was its first win over the Saints since 1992 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Boys Basketball

Wyoming Potter’s House Christian celebrated a 30-point win over Kalamazoo Heritage Christian, but Heritage Christian’s Bryant Cross did score the 1,000th point of his career – Grand Rapids Press

Utica Ford earned arguably the night’s biggest upset statewide, handing a second loss this season to New Haven, 73-71 – Macomb Daily

Saginaw remains in first place in the Saginaw Valley League North, but Midland continued to enjoy its best league run in decades with a 58-51 win over the Trojans – Midland Daily News

Wrestling

From Thursday, Hartland won its 15th straight Regional title, dominating in Division 1 against Walled Lake Central and Warren Mott – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 30, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Brownstown Woodhaven defeated Dearborn Edsel Ford in three sets to create a shared Downriver League title between them – Southgate News-Herald

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Ubly finished the Big Thumb Conference Black schedule undefeated with a sweep of Harbor Beach – Huron Daily Tribune

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian 103-82 – Holland Sentinel

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day closed its regular season with a sweep of Birmingham Groves – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Ida’s Ashley Begeman went over 1,000 career digs during her team’s wins over Hudson, Hillsdale and Onsted – Monroe News

6. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport swept matches over Muskegon, Grant and Allendale – MuskegonSports.com

7. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba won on Marquette’s Senior Night – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Elk Rapids defeated Traverse City Christian in five sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow swept Bullock Creek in a nonleague match – Midland Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Westen and Saginaw Swan Valley were among others to pick up victories Tuesday – WNEM