Today in the MHSAA: 3/2/16

March 2, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Snowstorms didn’t stop all of the action Tuesday night, as a basketball team continued to make history and a hockey team enjoyed a comeback that should be talked about for years to come.

Boys Basketball

Grand Rapids Christian earned an impressive 82-62 win over reigning Class B champion Wyoming Godwin Heights – Grand Rapids Press

Johannesburg-Lewiston followed Logan Huff’s 32 points and 10 rebounds to come back from five down in the fourth quarter for a 66-62 win over Mio – Gaylord Herald Times

Hazel Park finished an outright championship with a 64-60 win over Birmingham Groves in the Oakland Activities Association Red; the title was Hazel Park’s first since 1996 – Oakland Press

Ice Hockey

Portage Central scored nine seconds into its Pre-Regional game against rival Portage Northern and continued on for a 4-2 win – Kalamazoo Gazette

After trailing by three goals with a period to play, Utica came back to beat Fraser 6-5 in a Division 2 Pre-Regional game – Macomb Daily

Good Read

It’s impossible not to root for North Muskegon’s Olivia Duncan, who will take the floor in a District Semifinal tonight and play a significant role despite also being on the waiting list for a kidney transplant – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 2/15/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 15, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dansville clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 43-38 overtime win over Fowler – Lansing State Journal

2. SKIING The Cadillac girls and East Grand Rapids boys claimed Division 2 Regional titles – Cadillac News

3. BOWLING Bay City John Glenn swept the Bay County Championships for the third-straight season – Bay City Times

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship with a 68-41 win over Grand Rapids Union – Local Sports Journal

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield clinched a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with a 62-30 win over Dundee – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs defeated Elk Rapids 53-40 as Olivia Flynn went over 1,000 career points as only a sophomore – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central edged Benton Harbor 74-69 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Kentwood and Hudsonville remain tied for first in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red after wins – FOX 17

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain swept a season series with Kingsford, this time 62-58 in overtime – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. SKIING Brighton swept Division 1 Regional championships, as did Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in Division 2 – MHSAA.com

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Reynolds went over 1,000 career points as Holland West Ottawa defeated Caledonia 64-57 – Holland Sentinel

GIRLS BASKETBALL Siena McNitt went over 1,000 career points as Garden City downed Southgate Anderson 47-21 – Observer & Eccentric

BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL Burton Madison Academy/Flint New Standard’s Terrence Smith went over 1,000 career points in his team’s big win over International Academy of Flint, and Burton Bentley’s Naavia Jones went over 1,000 points in her team’s loss to Flint Hamady Flint Journal

BOYS BASKETBALL MJ Yeager went over 1,000 career points for Saginaw Nouvel during a 71-65 loss to Standish-Sterling – Saginaw News