Today in the MHSAA: 3/7/17
March 7, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A trio of buzzer beaters lead off our collection of boys basketball District headlines from across the state after a Monday filled with close finishes and milestones.
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
Nolan Hornbacher’s basket with nine seconds to play gave Caro a 40-39 Class B win over North Branch; the Tigers have built their first winning season since 2002 – Saginaw News
Ross Bogart’s bucket during the final seconds gave Southgate Anderson a 48-46 Class A win over Riverview – Southgate News Herald
Coloma’s Zach Goodline hit 3-pointers to send his team’s Class B game against Buchanan into overtime and then help it win 56-55 in a second extra period – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Otsego had 11 points at halftime of its Class B game against Plainwell, but Bill Woodhams scored 27 during the second half to lead the Bulldogs to a 54-40 win – Kalamazoo Gazette
Napoleon downed Concord 70-59 in a Class C matchup of 15-win teams entering the night – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s eliminated 2016 Class A runner-up North Farmington, 58-42 – Oakland Press
Konner Vedrode went over 1,000 career points as Alma downed Shepherd 52-45 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Danny Griffin went over 1,000 points as well as Evart downed White Cloud 69-48 – Big Rapids News
Good Read
Four travel hockey standouts came out for Hartland’s team this season, joining two more who made the switch a year ago, and the Eagles are 24-2-1 heading into a Division 2 Quarterfinal tonight. They talk about some of the best of becoming part of the high school team – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today In The MHSAA: 2/24/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 24, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Onaway clinched its first league title in this sport since 1963, downing Mancelona to win the Ski Valley Conference outright – Up North Live
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson edged Trenton 48-47 to clinch the Downriver League title outright, its first league championship in this sport since 2006 – Southgate News-Herald
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced to the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship game with a 65-43 win over top-ranked Detroit U-D Jesuit – MLive-Detroit
4. HOCKEY No. 9 Traverse City Central edged Big North Conference champ Petoskey 2-1 to advance in their Division 2 Regional – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Big Rapids defeated Grant to clinch a share of the Central State Activities Association Gold title – Big Rapids News
6. BASKETBALL The Big Bay de Noc girls and Hannahville boys won Northern Lights League Tournament championships – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 15 Ubly got past Marlette 42-39 to claim the Greater Thumb Conference East title outright – Huron Daily Tribune
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mesick downed Baldwin to complete an outright title run in the West Michigan D League – Cadillac News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kendall Zoulek went over 1,000 career points in Shelby’s 37-34 win over Whitehall – CatchMark SportsNet
10. HOCKEY Fenton/Linden played through four overtimes to get past White Lake Lakeland 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional game – WJRT