Friday, March 16, 2012
Divine Child falls to undefeated Goodrich in the Class B girls basketball state semifinals.
Divine Child’s quest for a second straight girls basketball championship fell just short. Divine Child lost to unbeaten Goodrich 68-53 in the Class B state semifinals on Friday in the Breslin Center at East Lansing. Divine Child, the defending Class B state champion, had defeated Marshall in the state quarterfinals earlier in the week. Goodrich (27-0 overall record) will play Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the Class B state championship game on Saturday at 6 p.m. For a boxscore of the game, click here.
Divine Child's girls basketball team will play undefeated Goodrich in the Class B state semifinals Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Supporters of the Divine Child girls basketball team are fired up as the Falcons will head to the Class B state semifinals on Friday.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Divine Child girls basketball team beat Marshall 47-34 Tuesday night in the Class B quarterfinal game. The Falcons will play Goodrich Friday in the state semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
The Divine Child girls basketball team is headed to the state semifinal game at the Breslin Center in East Lansing for the second consecutive year. The defending Class B state champion Falcons (24-2) knocked off Marshall (19-7) Tuesday night 47-34 in the quarterfinals at Ann Arbor Skyline High School. Tuesday's 13-point win was the closest margin of victory for the Falcons so far in this season’s state playoffs. In the five postseason contests the squad had played prior to Tuesday night, it had beaten opponents by an average of 27.2 points per game. Mary Laney, Divine Child’s head coach, said her team’s strong performance in the playoffs, and throughout the season, is a testament to how well the players have remained focused, despite …
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Falcons defeated New Boston Huron to capture a high school girls basketball Class B regional championship.
The Falcons are flying high in the girls basketball state tournament once again. Divine Child kept rolling in the playoffs and claimed a Class B regional championship with a 56-33 victory over New Boston Huron on Thursday at Carleton Airport, according to mhsaa.com. The Falcons won the Class B state championship last year. With Thursday’s victory, Divine Child advances to the Class B state quarterfinals, where the Falcons will play Marshall on March 13 at 7 p.m. at Ann Arbor Skyline. Divine Child has an overall record of 23-2. Marshall is 19-6. Meanwhile, Dearborn Edsel Ford’s tournament run is over after an 83-62 loss to defending state champion Inkster in a Class A regional final at Ypsilanti Lincoln. Edsel Ford lost despite 21 points …
Pat Niedermeyer
9:54 am on Friday, March 16, 2012
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