The high school hockey playoff race started yesterday across Michigan. Here are the scores from the first night of games:
Division 1
- Traverse City West 2, Bay Reps 1 (seven overtimes)
- GR West 2, Rockford 1
- GR Northview 12, GR Union 0
- Jenison 8, Holland W Ottawa 4
- Grandville 8, Hudsonville 1
- OLSM 8, Waterford Mott 0
- Salem 9, Canton 1
- DeWitt 4, Grand Ledge 0
- Lansing Catholic 5, Holt 2
- Howell 9, Haslett 1
- Brighton 9, Jackson 1
- Otisville Lakeville 8, Flushing 0
- Bay City Central 8, Gladwin 0
- SH Stevenson 2, Troy Athens 1
- Troy 5, Birmingham 4
Division 2
- Pinckney 7, AA Huron 6 (overtime)
- AA Pioneer 10, Bedford 0
- Marysville 3, Port Huron 2
- Romeo 7, Utica 2
- Midland Dow 7, Midland 2
- Walled Lake Western 7, Walled Lake Central 4
Division 3
- Southgate Anderson 6, AP Cabrini 2
- Riverview 4, Gibraltar Carlson 1
- Avondale 5, Notre Dame Prep (two overtimes)
- GR Kenowa Hills 7, East Grand Rapids 5
- Freeland 6, Mt. Pleasant 3