All Saints Celebrates on Big Screen
July 31, 2014
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Forty years ago, Bay City All Saints brought its hometown the first of two straight MHSAA boys basketball championships – which continue to stand as the only ones won by a Bay City school.
As part of the Class of 1974’s 40-year reunion this weekend, organizers will show the broadcast of that 71-59 victory over Detroit Servite in the Class C Final, on Friday at the downtown State Theater.
The team was coached by Russell “Lefty” Franz, who sits 14th in MHSAA boys basketball coaching history with 545 wins (545-215) at All Saints, Bay City St. Stanislaus and Pinconning achieved from 1953-1991. All Saints repeated as Class C champion under Franz in 1975 with a 79-69 win over Cassopolis.
The Bay City Times caught up today with three starters from that team who are expected to return for the showing of the game. Click to read more.
Rooting for Haske
Northern Michigan basketball fans and supporters from all over are cheering on Traverse City St. Francis boys basketball coach Keith Haske, who is battling throat cancer and seeking treatment in Houston, according to a report by the Petoskey News.
Haske has coached three boys teams to MHSAA Class C runner-up finishes – St. Francis in 2012 and Charlevoix in 2004 and 2001, and also coached at St. Johns prior to taking the Rayders job in 1998. He also coached the Charlevoix girls team to a Class C runner-up finish in 2004.
Click to read more about Haske and how to donate to his treatment.
Thanks, Gary Hice
The MHSAA welcomed 43 new athletic directors to East Lansing today for training as they take over their schools’ athletic departments.
An athletic director we’ll certainly miss is Petoskey’s Gary Hice.
Hice – an MHSAA Allen W. Bush Award winner in 2002 for his contributions to high school athletics – has retired after 30 years as his school’s athletic director.
Click to read more, again from the Petoskey News, about Hice’s service to his school and community.
PHOTO: The Bay City All Saints Class of 1974 reunion this weekend will include a showing of the boys basketball team’s Class C championship game win over Detroit Servite.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 12, 2026
1. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged No. 8 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian by a point to win their Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal
2. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Novi edged No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice by two points to win their LPD1 Regional – MHSAA.com
3. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 1 Ann Arbor Pioneer, LPD2 No. 1 Holland Christian, LPD3 No. 1 Lansing Catholic and LPD4 No. 1 Hillsdale Academy girls and LPD1 No. 4 Brighton, LPD2 No. 1 Holland Christian, LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton and LPD4 No. 1 Holland Calvary boys won at the Portage Invitational – Athletic.net
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow’s Amelia Malarz set a school record in winning the 100-yard breaststroke at the annual MISCA meet – Midland Daily News
5. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 9 Hartland girls and LPD2 No. 5 Flint Powers Catholic boys won at the Greater Flint Championships – Athletic.net
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Hancock defeated the host Sentinels in the final to win the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 3 Northville girls and Plymouth boys were team champions at the Wayne County Championships – Athletic.net
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central went 4-0 at Hudsonville Unity Christian, defeating Portage Northern, Division 2 No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian, Vicksburg and the host Crusaders – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls and Troy boys were victorious at the Dow Chargers Invitational – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 6 Utica Eisenhower improved to 25-2 with a sweep of Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily