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: 9/12/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 12, 2023
1. GIRLS GOLF Bay City John Glenn won the Bay County championship with a 386, and Kiera Inda was a repeat medalist – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 310 to win its Coach Miller Invitational by 57 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian earned an impressive 4-2 league win over Division 2 No. 8 Fruitport – FOX 17
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis earned a close three-set win over Cadillac as part of a quad – Cadillac News
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Linden and Flushing played to a 2-2 draw – WJRT
6. GIRLS GOLF Freeland shot a 376 to win the Shark Invitational in St. Louis – Big Rapids Pioneer
7. BOYS SOCCER Gladwin got past Clare 5-2 with three goals from Treyton Siegert – MI Sports Now
8. BOYS SOCCER Kyler Marshall led Niles Brandywine past New Buffalo with three goals – Niles Daily Star
9. BOYS SOCCER Kalkaska set itself up to become part of a league title race with a 5-4 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc came back from a one-goal deficit to get past Midland 3-1 – Midland Daily News