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: 2/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 10, 2026
1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls ran their Regional title streak to four in Division 2 and were joined by the Petoskey boys as champs at Crystal Mountain – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first league title since 2017, downing Merrill in the Mid-State Activities Conference East – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Case reached 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 82-41 win over Suttons Bay – Benzie Record Patriot
4. SKIING The East Grand Rapids girls and Caledonia boys won Division 2 Regional titles at Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake won a key Cascades Conference East matchup 75-41 over Michigan Center – WLNS
6. SKIING Traverse City Central and West will send both of their teams to the Division 1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain remains undefeated after handing Roscommon its second loss, 44-32 – MI Sports Now
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek moved back into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 45-32 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Essexville Garber earned coach Chris Watz his 200th win, defeating Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby remains atop the West Michigan Conference Rivers thanks to a 53-44 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Longtime associate director Mike Evoy has been named the eighth director of the CHSL – Detroit Free Press