Linked Up: Meet Mr. Basketball
March 19, 2013
To casual high school basketball fans who hadn't heard about him coming up, Monte Morris introduced himself during Flint Beecher's run to last season's MHSAA Class C championship.
On Monday, the Iowa State recruit won a close competition among the top three finalists for this season's Mr. Basketball award, as voted on by members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan.
Morris gives Flint its first Mr. Basketball since Kelvin Torbert in 2001.
Monte Morris of Flint Beecher Named Mr. Basketball (Detroit Free Press)
PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Monte Morris brings the ball upcourt during a game against Rockford this season. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)
Today in the MHSAA: 4/29/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 29, 2026
1. BASEBALL Logan Slimko threw North Muskegon’s first perfect game ever, striking out 18 during a 2-0 victory over Hart – Local Sports Journal
2. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 8 Essexville Garber handed No. 5 Frankenmuth its first league loss in two years during a doubleheader split – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS SOCCER Kennedie Crow scored five goals, including her 100th, in Eaton Rapids’ 6-0 win over Lansing Catholic – WLNS
4. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 5 Evart remains undefeated after a sweep of Division 4 No. 5 Beal City – MI Sports Now
5. BOYS GOLF Big Rapids won the second Central State Activities Association event, adding to its victory in the first – Big Rapids News
6. SOFTBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse edged St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 1-0 – Macomb Daily
7. TRACK & FIELD The Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker girls and Cass City boys were champions at the Ubly Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
8. BOYS GOLF Leland carded a 172 to win a 9-hole event at Crystal Mountain – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BASEBALL Nic Haas had a walk-off hit to send Division 2 No. 12 Freeland past Bay City John Glenn 7-6, and the Falcons then finished the sweep – Saginaw News
10. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Rochester Adams got off to a fast start in a 3-0 win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press