Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/19

December 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys basketball season opened Monday across the state and produced a number of highlights – topped by a meeting between teams that finished last season at the Breslin Center.

1. Boys Basketball: In the night’s most power-packed opener, returning Division 2 runner-up River Rouge downed reigning Division 1 champion Ypsilanti Lincoln 63-53 – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Joseph Kimmerer broke Hale’s school scoring record that had stood since 1992 in leading his team to a 67-57 win over Rogers City – Alpena News

3. Boys Basketball: Brady Hunter scored his 1,000th career point as Gaylord St. Mary got past Lake Leelanau St. Mary 78-71 – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Girls Basketball: Howell went on the road and handed Midland Dow its first loss, 57-46 – Midland Daily News

5. Hockey: Portage Central won a high-scoring rematch for the “Canoe” downing Portage Northern 9-5 – WWMT

6. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn won a matchup of annually-strong area programs, 50-39 over Bay City Western – Bay City Times

7. Girls Basketball: Gwinn took Bark River-Harris to a second overtime before emerging with a 61-58 win – The Upbeat

8. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy had one of the highest-scoring opening nights with 37 points in his team’s 74-46 win over Mackinaw City – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: Morrice edged Lansing Christian 45-44 in overtime thanks in part to five Olivia Riley 3-pointers – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Midland Bullock Creek had 20 steals to lock down Gladwin in a season opener 56-26 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – was first and LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview second at the 74th Cereal Bowl Relays – We Love Ann Arbor

Today in the MHSAA: 3/18/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 18, 2026

Division 1 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower ran its winning streak to 20 with a 57-43 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance advanced with a 67-29 win over Dearborn – Detroit News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon followed Mariah Sain to a 54-28 win over Grand Haven – Local Sports Journal

GIRLS BASKETBALL DeWitt stunned reigning Division 1 champion Belleville with a 48-41 victory – Lansing State Journal

Division 2 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian set a school record for wins in its 61-48 victory over Grand Rapids West Catholic – Grand Rapids Press

GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich will return to Breslin thanks to a 58-30 win over
Detroit Country Day – WJRT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Tecumseh will be back in East Lansing thanks to downing Carleton Airport 75-44 – Adrian Daily Telegram

GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey vs. Flint Powers Catholic will be played Wednesday.

Division 3 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine will make a third-straight trip to the Semifinals thanks to a 50-38 win over Hart – South Bend Tribune

GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi advanced with a 64-32 win over Plymouth Christian Academy – Jackson Citizen Patriot

GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia downed Cass City 55-33 to advance – WILX

GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon went to overtime to get past Morley Stanwood 67-63 – MI Sports Now

Division 4 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals

GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama avenged a pair of losses to Frankfort to advance, 38-33 – Benzie County Record Patriot

GIRLS BASKETBALL Morenci handed Kingston its only loss of the season, 42-25 – Adrian Daily Telegram

GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland St. Patrick will return to the Semifinals thanks to a 29-21 victory over Concord – WLNS

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming vs. Indian River Inland Lakes will be played Wednesday.

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Howell’s Lilly Williams was named the Miss Basketball Award winner – Detroit Free Press