Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/18

December 14, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Another full weekend is upon us, with hoops, hockey and swim matchups kicking things off Thursday. But the two biggest headlines almost surely were coaching announcements you’ll find in the “Also of note” in this report.  

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian continued to surge with a 107-79 win over LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel

2. Girls Basketball: Calumet delivered Ishpeming the latter’s first loss this season, 42-38 – The Upbeat

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton picked up a solid win over Jack Pine Conference contender Clare, 56-46 – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Brooklyn Columbia Central held off Hillsdale 43-38 – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay edged Ontonagon 56-55 to bounce back from its first loss this winter – The Upbeat

6. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau improved to 4-0 with a 61-43 win over Powers North Central – The Upbeat

7. Boys Basketball: Coleman improved to 3-1 with a 68-67 win over Breckenridge – Midland Daily News

8. Hockey: Jack Luer scored six goals as Bloomfield Hills downed Royal Oak – Oakland Press

9. Girls Basketball: Grand Haven improved to 4-0 with a 52-36 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake downed Frankfort 53-35 in part by making 21 free throws – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Football: Longtime Grand Ledge coach Matt Bird has taken the same job leading Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Lansing State Journal

Hockey: Longtime coach Andy Weidenbach announced this will be his final season guiding the Cranes, who he’s led to 10 MHSAA championships – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2026

Division 1 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford held on for a 48-47 win over Grand Rapids Northview – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice will return to the Semifinals for the first time in 42 years thanks to an 88-59 win over Wayne Memorial – Detroit Free Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning champion East Lansing will continue its repeat pursuit thanks to a 72-60 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – Lansing State Journal

BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale will play in its first Semifinal since 2002 thanks to a 71-50 win over Roseville – Oakland Press

Division 2 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North will be back at Breslin thanks to a 56-44 win over Chelsea – Southgate News-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit University Prep advanced with a 59-52 win over Country Day – Hometown Life

BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland will return to the Breslin Center for the first time since 2022 thanks to a 69-53 win over Ludington – WNEM

BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central 50-38 – WOOD TV

Division 3 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee will return to the Breslin Center after a 64-42 win over Beal City – My UP Now

BOYS BASKETBALL Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac is returning to the Semifinals after downing Habor Beach 67-39 – Oakland Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Elite advanced to the Semifinals for the first time with a 55-53 win over Onsted – WJRT  

BOYS BASKETBALL Grady Eklund reached 2,000 career points in Pewamo-Westphalia’s 70-47 win over Schoolcraft – Lansing State Journal

Division 4 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Dollar Bay handed Pickford its only loss, 55-46 in this Quarterfinal – Upper Michigan’s Source

BOYS BASKETBALL Concord pulled away from Colon 49-41 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass dominated from the 3-point arc in a 76-33 win over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Oakland Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Wyoming Tri-unity also will attempt a repeat this weekend after downing Onekama 53-45 – Manistee News Advocate