Today in the MHSAA: 12/18/19

December 18, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The 2019 calendar year refuses to finish without making some significant early impacts on this basketball season, with Tuesday including a few that will be remembered.

1. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Hemlock’s first regular-season season defeat in nearly two calendar years, 67-50 – Saginaw News

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian locked down Grand Rapids Catholic Central for a 60-54 win – FOX 17

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton got past reigning league champ Sanford Meridian 40-38 in a matchup of the two best from the Jack Pine Conference in 2018-19 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Basketball: Hartland slowed down Okemos for a 41-23 win – State Champs Sports Network

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa had the top finisher in eight races on the way to a 112-72 win over Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

6. Girls Basketball: Carlee Crabtree scored her 1,000th career point as Coldwater earned its first win this season, 62-22 over Hastings – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Girls Basketball: Saline moved to 5-0 with a 71-24 win over Dearborn Henry Ford Academy as Ella Stemmer set a school record with eight 3-pointers – Saline Post

8. Boys Basketball: Tyson Acuff scored 44 points including the winning basket in Detroit Cass Tech’s 65-64 win over Henry Ford – Detroit News

9. Girls Basketball: Marquette held on for a low-scoring 35-32 win over Negaunee – The Upbeat

10. Girls Basketball: Morgan Case made a half-court shot at the buzzer to push Blissfield past Erie Mason 50-47 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

State Champs Sports Network produced its MHSAA Finals shows for Volleyball, Girls Swimming & Diving and Football

Today in the MHSAA: 3/12/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 12, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cass City clinched its first Regional championship in this sport with a 54-30 win over Sandusky in Division 3 – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama scored during the final seconds to get past Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 49-47 in Division 4 and win its first Regional title since 1997 – Manistee News Advocate

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance won a Division 1 Regional title with a 62-60 double-overtime victory over Wayne Memorial – Detroit News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming is returning to the season’s final week after a 40-29 win over Ewen-Trout Creek in Division 4 – My UP Now

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser came back from 11 points down in the third quarter to defeat New Baltimore Anchor Bay in Division 1 and clinch its first Regional title since 2006 – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon also advanced in Division 1 with a 48-30 win over Midland – Muskegon Chronicle

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart held on for a 51-49 Division 3 Regional title win over Kent City – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston downed league rival Deckerville 47-43 to win a Division 4 Regional title – Huron Daily Tribune

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven repeated as a Division 1 Regional champion with a 36-23 win over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian advanced in Division 2 with a 67-38 win over Otsego – Grand Rapids Press