Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/17

December 20, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Today's Top 10 

1. Boys Basketball: Grand Haven broke a 10-game losing streak to Muskegon going back to 2012, drilling 10 3-pointers in a 59-51 win – Grand Haven Tribune

2. Girls Basketball: Led by senior Maddie Barrie, Midland broke a seven-game losing streak to rival Dow in handing the Chargers their first loss this season 49-37 – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Basketball: Undefeated McBain went ahead to stay with 2.3 seconds to play in handing reigning Class D runner-up Buckley a 41-40 defeat – Cadillac News

4. Boys Basketball: Reigning champion Flint Beecher got past rival Hamady 49-48 in a matchup of likely two of the state's best again in Class C – Flint Journal

5. Hockey: Some of the state’s best hockey is played at the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula, and No. 7 Houghton won a matchup of two of the best programs in Division 3, 3-2 over No. 3 Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Boys Basketball: Standout Brandon Johns poured in 51 points as East Lansing downed Lansing Sexton 114-82 – Lansing State Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Dana Schmanske drilled a 3-pointer during the final minute to push Brighton past Northville 37-35 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Girls Basketball: Ella McKinney’s basket with 34 seconds to play lifted Haslett past Fowlerville 51-49 – Lansing State Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Midland Dow came back from 11 down in the fourth quarter to get past Midland 58-52 in overtime – Midland Daily News

10. Boys Basketball: A last-second 3-pointer sent Gibraltar Carlson and Trenton to overtime, and Carlson prevailed after two extra periods 86-79 – Monroe Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 6, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Livonia Stevenson advanced to the Division 2 championship game with a 3-2 win over Caledonia, and Flint Powers Catholic shut out Detroit U-D Jesuit 3-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Detroit News | WJRT

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Ryans drilled a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send Grand Rapids Northview past East Kentwood 52-50 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach won its first Regional title with a 64-62 double-overtime victory over International Academy of Flint – Huron Daily Tribune

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Colon downed Battle Creek St. Philip 49-40 in Division 4 to clinch the program’s first Regional title – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord won its first Regional title since 1990, downing Petersburg Summerfield 55-39 in Division 4 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Onsted clinched its first Regional title since 1983 with a 42-40 win over Ecorse in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Onekama handed Traverse City Christian its only loss, 46-40 in a Division 4 Regional Final – MI Sports Now

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central handed Grant its lone loss, 54-26 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea upset Lansing Sexton 51-45 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Schoolcraft upset Niles Brandywine 62-50 to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Kalamazoo Gazette

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Jordan Harrison scored his 1,000th career point as Ann Arbor Pioneer won its first Regional title since 2007 with a 63-48 win over Canton – Ann Arbor News