Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/18
December 7, 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.
The basketball weekend got its start Thursday with a number of games across the state, but make sure to also check out a video look back at a memorable event from the last day of the MHSAA fall season.
1. Girls Basketball: Alpena came back from a 14-point halftime deficit to down Gaylord 48-45 – Alpena News
2. Girls Basketball: Bay City Western earned new coach Brian Merritt his first win, 45-41 over Midland – Bay City Times
3. Boys Basketball: Sanford Meridian improved to 4-0 with a 58-27 win over league rival Beaverton – Saginaw News
4. Girls Basketball: Mackinaw City earned its 10th straight win over rival Pellston, 59-29 – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: McBain won a matchup of annual northern contenders 67-48 over Boyne City – Cadillac News
6. Girls Basketball: North Muskegon outlasted Shelby 46-40 in overtime – Local Sports Journal
7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge ran its league winning streak to 79 with a 44-24 victory over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Girls Basketball: Harbor Beach earned a solid victory over Unionville-Sebewaing, 37-23 – Huron Daily Tribune
9. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake opened its season with a 47-29 win over Elk Rapids – WPBN
10. Girls Basketball: Walled Lake Northern earned a 47-30 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press
Also of note …
Football: This season’s 11-Player Finals weekend at Ford Field for the first time included an exhibition played by four Special Olympics Unified flag football teams – and Special Olympics Michigan produced a wonderful recap celebrating the day.
Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Taj Williams reached 1,000 career points and Ludington downed Gladwin 82-58 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Ludington Daily News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning earned its first Regional Final trip since 1959 with a 57-53 win over Tawas in Division 3 – Bay City Times
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jacob Bascom scored his 1,000th career point as Rockford defeated Saginaw United 66-45 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass won a major Division 4 matchup 58-50 over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Detroit Free Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Hamady rallied and sank a buzzer-beater to get past Frankenmuth in Division 2, 56-54 – WJRT
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson advanced with a 65-59 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North downed Dearborn Divine Child 62-52 in a matchup of ranked Division 2 teams – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee downed Ishpeming Westwood 59-46 in Division 3 – My UP Now
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Beal City defeated McBain in a Division 3 matchup of Highland Conference co-champions – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice advanced in Division 1 with an 87-56 win over Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News