Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/19

January 29, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Lower Peninsula was snowed out Tuesday, but the Upper Peninsula played on and nearly filled out today’s list with all of the coverage we could find – plus a pair of neat feature stories we included as well.

1. Girls Basketball: Riley Poupore scored 35 points to lead Iron Mountain past Ishpeming 59-48 – The Upbeat

2. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay pulled away during the closing seconds of a 48-46 win over Ewen-Trout Creek – The Upbeat

3. Girls Basketball: Iron River West Iron County came back from a halftime deficit to edge Kingsford 39-38 – Iron Mountain Daily News

4. Girls Basketball: Baraga edged Chassell 42-39 – The Upbeat

5. Boys Basketball: Hancock downed Calumet 41-35 in overtime – The Upbeat

6. Boys Basketball: Kingsford made 62 percent of its shots from the floor in a 77-53 win over Norway – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Girls Basketball: Munising took a big early lead and held on for a 48-32 win over Big Bay de Noc – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Girls Basketball: Felch North Dickinson also got out to a sizable first-half advantage on the way to a big win over Eben Junction Superior Central – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Boys Basketball: Bessemer fell just short of Hurley, Wis., 48-46 – The Upbeat

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Frankfort would not play Buckley 5-on-4 to finish its Jan. 18 game – instead opting to equal things out – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Football/Basketball: Few small towns have enjoyed the level of success in these sports of late as Pewamo-Westphalia, and this series of anecdotes tells a lot of the community’s story – Lansing State Journal

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