Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/19

February 28, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wednesday was filled with upsets galore as we kick off the headlines with a pair of Hockey Regional surprises and move into Boys Basketball Districts and a big night for Byron’s girls hoops team.

1. Hockey: Big Rapids upset its second straight ranked opponent this week, downing No. 8 Flint Powers Catholic 8-4 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Big Rapids News

2. Hockey: No. 6 Detroit Country Day downed No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-1 in another Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

3. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Grand Rapids Christin 71-63 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press

4. Hockey: Division 3 No. 11 East Grand Rapids scored the game winner with 16 seconds to play in a 5-4 victory over No. 14 Grand Rapids Catholic Central – WOOD TV

5. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing won a Division 3 District matchup of champions from the Greater Thumb Conference, downing Harbor Beach 70-51 – Huron Daily Tribune

6. Boys Basketball: Saline stunned Ann Arbor Pioneer, 63-52 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Detroit News

7. Boys Basketball: Last place Gaylord upset Big North Conference co-champion Petoskey 49-38 in Division 1 – Gaylord Herald Times

8. Boys Basketball: Canton downed Westland John Glenn 67-61 in a Division 1 matchup showcasing two Mr. Basketball Award finalists – State Champs!

9. Girls Basketball: Byron clinched a share of the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title, and Maylee Hatt went over 1,000 career points against Durand – Flint Journal

10. Boys Basketball: Schoolcraft avenged its two regular-season losses to Kalamazoo Hackett with a 60-58 win in Division 3 – JoeInsider.com

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison’s Rickea Jackson, Grosse Pointe North’s Julia Ayrault, Saginaw Heritage’s Moira Joiner and Muskegon’s Alyza Winston were named finalists for the Miss Basketball Award – State Champs!

Boys Basketball: Mason Bakker went over 1,000 career points although Zeeland West fell to Hudsonville in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

Officiating: Dowagiac’s Randy Melvin will retire from officiating after this week and 46 years serving high school sports – Niles Daily Star

Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Pittsford claimed its sixth straight Southern Central Athletic Association East title with a 53-45 win over Camden-Frontier – Hillsdale Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 19, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beaverton’s Myah Hubble reached 1,000 points in her team’s 78-48 win over Harrison – Midland Daily News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Madleen Hussein scored a Flat Rock-record 38 points in her team’s 63-41 win over New Boston Huron – Monroe News

3. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 5 Marquette piled up five straight goals in downing No. 8  Escanaba 5-2 – Upper Michigan’s Source

4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Southgate Anderson finished first among eight varsities at New Boston Huron’s Chiefs Christmas Classic – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass handed Detroit Mumford its first loss, 94-78 – Detroit Free Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing defeated Lansing Waverly 74-62 in a matchup of teams that entered without a loss – Lansing State Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Allison Zelinko reached 500 career rebounds in St. Charles’ 67-34 win over Coleman – Saginaw News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL A free throw during the final seconds of overtime gave Zeeland East a 66-65 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Marquette downed Kingsford 61-50 – My UP Now

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Leland came back from a 16-point deficit to defeat Suttons Bay 50-48 – Traverse City Record-Eagle