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: 4/10/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 10, 2025

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 Hartland got past No. 3 Novi 4-3 on a walk-off walk – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Harbor Springs avenged last season’s District Final loss to Elk Rapids with a 2-1 win – Petoskey News-Review

3. BASEBALL Sawyer Cooney threw a no-hitter as Bloomfield Hills got past Birmingham Groves 1-0 – Oakland Press

4. TRACK & FIELD Dexter’s boys defeated Ann Arbor Pioneer 71-66, while Pioneer’s girls won their matchup 86-51 – Chelsea Sun Times News

5. GIRLS SOCCER Davison edged Grand Blanc 3-2 – WNEM

6. GIRLS SOCCER Stevensville Lakeshore earned its first victory, 6-1 over Kalamazoo Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. SOFTBALL Utica Eisenhower held off a Sterling Heights Stevenson comeback attempt for a 9-7 win – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Sanford Meridian opened its season with a sweep of Roscommon – Midland Daily News

9. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview edged Roseville 7-6 – Macomb Daily

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Hartland swept Novi with a pair of big wins – Livingston Daily Press & Argus