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: 1/31/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 31, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clarkston Everest Collegiate defeated Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett to clinch the Catholic High School League Intersectional 1 championship – their first league title since 2013 – Oakland Press
2. WRESTLING Gio Linville’s walk-off pin gave Maomb Dakota a 38-36 win over Romeo and its fifth-straight Macomb Area Conference Red dual meet championship – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Dafoe went over 1,000 career points and undefeated Petersburg Summerfield downed Ottawa Lake Whiteford 61-47 – Monroe News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason remains in the lead alone in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red after a 56-43 win over Haslett – Lansing State Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids picked up a big win over ranked Harbor Springs, 56-39 – MI Sports Now
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton won a key matchup in the Highland Conference, 56-37 over McBain – Cadillac News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester downed Pontiac 50-43 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Blue contenders – Oakland Press
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson upset Downriver League leader Lincoln Park 53-47 – Southgate News-Herald
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vassar defeated Reese for the first time since 2011, ending a 30-game losing streak against the Rockets with a 22-20 victory – Saginaw News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn scored 49 points, but Flint Kearsley got past Genesee in overtime 79-70 – WJRT