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: 10/7/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 7, 2026
1. GIRLS GOLF Honorable mention Muskegon Reeths-Puffer claimed its first Regional title since 2018, in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Troy clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship, downing Lake Orion 3-0 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Laingsburg and Lansing Christian finished as co-champions of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference after a 1-1 draw – WILX
4. GIRLS GOLF No. 4 Elk Rapids swept team and individual Regional titles in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS GOLF No. 6 North Muskegon edged honorable mention Grandville Calvin Christian by three strokes to win their LPD4 Regional – Local Sports Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Rockford edged Division 1 No. 11 Hudsonville 1-0 – WOOD TV
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Kingsley swept Division 3 No. 9 Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now
8. GIRLS GOLF Top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian carded a 361 to win an LPD3 Regional title – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Okemos defeated Haslett and Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern downed East Lansing to advance to the championship match in the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup – WLNS
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Hancock defeated Gwinn in four sets – My UP Now