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: 1/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 9, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au-Gres-Sims came back twice late in eventually defeating Hale 62-61 in overtime – Bay City Times
2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Richmond was first and Armada second at the first Blue Water Area Conference jamboree – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord came back from eight points down to defeat Stockbridge 60-56 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kara Roberts’ buzzer beater gave Baraga a 42-39 win over Hancock – Upper Michigan’s Source
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass edged Country Day 52-50 – Detroit News
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carlton Airport was first and Grosse Ile second at the first Huron League jamboree – Monroe News
7. WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore defeated Portage Northern and Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart defeated Vestaburg 47-39 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Royal Oak edged Berkley 44-39 – Oakland Press
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac ended a three-game losing streak with a 54-47 win over Traverse City Central – Cadillac News