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: 9/30/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 30, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 New Boston Huron clinched the Huron League championship outright with a 2-1 win over Division 3 No. 6 Grosse Ile – Southgate News-Herald
2. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 7 Portage Central was first and LPD2 No. 7 St. Joseph second at the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 honorable mention Fennville defeated Watervliet to complete a fourth-straight championship run in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Romeo downed Utica Eisenhower 4-0 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Red title – Macomb Daily
5. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – completed an outright championship in the Flint Metro League with a league tournament victory – Flint Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Macomb L’Anse Creuse North clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue title with a 3-0 win over Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern downed White Lake Lakeland to claim the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship – Oakland Press
8. BOYS SOCCER Grand Ledge defeated Division 2 No. 12 Lansing Eastern and Haslett downed Lansing Catholic to reach the Capital Area Activities Conference Silver Cup championship match – WLNS
9. BOYS SOCCER Northville advanced to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association final with a shootout win over Canton – Hometown Life
10. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 3 Rochester Adams carded a 344 to win the Captain Sally Invitational at American Dunes – Big Rapids Pioneer