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: 9/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 22, 2025
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Blanc won the Genesee County Meet, with Fenton – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – placing second – Flint Journal
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Hanover-Horton defeated Division 2 honorable mention Parma Western to clinch the Spring Arbor University Invitational title – Jackson Citizen Patriot
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids downed No. 6 Grand Rapids West Catholic 3-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood downed No. 13 Dearborn Divine Child 1-0 in their second meeting this fall – Oakland Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Byron Center defeated Division 2 honorable mention Edwardsburg in three sets to clinch its home invitational title – Niles Daily Star
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 3 Midland Dow was first and Midland High second at the Tri-Cities Championship – Bay City Times
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Fruitport capped a week of shutouts with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 3 North Muskegon – MuskegonSports.com
8. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 4 Northville and LPD3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis girls and LPD1 No. 8 Traverse City West and LPD4 No. 4 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys won at Cadillac’s Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational – Cadillac News
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 8 Crystal Falls Forest Park defeated Munising in the championship match to win its 12-team tournament – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. VOLLEYBALL Midland defeated Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard and then Mason to win the Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Tournament – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
VOLLEYBALL Cadillac coach Michelle Brines reached 1,000 wins during the Flint Powers Catholic Invitational – Cadillac News