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: 1/12/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 12, 2023
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Hart won the first West Michigan Conference meet since the league expanded in the fall, with Mason County Central second – CatchMark SportsNet
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe won a key Greater Thumb Conference West matchup over Reese, 57-55 – Bay City Times
3. WRESTLING Lake Orion won the last five matches to come back and edge Bloomfield Hills 39-35 – Oakland Press
4. GYMNASTICS Jackson Area defeated Coldwater by just under 11 points at Coldwater’s 12th annual Jillian Crist Memorial meet – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 5 Hartland won its rivalry game with Howell 5-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. HOCKEY Two Midland players had hat tricks in the Division 2 No. 9 Chemics’ 7-2 win over Freeland/Nouvel/Swan Valley – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn starred as Genesee edged Montrose 57-53 – Flint Journal
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morenci remained undefeated with a 54-41 win over Erie Mason – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota rolled from a fast start to a 70-41 win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis improved to 7-1 with a 41-18 win over East Jordan – MI Sports Now