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: 9/16/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 16, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley got a late score to get past No. 14 Freeland 3-2 – Saginaw News
2. FIELD HOCKEY Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett defeated Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5-1 – Oakland Press
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Bellaire girls and Petoskey St. Michael boys – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won at the Kalkaska Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis and LPD4 No. 6 Paw Paw played to a 4-4 draw – Sturgis Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Goodrich defeated Lake Fenton 3-2 in an outdoor match – WNEM
6. BOYS SOCCER Macomb L’Anse Creuse North ran its winning streak to nine with a 5-0 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily
7. VOLLEYBALL Flat Rock swept New Boston Huron with all three sets decided by two points – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn earned its second win this season over Essexville Garber, this one 3-2 – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Clinton Township Chippewa Valley followed Rachel Kincher to a 101-75 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee downed Marquette 7-1 – Upper Michigan’s Source