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: 10/4/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 4, 2022
1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North shot a 327 to edge top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by seven strokes for a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional championship – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 10 Wyoming Potter’s House Christian scored three unanswered goals to come back and defeat top-ranked Hartford 3-2 – FOX 17
3. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Brighton shot a 310 to win its LPD1 Regional by 28 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern repeated as Lakes Valley Conference Tournament champion with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 13 South Lyon – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS GOLF No. 11 Midland Dow shot a 363 to win an LPD2 Regional – Midland Daily News
6. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian’s 363 was 39 strokes better than the field in winning an LPD4 Regional – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. BOYS TENNIS Wyandotte Roosevelt won five flights to clinch the Downriver League Tournament and overall league title – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS SOCCER Linden’s 1-0 win over Flint Kearsley gave coach Kevin Fiebernitz 800 victories for his career – Flint Journal
9. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Grosse Ile was first with 338 strokes to win its LPD3 Regional by seven over No. 8 Detroit Country Day – MHSAA.com
10. GIRLS GOLF No. 7 Ann Arbor Greenhills shot a 380 to win an LPD4 Regional title – MHSAA.com