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: 4/14/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 14, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Swartz Creek shut out Division 2 No. 14 Fenton 2-0 – Mid-Michigan Now
2. GIRLS SOCCER After winning two games in 2021, Flat Rock is 2-0-1 this spring after Wednesday’s win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News
3. SOFTBALL Traverse City West’s Kaci Sowers won her third and fourth games this week with a combined 28 strikeouts in a sweep of Division 3 honorable mention Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Boyne City ran its Lake Michigan Conference record to 3-0 with a 2-1 win over Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review
5. GIRLS SOCCER Port Huron Northern moved to 2-0 with a 4-1 win over rival Port Huron – Port Huron Times Herald
6. BASEBALL Evan Waters struck out 13 over six innings to lead Lake Orion past Grosse Pointe North 7-0 – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Cadillac scored the lone goal with two minutes to play in a 1-0 win over Ludington – Cadillac News
8. BASEBALL Adrian Madison opened Tri-County Conference play with a sweep of Petersburg Summerfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Brownstown Woodhaven moved to 2-0 in Downriver League play with a 5-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Kate Robinson scored the lone goal as Madison Heights Lamphere edge St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 1-0 – Macomb Daily