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: 8/27/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 2 Rockford finished first and No. 6 Grand Haven second at the latter’s End of Summer Bash – Grand Haven Tribune

2. GIRLS GOLF Northville was first and Brighton second at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association preseason tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western won its first Bay County championship since 2018, ending Division 2 No. 8 Essexville Garber’s five-year title streak – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS GOLF Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee won her third event in three tries, while Grand Blanc was the top team at the latest Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Goodrich and Chesaning girls and Flint Powers Catholic and Montrose boys won Corunna Early Bird Invitational titles – Saginaw News

6. VOLLEYBALL Frankfort finished 3-0 at its tournament – Benzie Record Patriot

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Blissfield girls and Adrian boys won the Lenawee County Preview meet – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Hartland defeated Northville for the first time since 2019, 6-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. VOLLEYBALL Lake City finished 3-0 at Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee swept Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source