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: 3/4/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Taj Williams reached 1,000 career points and Ludington downed Gladwin 82-58 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Ludington Daily News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning earned its first Regional Final trip since 1959 with a 57-53 win over Tawas in Division 3 – Bay City Times
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jacob Bascom scored his 1,000th career point as Rockford defeated Saginaw United 66-45 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass won a major Division 4 matchup 58-50 over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Detroit Free Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Hamady rallied and sank a buzzer-beater to get past Frankenmuth in Division 2, 56-54 – WJRT
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson advanced with a 65-59 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North downed Dearborn Divine Child 62-52 in a matchup of ranked Division 2 teams – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee downed Ishpeming Westwood 59-46 in Division 3 – My UP Now
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Beal City defeated McBain in a Division 3 matchup of Highland Conference co-champions – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice advanced in Division 1 with an 87-56 win over Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News