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: 10/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 2, 2026
1. GIRLS GOLF Alpena won the Big North Conference team title by a stroke, and runner-up Petoskey boasted the individual medalist in Anna Hasse – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – ran its Saginaw Valley League Tournament title streak to 21 – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS SOCCER Warren Woods-Tower clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Silver title with a win over Warren Fitzgerald – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lexi Coleman starred as Division 1 No. 7 South Lyon East swept honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire lost the first set but won the next three to defeat Central Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Onekama ran its winning streak to nine with a sweep of Brethren – MI Sports Now
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Louis also extended its winning streak with a sweep of Alma – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Okemos shut out Mason 6-0 – WLNS
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Kingsford swept Negaunee – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Dowagiac downed Berrien Springs in five sets – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium