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: 12/8/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 8, 2021
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason got past Blissfield 60-56, with Lizzy Liedel scoring 47 points and surpassing 1,000 for her career – Monroe News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Chansey Willis scored 36 points, but Detroit U-D Jesuit opened with a 51-42 win over Martin Luther King – MLive-Detroit
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Armada came back from an eight-point third-quarter deficit to get past Marysville 52-49 – Port Huron Times Herald
4. BOYS BASKETBALL The former Western Michigan University coach faced one of his past players on the high school court, with the player winning as Kalamazoo Christian defeated Portage Northern 47-40 – WWMT
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Birch Run opened with a 54-53 win over Byron, ending an 18-game losing streak – Saginaw News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Central sank the game-winning shot with 5.5 seconds to play to get past Midland Dow 63-61 – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie moved to 2-0 with a 48-42 win over Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Orion went ahead for good with just under three minutes to play in a 40-35 win over Troy – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer finished on top in a back-and-forth matchup with Ludington, 63-59 in overtime – Muskegon Chronicle
10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Wyandotte Roosevelt had the individual winners in every event of a 122-51 win over Dearborn – Southgate News-Herald