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: 10/28/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 28, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian edged top-ranked Holland Christian 1-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel

2. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton locked up a fourth Jack Pine Conference title in five seasons and a third-straight undefeated league run with sweeps of Farwell, Harrison and Pinconning – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Bad Axe edged No. 12 Madison Heights Bishop Foley in a shootout to advance to a Division 4 Regional Final – Oakland Press

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Cadillac and Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West are co-champions of the Big North Conference, with Cadillac earning its share with a sweep of Gaylord – Cadillac News

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood and Kent City shared the Central State Activities Association Silver title, Morley Stanwood with a sweep of Lakeview – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Fenton advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over Chelsea – Flint Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 DeWitt also advanced to the Division 2 Regional Final with a 5-0 win over Clio – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER Delton Kellogg is moving on in Division 3 after a 2-1 win over Watervliet – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Charlevoix defeated Leland and Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian – Petoskey News-Review

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Bronson fell to Parma Western in four sets and swept Jackson Northwest – Coldwater Daily Reporter