Today in the MHSAA: 3/16/17
March 16, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Buzzer beaters decided Boys Basketball Regional Finals all over Michigan on Wednesday as 32 teams secured spots in the final week of this season.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Basketball
In a rematch of the Operation Friendship headliner from a few weeks ago, Detroit U-D Jesuit won a Class A Regional title with a 74-64 victory over Detroit Cass Tech – MLive-Detroit
Kalamazoo Central handed East Lansing its first and only loss in a Class A Regional Final, 75-60 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Undefeated Grand Rapids Christian won its Class A game on a buzzer beater 59-56 over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Rapids Press
Lake Fenton upset Frankenmuth in a big way in Class B, 68-52 – Flint Journal
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian also won on a buzzer beater in Class C, 51-50 over Muskegon Heights Academy – Grand Rapids Press
Beaverton won a Class C title 44-31 over Saginaw Nouvel on all-time winningest coach Roy Johnston’s 75th birthday – Midland Daily News
Manton moved on to the Quarterfinals with a nail-biting 47-46 Class C win over Boyne City – Cadillac News
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central also moved on with a Class C buzzer beater to down Adrian Madison 57-54 – Monroe Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/20
March 11, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals dominated Tuesday across Michigan, with some titanic matchups among favorites and major upsets in multiple divisions.
1. Girls Basketball: For the second-straight season reigning Division 3 champion Pewamo-Westphalia survived a challenge from Kent City, this time 40-37 – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Detroit Renaissance surged in a Division 1 rematch of its recent Operation Friendship game against Farmington Hills Mercy, winning this time 56-33 as Kailee Davis went over 1,000 career points – MLive-Detroit
3. Girls Basketball: Newaygo earned its first Regional Final berth since 1993 with a stunning 47-46 win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
4. Girls Basketball: Davison also posted one of the night’s biggest stunners, getting past Flint Carman-Ainsworth 54-49 in Division 1 – Davison Index
5. Girls Basketball: Ubly scored a major 45-33 Division 4 win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart on the Irish’s home court – Huron Daily Tribune
6. Girls Basketball: Walled Lake Western avenged an opening-night loss to Clarkston with a 57-47 win in Division 1 – Spinal Column
7. Girls Basketball: Kalamazoo Hackett upset Niles Brandywine 49-43 and Schoolcraft edged Gobles 42-41 to set up a Division 3 Regional Final – WWMT
8. Girls Basketball: Saline set a program record with 22 wins by defeating Wayne Memorial 51-40 in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News
9. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran won another touted Division 4 matchup, downing Fruitport Calvary Christian 54-20 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. Girls Basketball: Charlevoix continued a storied tournament run with a 65-29 win over Oscoda in Division 3 – Petoskey News-Review