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: 9/25/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 25, 2024
2. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – secured another Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 302 at the postseason tournament – Hometown Life
1. VOLLEYBALL East Grand Rapids defeated Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills and Division 2 No. 8 Ada Forest Hills Eastern – FOX 17
3. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western defeated rival Central for the first time in five years – Bay City Times
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Manton swept Lake City – MI Sports Now
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Clarkston Everest Collegiate moved to 16-0 with a sweep of Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press
6. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington swept wins at the Kelder Poured Walls 2-Mile Races – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
7. VOLLEYBALL Remus Chippewa Hills avenged an early-season loss to Big Rapids with a 3-1 win – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. VOLLEYBALL Bear Lake came back after losing the first set to defeat Brethren in three – Manistee News Advocate
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 11 Hudsonville shut out Grand Haven 4-0 – Grand Haven Tribune
10. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord edged Cadillac 3-2 – Petoskey News-Review