Basketball

Published March 26, 2019

Season to remember for Shrine girls hoops

Before the Royal Oak Shrine girls basketball team took on Flint Hamady in a Division 3 state quarterfinal, coach Wayne Gigante said the game would be Shrine’s toughest challenge yet. That prediction proved to be true in a 56-34 loss to the Hawks March 19 at Lapeer High.

Published March 23, 2019

Southfield Sun

Saginaw Heritage knocks off Southfield A&T in D-1 state championship

GRAND RAPIDS –– Saginaw Heritage and Southfield A&T entered the Division 1 girls basketball state championship March 23 at Calvin College with a lot on the line.

Published March 22, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview girls basketball wraps up historic season

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Under coach Joe Charrette, the St. Clair Shores Lakeview girls basketball program has had seasons where it won more games and won division titles, but to this point, no campaign will top 2019 for the Huskies.

Published March 22, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Stevenson boys hoops sweeps MAC Red awards

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Stevenson boys basketball team clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Red Division title with a win over co-champ Roseville High on the last day of divisional play, and the team’s play over the course of the 10-game MAC Red slate has earned the program more hardware.

Published March 22, 2019

Warren Weekly

Tower boys basketball sweeps MAC Gold individual awards

WARREN — When Nick Evola took over the Warren Woods Tower boys basketball program prior to the start of the 2011 season, he set a goal of a consistently successful program that was always a factor in division title races.

Published March 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Macomb Area Conference honors standout boys basketball players

MACOMB COUNTY — Another boys basketball season is in the books, and coaches in the Macomb Area Conference have honored the top players in their respective divisions.

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Lorne Bowman tries to drive by a Bloomfield Hills High defender in a game earlier this season. Bowman was named to the All-Catholic team.

Published March 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Top players, coaches selected in CHSL boys hoops

METRO DETROIT — The Catholic High School League recently announced its honor teams from the boys basketball season.

West Bloomfield High’s Robert Johnson plays defense during a game earlier this season. Johnson was named to the All-OAA Red Division team along with teammate Donavan Moore.

Published March 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

OAA hands out boys basketball honors

OAKLAND COUNTY — Boys basketball season has officially come to an end with state champions being crowned March 16 at the Breslin Center. The Oakland Activities Association didn’t have any champions, but the league did hand out All-League honors. Following is a division-by-division breakdown of this year’s winners.

Published March 19, 2019

Rochester Post

Notre Dame Prep playoff run ends in regional final loss

PONTIAC — In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter in a Division 2 regional final game, it seemed as if everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep girls basketball team.

Published March 19, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe North girls basketball falls in regional final

GROSSE POINTES –– In sports, there are moments in time when the opponent is just simply better. That was the case as the Southfield A&T and Grosse Pointe North girls basketball teams squared off in a Division 1 regional final March 13 at A&T.

Published March 19, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shrine captures first regional title in more than two decades

With a win over New Haven High March 13, Royal Oak Shrine claimed its first regional title since 1995. The Knights beat the Rockets 55-27 in a Division 3 regional final at Marlette High.

Published March 18, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Lutheran North girls basketball ends season in district final

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — After a near three-year hiatus away from the sidelines, coach Matt Knutson returned to lead the Macomb Lutheran North girls basketball team and took the team to within one win of a Division 2 district title.

Published March 18, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Marian hoops knocked out in regional final

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Sometimes, it’s just not a team’s night. No matter how impeccable the game plan is or how prepared the players are, sometimes a team can run into an opponent or a player at the wrong time.

Published March 18, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls hoops falls in regionals semis

UTICA — A season that included a Division 1 district championship recently came to a close for the Utica High girls basketball team.The Chieftains fell March 11 to St. Clair Shores Lakeview 46-26 in a regional semifinal. The Chieftains were outscored 28-11 in the second and third quarters.

Published March 16, 2019

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian knocks off Frankfort High, claims D-4 state title

EAST LANSING –– Dynasties don’t come around that often in sports. But over the last decade, the Southfield boys basketball program has established itself as one of the premier basketball programs in the state of Michigan.

Published March 15, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview girls basketball wins program’s first regional title

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Lakeview girls basketball coach Joe Charrette said he was a little unsure about the team’s prospects coming into the season. It seems he may have been the only one.

Published March 15, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High boys basketball season ends in D1 quarterfinal

ROSEVILLE –– It didn’t take long for Roseville High to walk off the court following its Division 1 quarterfinal loss to University of Detroit Jesuit at Calihan Hall. And as the boys basketball team headed to the locker room, it would’ve been hard to think about anything other than what had just happened over the last two hours or so.

Published March 15, 2019

Warren Weekly

Center Line High girls hoops wins district title, falls in regional final

CENTER LINE — Center Line High girls basketball coach Rob Fulhenzi said he’s proud of the way his team fought over the course of the season. That resolve resulted in a Division 2 district title, won 44-25 in a March 8 district final against Warren Lincoln. The triumph gave the Panthers their second district championship in three years.

Madison Heights Madison senior Sylvester Whitley contends with two defenders from Detroit Pershing during a Division 3 district final March 1. Madison won its second consecutive district title this season.

Published March 15, 2019

Madison - Park News

Madison boys basketball coach reflects on another season of championships

For the second straight year, Madison Heights Madison’s boys basketball team ended its season with multiple championships to its credit.

Published March 14, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield High girls basketball season ends in regionals

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Playoff basketball is a time when anything can happen. Top-ranked teams can fall; struggling teams can make a run. Everyone has a shot to make some noise.Read More