Basketball

Warren Woods Tower’s Donovan Brownlee, right, tosses up a shot over Fraser High’s Thomas McNelis earlier this season. The Titans were set to meet Warren De La Salle in a Division 1 district final before the winter season was postponed.

Published March 20, 2020

Season ends abruptly for 3 Warren boys hoops teams

WARREN — Three local boys basketball teams will be left to wonder “what if” after the COVID-19 pandemic led the Michigan High School Athletic Association to indefinitely suspend the winter sports season.

Published March 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local coaches react to indefinite suspension of winter sports

Many Macomb County boys and girls basketball teams will be left to wonder “what if” after the COVID-19 pandemic led the Michigan High School Athletic Association to indefinitely suspend the winter sports season. The boys hoops teams from Sterling Heights Stevenson, St.Read More

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Jason Drake II makes a move against Warren De La Salle earlier this season. The Eaglets were scheduled to play Waterford Mott in a D-1 district championship prior to the season being suspended.

Published March 20, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

OLSM basketball hopeful to continue, understands MHSAA decision

As boys basketball teams across the state were gearing up for district championships, the news of a postseason suspension broke.

Published March 19, 2020

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park High boys basketball coach reflects on season

HAZEL PARK — After weathering a challenging regular season, a fresh start had finally arrived for Hazel Park High’s boys basketball program March 9.

Published March 18, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian girls hoops falls in regionals

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Christian girls basketball season may have come to an end, but not before it took some steps in the right direction.

Troy Athens boys hoops coach reflects on season

Published March 18, 2020

Troy Times

Troy Athens boys hoops coach reflects on season

TROY — What a difference a year made for Troy Athens’ boys basketball program.

Former Royal Oak Kimball coach Dick Nash stands with his wife, Joyce, outside the Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame. Nash was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001.

Published March 18, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Hall of Fame coach Dick Nash dies at 85

ROYAL OAK — Former Royal Oak Kimball coach Dick Nash died March 2 at the age of 85.

Utica Ford II junior Olivia Kubik pushes the ball up the floor March 10 during a Division 1 regional semifinal game against Macomb Dakota. The Falcons bested Warren Regina 28-12 March 6 to win the program’s first district title since 2017.

Published March 18, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Ford II girls hoops coach looks back on season

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two years ago, the Utica Ford II girls basketball team finished with four wins. This year, the Falcons walked away from the year with a Division 1 district championship.

Published March 17, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

GPS boys basketball falls in districts

GROSSE POINTES — It wasn’t the way the Grosse Pointe South boys basketball team wanted the season to end, but it was far from a disappointment. The Blue Devils were eliminated from the playoffs in a Division 1 district semifinal, losing 78-67 to Hamtramck High March 11.

Published March 17, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley High boys basketball coach reflects on season

BERKLEY — The Berkley High boys basketball season could be described as bittersweet. On the sweet side, the Bears finished at 14-7 overall, which gave the program its most wins since 2006, according to coach Joe Sermo.

Fraser High girls hoops season concludes with playoff loss

Published March 11, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fraser High girls hoops season concludes with playoff loss

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Fraser High girls basketball coach Dave Kuppe has been around the game for many years now, and he understood early on that this season was going to be a “tough” one for his squad.

Published March 10, 2020

Rochester Post

Local teams wrap up play in district tournament

ROCHESTER HILLS/ROCHESTER — The curtain has closed on the district portion of the girls basketball state playoffs. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest came away with a Division 3 district title March 6, besting Mount Clemens High 59-35 at Clinton Township Clintondale.

Published March 10, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Berkley High girls basketball coach reflects on season

BERKLEY — Berkley High girls basketball coach Kirk Carolan knew the Division 1 district at Bloomfield Hills Marian would provide its challenges.

Published March 9, 2020

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Mount Clemens High boys basketball downs Pontiac A & T in D-3 district quarters

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Mount Clemens High boys basketball team trailed 5-2 early in a Division 3 district quarterfinal matchup against the Pontiac Arts and Technology Academy before turning it on and pulling away for a 77-54 win.

Published March 9, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Ike girls hoops downs Rochester High for district crown

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — It took a year off, but the Utica Eisenhower girls basketball team returned to champion status after knocking off Rochester High 47-42 March 6 at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek to win a Division 1 district title.

Published March 6, 2020

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Marian grinds past Royal Oak High to win D-1 district final

BLOOMFIELD HILLS -- The Bloomfield Hills Marian girls basketball team added yet another Division 1 district championship trophy to the trophy case with a 50-39 win over Royal Oak High March 6 at home. The win marks Marian’s ninth consecutive district title and 16th in the past 17 years.

Published March 6, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Stingy defense leads GPN over GPS in district title

GROSSE POINTE WOODS –– Many teams pride themselves on being stingy on the defensive end of the floor, but few squads have been able to put a stranglehold on teams like Grosse Pointe North.