Basketball

Published January 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe North boys basketball looking to get back on track

GROSSE POINTE WOODS –– The Grosse Pointe North boys basketball team knew change was coming. Last year’s squad featured eight seniors, most of who played a role for the team that advanced to a Division 1 regional final. Four of them were captains and the rotation featured a bunch of veterans.

Published January 21, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Noble leading Shrine girls basketball program

ROYAL OAK — When Lindsay Noble got back into coaching, Royal Oak Shrine was just the type of place she wanted to return to. Her husband graduated from Shrine, and she also graduated from a small, tight-knit community at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes.

Clinton Township Chippewa Valley sophomore Ryan Schuster puts the ball up against Macomb L’Anse Creuse North Jan. 14. Chippewa won the program’s fifth district championship in nine seasons last March.

Published January 21, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley boys basketball young and talented

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — After winning the program’s fifth district championship in nine seasons last March, this year’s version of Clinton Township Chippewa Valley boys basketball is one that coach Kevin Voss said is inexperienced and young.

Published January 20, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls basketball competing in tough MAC White

UTICA — Utica High girls basketball coach Tom McDonald knows that consistent improvement is key early on in the season. That is the main goal of his Chieftains as they look to keep pace in the Macomb Area Conference White Division.

Published January 20, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe High boys basketball finding success early on

EASTPOINTE –– For Eastpointe High boys basketball coach Nate Minnoy, it’s never been about wins and losses or chasing accolades.

Published January 17, 2020

C&G Newspapers

New wrinkle coming to hoops postseason

METRO DETROIT — The Michigan High School Athletic Association has approved a big change for this year’s boys and girls basketball district playoffs.

Published January 17, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview girls basketball playing with confidence

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Lakeview girls basketball team came into the season with some lofty expectations, and no one within the program sees any reason why they can’t be reached.

Published January 17, 2020

Warren Weekly

Warren Lincoln girls basketball playing with confidence

WARREN — The improved play of the Warren Lincoln girls basketball team under coach Jalen Ford has carried over from last season.

Published January 17, 2020

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park High girls hoops on the rise

HAZEL PARK — Despite being less than halfway through its season, Hazel Park High girls basketball has already won more games than the program did all of last season.

Published January 17, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Lutheran North boys hoops off to a blistering hot start

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Lutheran North boys basketball team hasn’t been completely whole yet this season, but you wouldn’t know it based on how the team has played.

Published January 15, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian boys basketball back as one of state’s best

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Christian boys basketball program may have a new coach this season, but not much has changed expectationwise.

Published January 15, 2020

Troy Times

Athens girls basketball in first place in OAA White Division

TROY — What a difference a year has made for the Troy Athens girls basketball team.

Macomb Dakota senior forward Cam Grant swoops to the hoop Dec. 10 in a win over Romeo High. The Cougars have an average margin of victory of close to 17 points per game.

Published January 14, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Healthy Dakota girls hoops squad playing with purpose

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A couple of big injuries somewhat derailed the prospects of last year’s Macomb Dakota girls basketball team. Now healthy, the Cougars are showing opposing teams what they can do.

Published January 14, 2020

Royal Oak Review

New leadership for Royal Oak High girls basketball

ROYAL OAK — Last season, the Royal Oak High girls basketball team was led by a multitude of seniors that included Samantha Potter, Jess Adams and Nila Coney. The trio led the Ravens to a second-place finish in the Oakland Activities Association Red Division with a 10-2 record.

Published January 14, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lake Shore boys basketball working out the kinks

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Lake Shore boys basketball team looks a lot different from last year’s group, which went 17-4 and won the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division title, along with the MAC Blue/Gold tournament crown.

Published January 14, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Utica Ford II girls basketball working to be a balanced team

STERLING HEIGHTS — Chemistry has been key early on for the Utica Ford II girls basketball team, but the squad is also working to be able to play any style that’s needed.

Published January 14, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

GPS boys basketball off to strong start

GROSSE POINTE FARMS –– The new year has been kind to the Grosse Pointe South boys basketball team under new coach Stephen Benard.

Published January 14, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley High boys basketball aiming for an OAA Blue title

BERKLEY — Joe Sermo is in his fourth season as Berkley High’s boys basketball coach.

Published January 14, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Groves boys basketball continuing to grow

BIRMINGHAM — As he enters his second season as the coach of Birmingham Groves boys hoops, Benny White does so with a team that is continuing to learn and adapt to the way he runs a basketball program.

Published January 10, 2020

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Hot shooting, strong defense push Lakeview girls hoops past Fraser

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Lakeview junior wing Tricia Sankiewicz has been playing with a lot of confidence recently, according to Huskies coach Joe Charrette. That showed as she drained a career high six 3-pointers in the Huskies' 59-15 Jan.