Basketball

Published March 13, 2018

Rochester Adams and Oakland Christian fall in regional semis

ROCHESTER — The Highlanders boys basketball team fell 41-35 to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a Class A regional semifinal, ending the season in a back-and-forth affair. Adams held multiple leads in the first quarter, before both sides were tied at 20 at halftime.

Published March 13, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Shrine girls basketball closes 2018 playoffs in regional final

ROYAL OAK — There was to be no drama here. All games are different, and in the state tournament, all losses can be different.

Published March 12, 2018

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De La Salle boys basketball bests L'Anse Creuse, moves on to regional final

MB TOWNSHIP - Warren De La Salle forward Luke Pfromm led four players in double figures with 20 points as the Pilots knocked off Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 75-60 in a Class A regional semifinal March 12 at Macomb Dakota.

Published March 12, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley boys hoops ends season with district loss

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Chippewa Valley’s boys basketball season came to an end with a 49-41 loss to Sterling Heights Stevenson in a Class A district playoffs opener March 5 at Stevenson.

Published March 12, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Utica Eisenhower ends season with district final loss

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — After his first year at the helm of the Utica Eisenhower boys basketball program, Tom Antishin is proud of the way his club finished the season.

Madison Heights Madison senior Gregory Allen contends with a defender from Royal Oak Shrine during a Class C district playoffs semifinal game. Madison went on to beat Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest to earn the program its first district title since 2012.

Published March 9, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Madison boys basketball beats Lutheran Northwest to win Class C district championship

Madison Heights Madison’s boys basketball team won the program’s first Class C district championship since 2012 with a 66-57 victory against Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest March 9 at tournament host Madison Heights Bishop Foley.

Published March 9, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

South Lake boys basketball wins regular-season, tournament titles

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores South Lake boys basketball team won its second consecutive Macomb Area Conference Silver Division championship, but the two title-winning seasons could not have been more different.

Published March 8, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Grosse Pointe North girls basketball knocks off Cousino to win regional title

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Published March 7, 2018

Southfield Sun

District title gives a sense of pride for Southfield A&T girls hoops

SOUTHFIELD — For the second time in as many years, the Southfield A&T girls basketball team emerged from the district round as champions in the playoffs.

Published March 6, 2018

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Cousino girls hoops outlasts Stevenson to advance to regional final

A fourth quarter surge pushed the Warren Cousino girls basketball team past Sterling Heights Stevenson 40-31 March 5 and into a Class A regional final.

Published March 6, 2018

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek girls basketball falls in district final, Prep earns title

ROCHESTER HILLS — Kellen James firmly believes his group is only one year away. The Rochester Hills Stoney Creek girls basketball coach reaffirmed that thought following a 49-33 loss to Utica Eisenhower March 2 in a Class A district final.

Farmington Hills Mercy senior Bella Dugas, left, drives the lane March 2 against Southfield A&T in a district final.

Published March 6, 2018

Farmington Press

Farmington-area girls hoops teams bow out of state playoffs in district round

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — The girls basketball state playoffs officially launched Feb. 26 with district action. All three local teams had their seasons come to a close last week.

Fraser High junior Elise Vitale moves with the ball during a Class A district semifinal against Warren Cousino Feb. 28. Cousino ended the Ramblers’ season with a 37-26 victory.

Published March 6, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fraser High girls hoops season ends at district tournament

FRASER — After beating Warren Mott 35-29 in a Class A district opener, Fraser High’s girls basketball season came to an end with a 37-26 loss to Warren Cousino Feb. 28 in a semifinal at tournament host Warren Woods Tower.

Published March 6, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

North girls basketball wins second consecutive district championship

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — What had already been a good season for Grosse Pointe North’s girls basketball team got even better March 2, as the Norsemen beat Roseville High 52-27 in a Class A district championship game at North.

Published March 5, 2018

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South Lake boys basketball wins thriller over Chandler Park Academy

St. Clair Shores South Lake senior forward Amier Gilmore sank two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to give the Cavaliers a 60-58 win over Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy in a March 5 Class B district quarterfinal.

Published March 5, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Country Day and Marian girls basketball, Rice, CD and CK hockey claim trophies

BEVERLY HILLS/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The playoffs in girls basketball and boys hockey are in full swing, and for a handful of local teams, that meant some trophies were collected. For one in particular, well, it was business as usual.

Published March 5, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Eisenhower girls basketball claims first district title in 15 years

ROCHESTER HILLS — The last time the Utica Eisenhower girls basketball team won a district, no members of the current roster had yet to enroll in kindergarten. Some of the younger players weren’t even born.

Published March 2, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Grosse Pointe North girls basketball wins program's second consecutive district title with win against Roseville High

What has already been a good season for Grosse Pointe North’s girls basketball team got even better March 2, as the Norsemen beat Roseville High 52-27 in a Class A district championship game at North.

St. Clair Shores Lake Shore girls basketball coach Josh Banks looks on at a practice earlier this season. The Shorians this season saw an increase in their win total, and also improved their offense and defense.

Published March 2, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lake Shore girls hoops coach touts team’s growth

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Lake Shore girls basketball team entered its Feb. 26 Class A district quarterfinal game against city rival St. Clair Shores Lakeview as a perceived underdog.

Published March 2, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe High coach looks back on season

GROSSE POINTE — You would think a 1-17 team that had been outscored by 22.4 points per game in the regular season wouldn’t have much of a shot to win a playoff game.