Basketball

Published March 5, 2019

Ferndale High boys basketball wins first district title in more than five years

WARREN — Ferndale High’s boys basketball team won the program’s first district championship since 2012 with an 81-56 victory against Warren Lincoln March 1 in a Division 2 district final at Lincoln.

Published March 4, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley boys basketball wins another district title

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Chippewa Valley’s boys basketball team won the program’s fifth district title in the last nine seasons with a 39-36 win against Sterling Heights Stevenson in a Division 1 district final March 1 at Utica Ford II.

Published March 4, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High, Eisenhower hoops fall in district tournament

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — With losses in a Division 1 district tournament last week, the curtain has closed on both the Utica High and the Utica Eisenhower boys basketball season.

Published March 4, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High girls basketball finds success in MAC play

ROSEVILLE –– The Roseville High girls basketball team didn’t need a motivational speech or pregame music to get amped up for the Macomb Area Conference Silver/Bronze Tournament championship game Feb. 23 at Grosse Pointe North.

Grosse Pointe North's Joey Rheaume looks to make a play during a Division 1 district final game against Grosse Pointe South. North won the game 54-48.

Published March 1, 2019

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Grosse Pointe North defeats Grosse Pointe South, claims district title

GROSSE POINTE –– With the score tied at 39 and just over six minutes left on the clock, Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South were in a battle to decide which team was going to win a Division 1 district title and advance to regionals.

Published March 1, 2019

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Anchor Bay boys basketball downs Dakota, wins first district title in 30 years

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Anchor Bay boys basketball coach Jim Barnes early in a March 1 Division 1 district final against Macomb Dakota could be heard yelling out his gameplan from the sideline.

Published March 1, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview girls basketball wins MAC tournament title

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Lakeview girls basketball team fell one win short of capturing a third straight Macomb Area Conference Blue Division title, but the squad enters the playoffs having won a title of some sort for the third consecutive season.

Sterling Heights High senior guard Tyler Shaba takes a jumper in a Feb. 27 playoff loss to Clinton Township Chippewa Valley. The Stallions won seven of their last 10 games after starting 0-11.

Published March 1, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights High boys basketball coach reflects on first season back with program

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights High boys basketball coach Mike Griffin returned to the sidelines after a five-year hiatus, and he’s proud of the growth his players exhibited as the season went along.

Published March 1, 2019

Warren Weekly

Mott boys hoops coach looks back on season

WARREN — Warren Mott boys basketball coach Jeff Olind was somber after his team’s 65-60 overtime loss to Warren Woods Tower Feb. 25 in a Division 1 district quarterfinal.

Madison Heights Lamphere junior Kian Lemons puts the ball up during a game against Royal Oak Shrine earlier this season. The Rams’ season ended with an opening-round district playoff loss against Ferndale High.

Published February 28, 2019

Madison - Park News

Lamphere boys basketball concludes season with district playoff loss

MADISON HEIGHTS — Madison Heights Lamphere’s boys basketball season ended with a 99-53 loss to Ferndale High in a Division 2 opening-round district playoff game Feb. 25 at host Warren Lincoln.

Grosse Pointe South's Nate Styer goes up for a layup in a district semifinal game against Eastpointe High. South won the game and will play against Grosse Pointe North in the district final March 1.

Published February 27, 2019

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Grosse Pointe South downs Eastpointe High in district semifinal

GROSSE POINTE –– Basketball is a game of runs, and Grosse Pointe South used a flurry of runs to down Eastpointe High in a Division 1 district semifinal game Feb. 27 at Grosse Pointe North.

Published February 27, 2019

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Outside shooting leads Chippewa Valley boys hoops past Sterling Heights, into district final

STERLING HEIGHTS — Clinton Township junior wing Jon Bolden hit five 3-pointers in leading the Big Reds to a 44-34 win over Sterling Heights High in a Feb. 27 Division 1 district semifinal.Read More

Published February 26, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Marian hoops wins second straight CHSL championship

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Bloomfield Hills Marian basketball team capped off an undefeated league season with a win over Dearborn Divine Child Feb. 23 at Calihan Hall on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy. The Mustangs beat the Falcons 48-34 to claim the Catholic League AB Division title.

Published February 26, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shrine girls, boys basketball teams dominate at league tournament

On a wall outside Royal Oak Shrine, there is a mural donning the words, “A Championship Culture.” It’s one thing to claim that your school has a championship culture, but the Knights basketball programs are turning those words into a reality.

Published February 25, 2019

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Warren Woods Tower boys hoops outlasts Mott to advance in district tournament

WARREN — A late surge overtime surge pushed the Warren Woods Tower boys basketball team past Warren Mott 65-60 in a Feb. 25 Division 1 district quarterfinal. The extra session started with three lead changes, which put the Marauders up 57-56 with 1:45 left in overtime.

Published February 25, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lake Shore wins MAC Blue/Gold Tournament, gears up for playoff run

ST. CLAIR SHORES –– The St. Clair Shores Lake Shore boys basketball team has been through some difficult times this year.

The Shorians’ head coach stepped away in December, three kids left the team and a few younger players were pulled up from junior varsity. However, that hasn’t stopped them from having success.

Published February 22, 2019

Warren Weekly

Regina girls basketball coach hopes offense can catch up

WARREN — Defense has given the Warren Regina basketball team a chance in a lot of its games this season, and longtime, decorated coach Diane Laffey hopes her team can get things right on the other side of the ball in time for a possible postseason run.

Published February 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Girls hoops squads set to embark on postseason

A change in the schedule pushed the start of the state girls basketball playoffs back a week and moved the beginning of the boys postseason up seven days.

That means the girls basketball postseason begins March 4. The tournament ends with the semifinals and finals, set for March 21-23 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids.

Published February 19, 2019

Rochester Post

Avondale girls hoops prepping for postseason run

AUBURN HILLS — Last season, the Auburn Hills Avondale girls basketball team went 17-3 and won a share of the Oakland Activities Association Blue Division title. Though they have a new coach this season, the Yellow Jackets and Bob Lees haven’t skipped a beat.

Published February 18, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls hoops looking to bounce back

UTICA — It was an earlier exit than hoped for in the Macomb Area Conference tournament, but Utica High girls basketball coach Tom McDonald and the Chieftains are ready to move forward.