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Class C girls basketball: Detroit Edison wins first state title
Detroit Edison freshman Gabrielle Elliott, joined by teammates, holds the Class C girls basketball state trophy after her team’s 46-44 win over Pewamo-Westphalia at the Breslin Center on Saturday,...
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U-M's foe: Louisville's Johnson (Ypsilanti) not looking for revenge -...
Louisville’s Jaylen Johnson shoots the ball against Jacksonville State during the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 17, 2017. INDIANAPOLIS – As much as he’s trying...
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Class B girls basketball: Detroit Country Day reclaims state title - Destiny...
Birmingham Detroit Country Day celebrates its Class B state title after beating Ypsilanti Arbor Prep Saturday in East Lansing. EAST LANSING — Frank Orlando added another achievement to his...
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Rochester teen Sam Kell battles brain cancer with optimism and hope - Sam...
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek’s Sam Kell jumps in celebration of a basket next to his stepfather and head coach, Michael Spehn, right, during a game against Ferndale on Feb. 9, 2017, in Ferndale. It’s...
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Teen sets bench press record, excels in classroom with ear implants
Sam Kell battles brain cancer with optimism and hope Sam Kell’s love for basketball is matched by his family’s and community’s love for him and his courageous fight Miles Bridges, Josh Jackson discuss...
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Paw Paw keeps racist mascot, state ups ante
In this 2014 file photo, a group in California protests the Washington Redskins’ name before an NFL football game. The same issue is found in Paw Paw, Mich., where the state is considering withholding...
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Isaiah Livers named 2017 Michigan Mr. Basketball
Kalamazoo Central senior Isaiah Livers says he always took basketball seriously. But after the Maroon Giants lost to Lansing Everett in the postseason a year ago, the 6-foot-8, 220-pound power forward...
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Kalamazoo Central's Isaiah Livers edges pal Tillman for Mr. Basketball -...
Kalamazoo Central’s Isaiah Livers, a future Wolverine, is awarded the 2017 Mr. Basketball award Monday Mar. 20, 2017 at the Detroit Free Press. Michael Jordan’s NBA return in 2001 sparked a fire...
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Boys hoops: Tillman gets better of Mr. Basketball in state quarters - In...
LANSING — Xavier Tillman got his revenge. Kalamazoo Central’s Isaiah Livers goes up for a shot against Grand Rapids Christian in Tuesday’s Class A quarterfinal at Lansing Eastern. The Grand Rapids...
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2017 Michigan boys basketball semifinals schedule
Flint Beecher poses for a portrait after winning the MHSAA boys basketball Class C championship at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The best boys basketball teams in Michigan are playing for state...
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How Powers North Central's nation-leading winning streak started
Powers North Central senior Jason Whitens scores during one of the Jets’ games this season. The program enters the Class D state semifinals with nation’s longest winning streak at 81 games. The...
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Michigan basketball recruit Isaiah Livers predicts Wolverines title
Kalamazoo Central’s Isaiah Livers, a future Wolverine, is awarded the 2017 Mr. Basketball award Monday Mar. 20, 2017 at the Detroit Free Press. Isaiah Livers plans to suit up for the defending...
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Flint Beecher pulls away from Detroit Edison, advances to Class C final
Flint Beecher senior Malik Ellison attempts a shot against Detroit Edison’s Deante Johnson in Thursday’s Class C semifinal at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Beecher won, 76-68, and will try to...
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East Lansing's Brandon Johns named Class A player of year
Brandon Johns ,23, of East Lansing takes the ball to the basket and collides with Ethan Cummings of Grand Ledge. Cummings was charged with a blocking foul. Brandon Johns had a choice last summer. He...
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Wow! Powers North Central wins at the buzzer for 82nd straight victory
Powers North Central senior Seth Polfus is lifted into the air by a teammate after his lay-up beat the buzzer for an 84-83 win in double overtime over Southfield Christian in a Class D semifinal at...
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Lansing Christian falls short in state semifinal
Lansing Christian’s Forrest Bouyer walks off the court after the team’s loss in the Class D state semifinals against Buckley on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Buckley...
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Class A boys hoops: Foster Loyer leads Clarkston to state title game - MSU...
Clarkston junior guard Foster Loyer goes up for a shot against West Bloomfield in the Class A semifinal at the Breslin Center on Friday, March 24, 2017. Loyer scored 32 points in Clarkston’s 78-35...
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Class A boys: Tillman shakes nerves, lifts GR Christian to title game - The...
Grand Rapids Christian star forward and Michigan State signee Xavier Tillman drives to the basket against Romulus in a Class A semifinal on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Breslin Center. EAST LANSING —...
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Class B: New Haven wins semifinal featuring elite underclassmen - Romeo...
New Haven sophomore forward Romeo Weems during the win over Benton Harbor in the Class B state semifinal Friday in East Lansing. EAST LANSING — New Haven is seeking its first boys basketball state...
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Class B semifinal: Ludington tops River Rouge in OT thriller at buzzer -...
River Rouge’s Darian Owens-White goes up for a shot against Ludington in Friday’s Class B semifinal at the Breslin Center. EAST LANSING — Sophomore Joshua Laman picked a good time to make his first...
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