Girls Basketball

One of the most celebrated basketball careers in MHSAA history came to a close Saturday, as Detroit Edison's Rickea Jackson in her final high school game led the Pioneers to a 77-58 win over Freeland at Van Noord Arena that clinched the Division 2 championship.&nbs...

She didn’t envision 79 varsity victories, three District championships, three league titles or a program scoring record at the time. As a young girl in her driveway years ago, Edwardsburg’s Kaitlyn Zarycki just wanted to master dribbling between her legs an...

The Detroit Edison girls basketball team has been leaving people in awe all season.  On Saturday night, the Pioneers' own coach was a bit star struck after they defeated Freeland 77-58 to claim the Division 2 championship.

The seconds couldn’t tick off the clock fast enough Saturday for a Pewamo-Westphalia girls basketball team on the verge of its first championship for the third season in a row. Side by side on the bench, each with four fouls, sat juniors Ellie Droste and Hannah S...

Not often is the reigning champion the hunter and not the hunted. But that’s how the Saginaw Heritage girls basketball approached this season.  With the graduation of some key members from the 2018 Class A title team, the Hawks felt they were being...

By Bree Salenbien’s admission, she was “kinda out of it” during Saturday morning’s Division 4 Final at Van Noord Arena. But that gave Adrian Lenawee Christian a chance to show this year’s title was won by a fully talented team in addition ...

Detroit Edison’s mission has been pretty clear from the opening tip this season. The Pioneers, off two straight Class C championships, opted up to Division 2 this winter and then defeated most of the best teams from the rest of the state – including three D...

Freeland was doubled up in rebounding, shot 14 fewer free throws and had one more turnover than Hamilton during Friday’s first Division 2 Semifinal at Van Noord Arena. But the Falcons won out in experience and accuracy – and those made the differences in ea...

Give Muskegon a ton of credit. After 11 minutes Thursday, it’s Division 1 Semifinal at Van Noord Arena was all but over. And Southfield Arts & Technology knew the feeling.

Seniors Moira Joiner, Shine Strickland-Gills and Mallory McCartney have helped Saginaw Heritage to a 93-7 record over their four seasons on varsity. They earned one more opportunity to take the court together Thursday by tapping into what’s made them one the most...

When Division 1 Ann Arbor Pioneer made a last-second 3-pointer to force Adrian Lenawee Christian to overtime a little more than a month ago – and the Cougars still prevailed – junior Elizabeth Miller knew her team was on the way to another special finish thi...

Dorene Ingalls has coached more great teams than most over 20 seasons leading the St. Ignace girls basketball program. But it doesn’t take long to tell how much she’s enjoyed guiding this one.

This weekend’s Division 1 girls basketball bracket is filled with stars and storylines. All four semifinalists have won at least 20 games, and none has lost more than four. Last season’s Class A champ is back, as is another semifinalist and a semifinalist f...

Pewamo-Westphalia has played in three MHSAA Girls Basketball Finals. Three more teams have ended seasons in the Semifinals. Four more teams on top of those reached Quarterfinals and were done. Total, that’s 10 teams that had made the final week of the season befo...

Flint Hamady made it to Van Noord Arena this season on a defensive effort that gave up only 40.4 points per game heading into Thursday’s Semifinal matchup with Lake City. During the second half, the Hawks nearly shut down the Trojans entirely to lock down a spot ...

From the opening tip this season, Detroit Edison has been considered arguably the top high school girls basketball team in Michigan – and potentially on its way to being remembered as one of the best in this state all-time. But this weekend’s three other se...

This week, MHSAA officials coordinator Sam Davis explains when instant relay is available to be consulted during the girls and boys basketball tournaments.

Three of this weekend’s Division 3 semifinalists have become regulars checking in for the final rounds of the season. The fourth semifinalist hasn’t made it this far in more than 40 years – not since it became one of the MHSAA’s first girls bask...

There is at least one similarity that ties together all four Division 4 teams making the trip to Calvin College this weekend. All four semifinalists have seen their shares of tough opponents this season and shouldn’t be wowed by the competition beginning Thursday...

The clock is ticking as the Countdown to Calvin will be over by the time this evening is done. All 16 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals will played at sites all over the state tonight, with winners advancing to Van Noord Arena and Semifinals beginning Thursday in Division...