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A balanced offense for Eastern resulted in a blowout win. Senior Deante Smith scored 22 points for Eastern. read more

David Smith led Waverly in the first half it was all Sebastian Washington from there as he scored 9 of his 18 points in the 3rd quarter. read more

Bridgeport jumped out to a 20+ point lead but a determined HF team fought until the end and couldn't overcome SirQuarius Ball of Bridgeport. read more

Blake Lund keyed the Eagles with 16 points and distributed the ball well to teammates as Powers played aggressive defense all night. Linden never trailed in this game. read more

Skyline is deep and keeps coming at you. They have a 1-2 punch in Wade/Munson but they have plenty of other players that contribute. Novi is in a rebuilding year after losing 3-top seniors. read more

Pioneer got out to a 26-7 lead led mostly by the play of Drew Lowder, who dazzled with his shooting, passing and quickness. Arbor Prep played them even for the last 3 qtrs led by Coleman Street. Pioneer needs to keep the intensity up but they showed what they are capable of. read more

In a game that saw lots of lead changes, University Prep prevailed behind good ball movement and a big 29-pt 4th quarter. Behind their big 3, Grosse Pointe South showed they have a lot of fight and will compete this year. read more

In the first half, UDJ took the lead (led by Jalen Thomas) but they really took control in the second half when Daniel Friday exerted himself. DEPSA is a feisty, young team that will only get better as they have more time together. read more

Lincoln's Emoni Bates did not disappoint in his high school debut as he scores 32 points. Jalen Fisher as usual was also key to the victory. Huron showed they have very deep talent with some elite players and they should not be taken lightly. read more

In a game where both teams showed they belong in the top 25, DEPSA showed patience and resolve to come back from an 8-pt second half deficit to get the win. Exciting game for so early in the season. read more

Cranbrook defeated Lamphere 83-41 in Varsity Basketball season opener on Tuesday.Senior Torrell Williams led with 14 points, with Senior Jordan Benson also scoring 14 points and Senior Alex Finney contributing 13 points. Junior Kian Lemons had 11 points for Lamphere. read more

BY DAN STICKRADTCORRESPONDENTdan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.comTwitter: @LocalSportsFansInstagram: stickradtdanSnapchat: Dan.StickradtEAST LANSING — Like a runaway freight train.Like a well-oiled machine.Like a fine-tuned engine... read more

DEPSA beat Glen Lake in 2018 Class C State Final by the score of 53-38.It was a back and forth game until Glen Lake's Cade Peterson left the game for a few minutes with an ankle injury... read more

Southfield Christian defeated Buckley in 2018 Class D State Final by the score of 64-54 on Saturday morning.The Eagle of SC jumped out a major lead and withstood a comeback attempt by Buckley that wouldn't be enough... read more

Benton Harbor beat Grand Rapids Catholic Central in 2018 Class B State Final thanks to a last second shot by sophomore Carlos Johnson of Benton Harbor.Johnson's 3 pointer in the final seconds gave the Tigers a 65-64 lead, GRCC had one last chance to score but couldn't convert... read more

Grand Rapids Catholic Central took it to New Haven early and often on Friday night. By the time it was over, New Haven's 52 game-winning streak was snapped and GRCC guard Austin Braun had a career high, 31 points... read more

River Rouge and Benton Harbor went back and forth all game until Benton Harbor senior guard, Elijah Baxter took control of the game with 2 straight 3 pointers that provided a cushion.Benton Harbor built their lead up to double-digits and didn't stop applying the pressure on Rouge... read more

In a game that was back and forth for a majority of the game, West Ottawa was the last one standing.After watching Clarkston dismantle De La Salle before their game, WO controlled the tempo vs. Novi.Xavier Wade and Tyler Bosma each had 13 points. Bosma also added 12 rebounds... read more

If Clarkston was looking past De La Salle to their potential Class A State Championship game on Saturday, they sure didn't play like it. 2018 Mr... read more

Buckley erased a 12 point deficit in their win over Hillsdale Academy on Thursday evening to advance to the Class D State Championship game.HIllsdale Academy jumped all over the favored Buckley Bears in the 1st half... read more

Southfield Christian would not be denied on this night as they jumped out to a 16-0 lead 6 minutes into the game and didn't look back... read more

Glen Lake would be too much for Monroe SMCC on this day as three players combined to score all 62 of the Lakers points... read more

Detroit Edison, DEPSA did what their Girls program did one week earlier by winning their Class C semi-final game in a comfortable fashion.Led by a balanced attack of Pierre Mitchell, Gary Solomon, and Deante Johnson, DEPSA was off and running once they got going in the 2nd quarter... read more

Flint Carman-Ainsworth and Grand Blanc lived up to the hype and more on Friday night! The home-team Flint CA led a majority of the game. "Big Mike" Fletcher showed why he is one of the best dual-sport Athletes in Michigan. Full 3-Minute Highlight read more

A year ago in the Regional Semi-Final in Houghton Lake Manton got the best of the Lakers from Glen Lake winning 49-36 en route to a trip to the Breslin Center.On Wednesday night things were a little different... read more

The Blackhawks stunned the Lakers in round 1 of the MHSAA Districts, winning 44-40 in a defensive battle. After only scoring 12 points in the first half, the Blackhawks mounted a 7-0 run to start the 3rd quarter and never looked back, battling the Lakers until the final possession... read more

Gaylord: As Big North Conference Rivals Traverse City Central and Petoskey are very familiar with each other as they meet two times in the regular season and on Monday night they met in the opening round of Districts... read more

Gaylord: Alpena (8-12) and Marquette (13-6) met up in Gaylord in the opening round Class A District 12 matchup.The game remained close the entire game as Marquette could never pull away but Alpena could never get over the jump as the Redman went on to win 64-57 over the Wildcats... read more

Clare got going early on Thursday in their final test before taking on the district tournament next week in a 81-56 Jack Pine Conference win at Houghton Lake... read more

Dansville took on CMAC foe Fowler on March 1, 2018. These are not only two of the better teams in Class C and D, but also some of the better teams in the Lansing area regardless of school size. Dansville came out and took the lead from the beginning and never lost it... read more