Michigan High School
Girls basketball tournament

 

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As part of an ongoing project to capture
the history of the
 MHSAA Girls prep basketball tournament,
While we have gathered a large amount of information, including the scores of each game,
we are still looking for additional information to help complete the details from the final rounds.

Can you help?

 

I’ll use the Class A from the 1976 season as an example to illustrate what I’m after.  As you can see, we have gathered information on the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.  However, coaching and win-loss information on numerous teams is incomplete.
 

Year Class Round

Winning Team

Score

Losing Team

Score

Winning Coach

W-L

Losing Coach

W-L
1976 A QF

Farmington Our Lady of Mercy

75

Detroit Murray Wright

59

Larry Baker

23-1

Roberta Wishart

14-3
1976 A QF

Flushing

63

Flint Carman

44        
1976 A QF

Marquette

67

Lansing Eastern

37        
1976 A QF

Southfield Lathrup

41

Detroit Dominican

30

Charles Daniel

16-4

Sue Kruszewski

18-3
1976 A SF

Farmington Our Lady of Mercy

78

Southfield Lathrup

58

Larry Baker

23-1

Charles Daniel

16-4
1976 A SF

Marquette

62

Flushing

46

Barb Crill

25-0    
1976 A  F

Marquette

68

Farmington Our Lady of Mercy

41

Barb Crill

25-0

Larry Baker

23-1

 

Below, I have listed information about teams where details on coaches and/or win-loss records are missing:

 

This list shows:

1) The year they qualified.

2) Name of the High School team

3) Coaches name (when known)

4) Win-Loss record (when known)

 

(Note - all tournament games were played in the fall of the year listed.)

 

Please send any information that you have to

Ron Pesch – MHSAA Historian

1317 Lakeshore Drive

Muskegon, MI  49441-1650

 

Or email me at peschstats@comcast.net

 

The list is arranged in a manner to allow you to cut and paste the information into your documents or e-mails.  In addition, feel free to insert this data into newspaper articles, team programs, and newsletters.

 

Many thanks for your assistance!!!

 

Ron

 

Year Class Round Team Coach Record
1979 C SF Addison Tom Britsch  
         
1993 A QF Adrian    
         
2001 D QF Adrian Lenawee Christian    
         
1974 B QF Algonac    
         
1975 C SF Allen Park Cabrini    
         
1974 D QF Allendale    
1975 D  F Allendale    
         
1990 A QF Alpena    
1991 A QF Alpena    
         
1997 A QF Ann Arbor     
         
1978 D QF Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard    
1984 C QF Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard    
         
1995 A QF Ann Arbor Huron   22-5
         
1974 A QF Ann Arbor Pioneer    
1994 A QF Ann Arbor Pioneer    
         
1973 D SF Ann Arbor St. Thomas    
1974 D SF Ann Arbor St. Thomas    
         
1979 C QF Armada    
         
1982 D QF Ashley Carl Wayer  
1983 D QF Ashley Carl Wayer  
         
1993 D QF Athens    
         
1989 D QF Auburn Hills Oakland Christian    
         
1975 D QF AuGres    
         
1980 D QF Baldwin    
         
1978 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip    
1980 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip    
1989 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip    
1996 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip   19-7
1997 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip    
1998 D QF Battle Creek St. Philip    
         
1997 D QF Bay City All Saints    
         
1991 B QF Beaverton    
         
1998 A QF Belleville    
1999 A QF Belleville    
2000 A QF Belleville    
2001 A QF Belleville    
         
1974 A QF Benton Harbor    
1989 A QF Benton Harbor    
         
1974 C QF Berrien Springs    
1979 C QF Berrien Springs    
1982 C QF Berrien Springs    
         
1978 D SF Bessemer Dennis Rolando  
         
1986 A QF Birmingham Marian    
1987 A QF Birmingham Marian    
1990 A QF Birmingham Marian    
1993 A QF Birmingham Marian    
1995 A QF Birmingham Marian   16-9
1999 A QF Birmingham Marian    
2004 A QF Birmingham Marian   21-5
         
1973 C  F Blissfield    
         
1981 D QF Brethren    
         
2004 C QF Bridgman   24-3
         
1980 A QF Brighton    
         
1986 D QF Brimley    
1994 D QF Brimley    
         
1991 C QF Bronson    
2002 C QF Bronson   15-11
         
1980 C QF Brown City Richard Lee  
         
1977 C SF Buchanan Ray Berry  
         
2000 B QF Byron Center    
         
1981 C SF Caledonia Paul Peterman  
1985 B QF Caledonia    
         
1977 B QF Calumet    
         
1989 C QF Capac    
         
1975 D QF Carney-Nadeau    
         
1978 C QF Carrollton    
1984 C QF Carrollton Bill DeLong  
1994 C QF Carrollton    
         
1981 C QF Cassopolis    
1985 C QF Cassopolis    
         
1973 B QF Cedar Springs    
         
1977 C QF Centerline St. Clement Arlene Patlevic  
         
1977 D QF Central Lake    
         
1976 D QF Centreville    
1984 C QF Centreville    
         
1978 B QF Cheboygan    
         
1974 A QF Clarkston    
         
2003 D QF Climax-Scotts   23-3
         
1977 C QF Clinton    
1978 C QF Clinton    
         
1977 B QF Coldwater    
1984 B QF Coldwater    
1991 B QF Coldwater    
         
1973 D QF Colon    
1982 D QF Colon    
1983 D QF Colon    
         
1993 C QF Constantine    
         
1989 D QF Cooks Big Bay De Noc    
1990 D QF Cooks Big Bay De Noc    
         
1993 B QF Coopersville    
         
1991 D QF Custer Mason County Eastern    
         
1998 C QF Dansville    
1999 C QF Dansville    
         
2000 B QF Dearborn Divine Child Carol Brewis  
2001 B QF Dearborn Divine Child Carol Brewis  
         
1996 C QF Decatur   19-5
         
1981 D QF Deckerville   19-6
         
1992 D QF Deerfield    
         
1973 D QF DeTour    
1985 D QF DeTour    
         
1989 B QF Detroit Benedictine    
         
1975 A QF Detroit Bishop Borgess    
         
1982 A QF Detroit Cass Tech    
         
1999 C QF Detroit Communication and Media Arts    
         
1982 A QF Detroit Cooley    
         
1988 C QF Detroit Country Day Frank Orlando  
1994 B QF Detroit Country Day Frank Orlando  
         
1975 A SF Detroit Dominican    
         
1982 C QF Detroit Holy Redeemer    
         
1978 A QF Detroit Kettering    
         
1979 A SF Detroit Murray Wright Virginia Lawrence  
1992 A QF Detroit Murray Wright    
         
1975 A QF Detroit Pershing    
         
1987 D QF Detroit Redford St. Mary    
1990 D QF Detroit Redford St. Mary    
         
1979 A QF Detroit Redford Union    
         
1992 B QF Detroit Renaissance    
         
1976 D QF Detroit St. Martin dePorres   13-5
1983 C QF Detroit St. Martin dePorres    
1991 C QF Detroit St. Martin dePorres    
         
1997 B QF Dexter    
1998 B QF Dexter    
         
1979 D QF Dryden    
         
1998 B QF East Grand Rapids    
2000 B QF East Grand Rapids    
         
1998 A QF East Kentwood    
         
1973 A SF East Lansing    
2006 A QF East Lansing Robert Smith  
         
1991 B QF Eaton Rapids    
         
1976 C QF Elk Rapids    
1977 C QF Elk Rapids    
1988 C QF Elk Rapids    
1989 C QF Elk Rapids    
1993 C QF Elk Rapids    
         
2004 C QF Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port-Laker    
         
1997 D QF Ellsworth   24-1
1998 D QF Ellsworth    
         
1983 D QF Ewen-Trout Creek Nancy Osier  
1993 D QF Ewen-Trout Creek Nancy Osier  
         
1973 A SF Farmington Our Lady of Mercy    
1974 A  F Farmington Our Lady of Mercy    
1975 A  F Farmington Our Lady of Mercy Larry Baker  
1980 A QF Farmington Our Lady of Mercy Larry Baker  
1985 A QF Farmington Our Lady of Mercy Larry Baker  
1986 A QF Farmington Our Lady of Mercy Larry Baker  
         
1973 B SF Fenton    
1975 B QF Fenton    
1976 B QF Fenton    
1977 B QF Fenton    
1978 B QF Fenton    
         
1979 B SF Flint Beecher Dave Hollingsworth  
1985 B QF Flint Beecher    
2003 C QF Flint Beecher   20-5
         
1973 A QF Flint Carman    
1974 A SF Flint Carman    
1976 A QF Flint Carman    
         
1976 D SF Flint Holy Rosary    
1980 D QF Flint Holy Rosary    
         
1997 A QF Flint Northern    
         
1975 A QF Flint Northwestern    
         
1989 A QF Flint Powers Catholic Kathy McGee  
1993 B QF Flint Powers Catholic Kathy McGee  
1995 B QF Flint Powers Catholic Kathy McGee 24-2
         
1976 A SF Flushing    
1999 A QF Flushing    
         
1976 D SF Fowler    
         
1976 B SF Frankenmuth Art Pelzer  
1981 B QF Frankenmuth Art Pelzer  
1982 B QF Frankenmuth Art Pelzer  
         
2001 C QF Freeland    
         
1977 B QF Fremont    
         
1980 C QF Fulton Middleton    
         
1995 D QF Gaylord St. Mary   23-2
1999 D QF Gaylord St. Mary    
2001 D QF Gaylord St. Mary    
         
1973 C QF Gladwin   20-1
1974 C QF Gladwin    
         
1993 C QF Goodrich    
1994 C QF Goodrich    
         
1991 A QF Grand Ledge    
         
1998 C QF Grand Rapids Baptist    
         
1986 B QF Grand Rapids Catholic Central    
1992 B QF Grand Rapids Catholic Central    
         
1973 A  F Grand Rapids Christian Mary Afman  
1974 A SF Grand Rapids Christian    
1981 B QF Grand Rapids Christian    
1995 A QF Grand Rapids Christian   23-3
2000 A QF Grand Rapids Christian    
2003 A QF Grand Rapids Christian   21-4
         
1984 D QF Grand Rapids Covenant Christian    
2000 C QF Grand Rapids Covenant Christian    
         
1978 A QF Grand Rapids Union    
1979 A QF Grand Rapids Union    
         
1982 B QF Grand Rapids West Catholic    
1994 B QF Grand Rapids West Catholic    
         
1990 C QF Grandville Calvin Christian    
1995 C QF Grandville Calvin Christian   24-1
         
1981 B QF Grosse Ile Steve Sims  
         
1994 A QF Grosse Pointe North    
         
1975 B QF Gull Lake    
         
1990 C QF Hancock    
1991 C QF Hancock    
         
1986 C QF Harbor Beach JoAnn Capling  
1990 C QF Harbor Beach JoAnn Capling  
2000 C QF Harbor Beach    
         
1974 D QF Harbor Springs Nancy Paige  
1976 D QF Harbor Springs Nancy Paige  
1979 D QF Harbor Springs Nancy Paige   
         
1973 B QF Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher    
1987 B QF Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher    
2001 D QF Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher    
         
1992 C QF Hart    
         
1975 C QF Haslett    
1976 C QF Haslett    
         
1973 D QF Hillman    
1975 D QF Hillman    
         
1973 B QF Holt    
1974 B QF Holt    
1975 B QF Holt    
         
1975 C  F Hopkins    
1978 C QF Hopkins    
         
1992 B QF Houghton Lake    
         
1990 B QF Hudsonville Unity Christian    
         
1983 C QF Ida    
         
2004 B QF Ionia   21-6
         
1973 B QF Iron Mountain    
1994 C QF Iron Mountain    
2004 C QF Iron Mountain   24-2
         
1975 B QF Iron River West Iron County    
1986 C QF Iron River West Iron County    
         
1976 B QF Ironwood    
1983 C QF Ironwood    
         
1984 D QF Ironwood Catholic    
         
1974 B QF Ishpeming    
         
1985 C QF Ishpeming Westwood    
         
1979 A SF Jackson Andy Sheridan  
         
1974 B SF Jenison    
1975 B SF Jenison    
1976 B SF Jenison   25-1
2001 A QF Jenison    
         
1987 D QF Johannesburg-Lewiston Rick Guild  
1999 D QF Johannesburg-Lewiston Rick Guild  
         
1975 C SF Kalamazoo Christian    
1976 C SF Kalamazoo Christian    
1992 C QF Kalamazoo Christian    
         
1977 A QF Kalamazoo Loy Norrix    
         
1973 C QF Kalkaska    
2001 B QF Kalkaska    
         
1977 C QF Kent City    
1988 C QF Kent City    
1989 C QF Kent City    
         
1990 B QF Kingsford    
         
1978 D QF Kingsley    
1979 D QF Kingsley    
         
2003 D QF Kingston   23-2
         
1975 D SF Lake City    
         
1976 C QF Lake Fenton    
1987 C QF Lake Fenton    
1993 C QF Lake Fenton    
         
1997 B QF Lakeview Craig Woolley  
         
1975 C QF L'Anse    
1984 C QF L'Anse    
2000 D QF L'Anse    
         
1974 C QF Lansing Catholic Central    
1987 C QF Lansing Catholic Central    
         
1976 A QF Lansing Eastern    
         
1985 A QF Lansing Sexton    
         
1997 A QF Lapeer East    
         
1984 D QF Leland Larry Glass  
1985 D QF Leland Larry Glass  
         
1978 C QF Lincoln Alcona    
1979 C SF Lincoln Alcona Joel Johnson  
         
1978 A QF Livonia Bentley    
         
1982 B QF Livonia Ladywood    
1988 A QF Livonia Ladywood    
1992 A QF Livonia Ladywood    
         
1973 A QF Livonia Stevenson    
         
1989 B QF Ludington    
1995 B QF Ludington   22-4
         
2000 D QF Manistee Catholic Central    
         
1987 C QF Manistique    
         
1983 D QF Manton    
         
1977 D SF Maple City Glen Lake Ted Swierad  
1988 D QF Maple City Glen Lake Ted Swierad  
2000 C QF Maple City Glen Lake Pete Schimpke  
2001 C QF Maple City Glen Lake    
         
1981 D QF Marcellus    
         
1993 D QF Marine City Cardinal Mooney    
         
1990 D QF Marion    
2002 C QF Marion   21-5
         
1975 A SF Marquette    
         
1980 B QF Marshall    
1983 B QF Marshall    
1988 B QF Marshall    
         
1987 B QF Mason    
         
1973 C QF Mattawan    
         
1982 D QF McBain    
1995 C QF McBain   24-2
         
1973 D QF McBain Christian    
1974 D SF McBain Christian    
1989 D QF McBain Christian    
1995 D QF McBain Northern Michigan Christian   13-8
1996 D QF McBain Northern Michigan Christian   18-7
         
1973 D SF Memphis    
         
1979 B QF Menominee    
1985 B QF Menominee    
2002 B QF Menominee   23-2
         
1997 C QF Merrill    
         
1975 C QF Michigan Center    
1976 C QF Michigan Center    
         
1999 B QF Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg    
         
1976 D QF Mio    
1977 D QF Mio    
2001 D QF Mio    
         
2004 A QF Monroe   22-5
         
1995 B QF Monroe Jefferson   21-5
         
1974 C SF Morenci    
1975 D QF Morenci    
         
1978 A QF Mt Clemens    
1991 B QF Mt Clemens    
         
1990 A QF Mt Clemens Chippewa Valley    
         
1979 B SF Mt Clemens L'Anse Creuse Mary Knechtges  
         
1977 A QF Mt Clemens L'Anse Creuse North    
1979 A QF Mt Clemens L'Anse Creuse North    
         
1993 B QF Mt Clemens Lutheran North    
         
1977 B SF Mt Pleasant Jean Murray  
         
2002 D QF Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart   22-3
2004 D QF Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart   23-3
         
1992 C QF Munising    
         
1999 C QF Muskegon Catholic Central    
         
1993 A QF Muskegon Mona Shores    
1994 A QF Muskegon Mona Shores    
         
1991 C QF Muskegon Oakridge    
         
1989 B QF Muskegon Orchard View    
         
1973 C QF Muskegon Christian    
1979 D SF Muskegon Western Michigan Christian Rich Verkaik  
1992 D QF Muskegon Western Michigan Christian    
1994 D QF Muskegon Western Michigan Christian    
         
2006 C SF Napoleon   21-5
         
1979 C QF Negaunee    
1998 C QF Negaunee    
         
1990 B QF New Boston Huron    
         
1975 C QF New Lothrop Dave Sparks  
1998 D QF New Lothrop Dave Sparks  
         
1983 C QF Newaygo    
         
1990 A QF Niles    
1997 B QF Niles    
1998 B QF Niles    
2002 B QF Niles   17-8
2004 B QF Niles   22-4
         
1989 C QF Niles Brandywine    
         
1988 B QF North Branch    
         
1974 D QF North Muskegon    
         
1976 C SF Norway    
1977 C SF Norway Barbara Perry  
1981 D QF Norway    
1982 D QF Norway    
         
1980 B QF Okemos    
1988 A QF Okemos    
         
1973 C SF Ontonagon    
1974 C  F Ontonagon   22-1
1981 C SF Ontonagon Gladys Chamberlain  
         
1979 A QF Orchard Lake West Bloomfield    
         
1992 B QF Ortonville-Brandon    
         
1983 B QF Ovid-Elsie    
1984 B QF Ovid-Elsie    
         
1978 D SF Owendale-Gagetown Judy Campbell  
         
1984 B QF Oxford Ian Smith  
1986 B QF Oxford Ian Smith  
1989 B QF Oxford Ian Smith  
         
1973 B SF Parchment    
1978 C SF Parchment Paul Blacken  
1997 C QF Parchment    
         
2001 B QF Paw Paw    
         
1992 D QF Peck    
         
1975 D SF Perkins    
1976 D  F Perkins    
         
1999 B QF Petoskey    
         
1981 C QF Pewamo-Westphalia    
1982 C QF Pewamo-Westphalia    
1988 C QF Pewamo-Westphalia    
2000 C SF Pewamo-Westphalia   25-1
         
1988 D QF Pickford    
         
1981 A QF Plymouth Salem   21-4
1983 A QF Plymouth Salem    
1984 A QF Plymouth Salem    
         
1984 A QF Pontiac Northern    
         
1975 A QF Portage Central    
         
1973 C SF Portland    
         
1986 D QF Potterville Sheryl Mox  
1994 D QF Potterville Sheryl Mox  
         
2002 D QF Rapid River   23-2
         
2002 C QF Ravenna   24-2
         
1980 C QF Reed City    
         
2003 D QF Republic-Michigamme   20-5
         
2003 B QF Richland Gull Lake   22-4
         
1979 B QF River Rouge    
1982 B QF River Rouge    
1988 B QF River Rouge    
         
1988 A QF Rochester    
         
1973 A QF Rochester Adams    
2000 A QF Rochester Adams    
         
1986 B QF Saginaw Buena Vista    
         
2000 A QF Saginaw Heritage    
         
         
1973 B  F Saginaw MacArthur    
         
1977 D QF Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary    
2001 C QF Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary    
2002 C QF Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   23-3
2003 C QF Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary   23-3
         
2001 B QF Saginaw Nouvel    
2002 B QF Saginaw Nouvel   22-4
         
1974 C QF Saginaw St. Stephen    
         
1996 B QF Saginaw Swan Valley   24-2
1998 B QF Saginaw Swan Valley    
         
1993 D QF Saugatuck    
         
1987 B QF Sault Ste. Marie    
1997 B QF Sault Ste. Marie    
2000 B QF Sault Ste. Marie    
         
1974 C SF Scottville Mason County Central    
1976 C  F Scottville Mason County Central   21-3
1979 C QF Scottville Mason County Central    
1986 C QF Scottville Mason County Central    
         
2004 C QF Shelby   20-7
         
1986 A QF South Lyon    
         
1999 A QF Southfield    
         
1977 A QF Southfield Lathrup    
         
1978 B QF Southgate Aquinas    
1980 B QF Southgate Aquinas    
1981 B QF Southgate Aquinas    
1986 B QF Southgate Aquinas    
         
1990 B QF St. Clair    
         
1979 B QF St. Johns Beth Swears  
1987 A QF St. Johns Beth Swears  
2004 A QF St. Johns   22-5
         
1979 B QF St. Joseph Rick Bloodworth  
         
1999 D QF St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic    
         
2004 D QF St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran   24-2
         
1982 C QF Stephenson    
         
1987 A QF Sterling Heights Stevenson    
         
1974 B QF Stevensville Lakeshore    
         
1986 D QF Suttons Bay    
         
1984 A QF Swartz Creek    
         
1981 C QF Tawas Area    
2003 B QF Tawas Area   23-3
         
1989 A QF Taylor Center    
         
1975 B  F Tecumseh Diane Nelson  
         
1976 B  F Three Oaks River Valley   23-1
         
1988 A QF Traverse City    
1992 A QF Traverse City    
         
2003 C QF Traverse City St. Francis   23-3
         
1973 A QF Trenton   18-2
         
1985 D QF Troy Zion Christian    
         
1994 C QF Union City    
         
1986 A QF Utica    
1998 A QF Utica    
         
1983 A QF Utica Ford    
1984 A QF Utica Ford    
         
1987 D QF Wakefield    
         
1994 A QF Walled Lake Central    
         
1983 A QF Walled Lake Western    
         
1974 A QF Warren Woods    
         
1980 A QF Washington Eisenhower    
1981 A QF Washington Eisenhower    
         
1981 A QF Waterford Kettering   16-5
1983 A QF Waterford Kettering    
1998 A QF Waterford Kettering    
         
1974 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes    
1986 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes    
1991 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes    
1999 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes    
2000 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes    
2002 D QF Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes   17-8
         
1978 B QF Wayland Zach Moushegian  
1983 B QF Wayland    
1985 B QF Wayland    
         
1987 D QF Webberville    
1990 D QF Webberville    
2000 D QF Webberville    
         
1974 B SF West Branch    
1975 B SF West Branch    
         
2003 C QF White Pigeon   17-8
         
1979 D SF Whitmore Lake Steve Utley  
1984 D QF Whitmore Lake    
         
1986 C QF Williamston    
         
1988 D QF Wyandotte Mt Carmel