Thumb Sports Writers Association - Girls Basketball 2010 - 2011 Awards

The votes were cast by the members of the Thumb Sports Writers Association for the 2010 - 2011 high school boys & girls basketball awards. It was a struggle with some disagreements but the TSA came down with a final list. Pick up your local thumb area newspaper publications for all the in depth information on the top winners selected.
**Special thanks to Steve Jias of In Focus Photography for the pictures taken this year.

Thumb Tailgater Sports conducted some video interviews with the First Team Players. The video interviews are located at the bottom of this post.
**Of note, missing was first team player, Rayenne Kaiser of North Branch. She was very ill and could not make it to the photo shoot.

High School Girls Basketball All Thumb Awards
As voted by the Thumb Sports Writers Association

FIRST TEAM
Jenna Hirsch - Marlette
Tori Kraft - Harbor Beach
Emily Hale - Sandusky
Sarah Spiekerman - Reese
Rayenne Kaiser - North Branch
Taylor Comment - Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers

TEAM OF THE YEAR
Reese
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jenna Hirsch - Marlette
COACH OF THE YEAR
Denny Gruber - Reese
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Spiekerman - Reese
SIXTH PLAYER  Of THE YEAR
Sam Gierman - Brown City


SECOND TEAM

Rebecca Janke - Caseville

Lauren Krause - Sandusky
Samantha Gierman - Brown City
Logan Rowell - Cass City
Jordan Findlay - Reese
Katie Barrett - Croswell-Lexington

HONORABLE MENTION 
Whitney Fox - Sandusky
Sara Clancy - North Huron
Christin Harris - Owen-Gage
Shashauna Sampson - Deckerville
Mandy Nichol - Deckerville
Kylee Dobbelaere - Marlette
Kari Burton - Brown City
Kayla Gust - Port Hope
Kayla Deering - Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers
Miranda Fuerst - Unionville-Sebewaing
Emily Chambers - Kingston
Joydyn Kiser - Reese
Emily Aranyos - Vassar
Amanda Muntz - Owen-Gage
McKensie Parrish - Cass City
Kelsey Roloson - North Branch




About the TSA
Each year the TSA selects a Player of the Year, Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and an All-Thumb team in four sports: football, volleyball, boys basketball and girls basketball. Also putting together the top players of a 1st & 2nd team; along with many honorable mentions. In order to be considered for nomination to an All-Thumb team, students must attend one of the following schools: Akron-Fairgrove, Carsonville Port-Sanilac, Caseville, Bad Axe, Brown City, Caro, Cass City, Croswell-Lexington, Deckerville, Harbor Beach, Kingston, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, Marlette, Mayville, Millington, North Branch, North Huron, Owendale-Gagetown, Peck, Port Hope, Reese, Sandusky, Ubly, Unionville-Sebewaing and Vassar.
Members of the Thumb Sports Writers Association are: 
Thumb Tailgater Sports - Eddie Fury; Huron Daily Tribune Sports - Paul Adams; Tuscola County Advertiser Sports - Chad Wingert; WIDL 92.1 FM Sports Commentator - Christian Selich; Sandusky Tribune; Huron County View - Dave Fredrick; Sanilac County News - Dale Ball
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T.S.A. - H.S. Girls Basketball Awards

Be looking here on the blog for the full list of the Thumb Sports Writers Association 2010 - 2011 High School Girls Basketball Award Winners at midnight Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Thumb Tailgater will have video interviews with the First Team Players.
Also for more in depth information check out the TSA member newspaper publications at your store news stands! Support them and pick up a copy!

News Paper Publications 
- Huron Daily Tribune
- Tuscola County Advertiser
- Sanilac County News
- Huron County View
- Sandusky Tribune
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H.S. Baseball & Softball Delayed By "Jack Frost"

It appears that the High School Baseball & Softball season could be delayed for the next couple days if not the week. All due to Mother Nature, Jack Frost and our wonderful Michigan weather that continues to keep things on "ice".
But there are a couple things coming your way dealing with the Thumb Sports Writers Association High School Basketball Awards in the next couple weeks. First up is the announcement of the Girls Basketball categories consisting of: First Team, Player Of The Year, Sixth Player, Defensive Player and Coach of The Year.
The results will be released on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 on the TSA media newspaper publications, websites, blogs, facebook, etc.
The Boys Basketball results will be posted on the following week - Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
Thumb Tailgater Sports will have video interviews with the first team players along with a couple of TSA media members on some commentary. However I must warn that the audio volume suffered again this year due to baseball & softball practice going on in the background. I apologize again as last year TTS dealt with the background noise. Next year I will try to get it right!

H.S. Boys Basketball State Finals

The end of the long...high school boys basketball season is here. The MHSAA State Finals take place today on this Saturday, March 26th at the Breslin Center.

LIVE TV - Fox Sports Detroit & MHSAA Replay Video & Post Game

MHSAA Live Audio Webcast & Replay


2011 H.S. Boys Basketball State Finals
At Breslin Center, MSU

CLASS D - 10 am
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 67,  Fulton 50

CLASS C - Noon
Schoolcraft  73,  McBain 59

CLASS A - 4 pm
Kalamazoo Central 46, Detroit Southeastern  42

CLASS B - 8 pm
Lansing Sexton  75, Muskegon Heights 60

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Semifinals

The H.S. Boys Basketball Semifinals take place the next two days on Thursday & Friday with the climatic State Finals this weekend at the Breslin Center.
Listen or watch all the semifinal & finals action at the MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Info Headquarters.

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Info & Links

CLASS C - Thursday, March 24
Schoolcraft  69,  Detroit Consortium 58
McBain  70, Flint Beecher 66 - (O.T.)

CLASS D - Thursday, March 24
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 62, Eben Junction Superior Central  49
Fulton 59,  Detroit Westside Christian 55

CLASS A - Friday, March 25
Kalamazoo Central  44, Southfield 42
Detroit Southeastern  53,  Bay City Western 49

CLASS B - Friday, March 25
Lansing Sexton  69,  Detroit Country Day 59
Muskegon Heights  62,  Dowagiac  43

MHSAA Boys Basktball Quarterfinals

With the girls high school basketball all wrapped up for the season this past weekend, it is now the boys turn to try to reach the Breslin Center this weekend. First step is the quarterfinals that take place tonight. Follow the MHSAA website for all the latest scores and updates throughout this week.

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Info Headquarters

MHSAA H.S. Girls Basketball State Finals

The MHSAA Girls High School Basketball State Semifinals have been thrilling to watch and listen to - truly living up to the moniker "March Madness". Where the Magic ends for which team will be today in the MHSAA State Finals. The Finals will be televised on Fox Sports Detroit.

Live Audio

Girls H.S. Basketball State Finals
March 19th at Breslin Center, MSU
CLASS D
Waterford Our Lady 53,  Bark River-Harris 35 (W.O.L.L. Back to Back Champs)

CLASS A
Inkster 43, Detroit Renaissance 37

CLASS C
St. Ignace 65,  Grosse Pointe Woods Univ. Liggett 54

CLASS B
Dearborn Divine Child  43, Three Rivers  35

MHSAA H.S. Girls Basketball State Semifinals

The MHSAA high school girls basketball State Semifinals continue today on March 18th at the MSU Breslin Center.
The State Finals are on March 19th.
Listen or watch live that are then archived at the MHSAA website.
Live Video  &  Live Audio (archived later)


March 18th Girls Basketball State Semifinals
CLASS A
Detroit Renaissance 39,  Grand Haven  38
Inkster  39,  Canton  38

CLASS B
Dearborn Divine Child  54,  Goodrich 52 (2 O.T.)
Three Rivers 28,  Hemlock  24

March 19 - State Finals, Breslin Center, MSU

CLASS D: 10 a.m.

Black River-Harris (22-4)  vs  Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes (21-5)

CLASS A - Noon

CLASS C: 4pm

Grosse Pointe Woods Univ. Liggett (25-1) vs St.Ignance (25-1)

CLASS B - 6 pm

MHSAA H.S. Girls Baksetball Semifinals

The Michigan High School Athletic Association Girls High School Basketball Semifinals are taking place today March 17 and tomorrow on the 18th. Hear or see all the action at the MHSAA website.

Live Video Link
Live Audio Link

March 17th - Class C & D Semifinals
Class C State Semifinals
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 49,  Sand Creek 29
St Ignace La Salle  63,  Flint Hamady  55

Class D State Semifinals
Bark River-Harris 66, Morenci  44
Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes  52,  Central Lake  41

March 18
CLASS A State Semifinals
Detroit Renaissance (21-3) vs Grand Haven (26-0)  - 1 pm
Canton (24-2) vs Inkster (23-2) -  2:50 pm

CLASS B  State Semifinals
Goodrich (24-1) vs Dearborn Divine Child (21-5) - 6 pm
Three Rivers (26-0) vs Hemlock (22-3) - 7:50 pm

March 19 - Finals

Warrior Wednesday Of Basketball Regional Finals

With the girls high school basketball semifinals now set in stone the teams now head to the Breslin Center in East Lansing to see who will survive on March 17 & 18, and then play for the State Titles On March 19th. The semifnals & finals will be presented by live video & audio with info and links found at MHSAA.com
That leaves the still on going high school boys basketball playoffs. There remains one lone Thumb Tailgater area coverage team. That is the Yale Bulldogs who will take Flint Powers Catholic, in the Regional Final at Mt.Morris High School. Flint Powers Catholic won the Class B State Title in 2009. The winner moves on to the Quarterfinals to take on the winner of the Regional No.12 winner at Imlay City which consists of last years Class B State Champion Detroit Country Day. They will face off against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep tonight at Imlay City High School.
Listen to the Yale vs Flint Powers Catholic game live on the radio at 97.7 FM WTGV, with their coverage starting at 6:35pm.

Full MHSAA Boys Basketball List & Info

Class B No.13 Regional Final at Mt.Morris
Flint Powers Catholic 78,  Yale  45
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Tension Tuesday - H.S. Girls Quarterfinals - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns with the final game of the basketball season with another live internet streaming audio webcast of high school girls basketball. We now head out to cover the Class D No.14 Quarterfinal at Waterford Mott High School.
This game pits the defending Class D State Champs; Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes facing off against the Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars. Coverage starts at 6:45pm. 
We also wrap up our live webcasts of the Thumb Tailgater area teams of high school boys basketball. We do still have Yale Bulldogs still in the mix at the Class B Regional No.13 Regional at Mt.Morris High School. Yale defeated Bridgeport 60-57 in the Semifinals on Monday, and will now take on  Flint Powers Catholic on Wednesday. Flint Powers won the Class B State Title in 2009. That game will be covered live on Sandusky radio station WTGV 97.7 FM.


Full MHSAA Girls Basketball List & Info
Tuesday H.S. Girls Basketbal Quarterfinal - T.Tailgater coverage area

Class B No.14 Quarterfinal at Waterford Mott High School
Waterford Our Lady  61,  Bay City All Saints 36 -  Webcast Replay 

Box Score:                  1st    2nd   Half score    3rd    End of 3rd     4th     Final
Waterford Our Lady    17     22      39           15         54          7      61
Bay City All Saints        9     10      19            4          23         13     36

Leading Point Scorers:
Waterford Our Lady - Laurn Robak 18 (4-3's); Carlee Cottrell 17; Lexie Robak 9 (all 3's); Ava Doetsch 9
Bay City All Saints - Marissa Ramirez; Brandi Hartson 8; Michelle Kleinau 6; Rachel Gasta 5

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Webcast Replays - Boys H.S. Basketball Class D No.28 Regionals

Because of the issues with our wireless signal we will replay the games with a "Replay Webcast" due  to numerous disconnections we had on Monday night. Luckily we had recorded the game podcast style and have to whole game in their entirety to piece all together in piece.
You can find the Webcast Replay links on the Monday blog post, or find the whole Thumb Tailgater Sports Webcasts for the 2010 - 2011 season of football & basketball on the left hand side column of the blog on our Webcast Archive section.

Monday March Magic Madness - Boys Regionals: Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports is back for high school boys basketball! March Madness is now fully underway across the nation. March Magic in Michigan continues with the Boys Basketball Regionals. Thumb Tailgater is covering the Class D No.28 Regionals at Akron-Fairgrove High School with a live internet streaming audio webcast. Coverage starts at 5:40pm.

Full MHSAA List & Info
(Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams, BWAC, GTC, NCTL, TVE are italicized)
Monday Boys Basketball Regional Games - Semifinals

Class D No.28 at Akron-Fairgrove H.S. - T.Tailgater Live Webcasts
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 55,  Akron-Fairgrove  43 - Replay
Genesee Christian 58,  Carsonville-Port Sanilac  54  -  Replay
Regional Final : March 16th - 7pm

Class C No.22 at Reese H.S. 
Saginaw Buena Vista 94, vs  Harbor Beach  51
New Haven 65,   Saginaw Nouvel  54
Regional Final - 7pm

Class B No.13 at Mt.Morris H.S.
Yale 60, vs  Bridgeport 57 - Bulldogs first Regional win since 1947
Flint Powers Catholic 80, Saginaw Swan Valley 53
Regional Final - 7pm

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Saturday District Final Games Boys Basketball

Some District Championship Finals that were called off on Friday will be played Saturday afternoon.
Thumb Tailgater Sports has also decided to cover all the Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area high school boys basketball games in the Class D No.28 Regionals at Akron-Fairgrove. That starts on Monday, March 14th - 5:45pm.
We also have our Girls Class D Quarterfinal game that features the Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars versus Waterford Our Lady Of The Lakes that will be played at Waterford Mott High School. That game will be on Tuesday, March 15th. Coverage starts at 6:45pm.

Saturday District Final Games
(Games were rescheduled because of winter weather conditions)

No. 57-B, at Caro H.S.
Yale 49,  Croswell-Lexington 35

No. 90-C, Harbor Beach H.S.
Harbor Beach  39, Unionville-Sebewaing 38 - Freshman Eli Kraft makes free throw for win.

Friday Night Flash Of Basketball District Finals - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports salutes the lone team left in our coverage area of high school girls basketball. The Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars was in a hard fought 34-31 win over the Deckerville Lady Eagles for the Class D No.28 Regional Championship. All Saints move on to the Quarterfinals at Waterford Mott High School to take on the defending Class D State Champions - Waterford Our Lady Of Lakes. That game will be live on Thumb Tailgater on Tuesday, March 15th.
But it's is all about High School Boys Basketball District Championship Night! 
The Madness of March Magic will narrow it down for next weeks Regional games by the end of the night.
Thumb Tailgater returns live on the internet for the Class B No.45 District Final between the Imlay City Spartans and the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Fightin' Irish. Coverage starts at 7:15pm.

LIVE WEBCAST LINK
**Snow Storm Alert. Most games in our area coverage as of 12 noon today are still scheduled to be played tonight. With the exception of the Caro District - Yale vs Cros-Lex will be played on Saturday, 2pm. The Class D District No.90; Harbor Beach vs Unionville-Sebewaing will be played on Saturday, 1pm.

(T.Tailgater coverage area teams, BWAC, GTC, NCTL, TVE are italicized)
Friday Night H.S. Boys MHSAA District Championship Games

No. 44-B, at Marine City H.S.
Marysville 50,  Algonac 48 - O.T.

No. 45-B, at Armada H.S. - T.Tailgater Live Webcast Replay 
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 67,  Imlay City 44  - 4th straight District Title for Notre Dame Prep

No. 57-B, at Caro H.S.
Croswell-Lexington  vs  Yale -  !!Rescheduled to Saturday, 2pm!!

No. 58-B, at Carrollton H.S. 
Bridgeport 72,   Bay City John Glenn 53

No. 81-C, Brown City H.S. 
New Haven  66, Vassar  45

No. 89-C, at New Lothrop H.S.
Saginaw Buena Vista  70,  Reese  65

No. 90-C, Harbor Beach H.S.
Harbor Beach  vs  Unionville-Sebewaing - Rescheduled for Saturday, 1pm

No. 114-D, Deckerville H.S.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac 59,  @  Deckerville 26 - 1st District Title since 2005 for CPS

No. 115-D, Owendale-Gagetown H.S.
Akron-Fairgrove  48, vs  North Huron  44 - Drought ends! Vikings get first district title since 1991.

MHSAA H.S. Boys Basketball Full List & Info

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Girls Regional Championship Thursday Night - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns with live high school girls basketball. There are three Thumb Tailgater  coverage area girls basketball teams left in the playoffs.
Tonight we get back to the Class D No.28 Regional Championship Final that has the Deckerville Lady Eagles at the Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars. Whoever wins we intend to still cover in the Quarterfinals at Waterford Mott High School. Coverage starts at 6:45pm.
Webcast Replay
Thursday Regional Championship Games - T.Tailgater area teams


Class D Regional No.28 at Bay City All Saints H.S. Gym - Webcast Replay
Bay City All Saints  34,   Deckerville  31
Bay City All Saints faces off against defending Class D State Champs Waterford Our Lady Lakes in Quarterfinals on March 15th at Waterford Mott High School.

Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars Class D No.28 Regional Champions

Class B Regional No.14 at Birch Run H.S. 
Goodrich 55 Frankenmuth,   28

MHSAA Full Girls Basketball Playoff Info & List

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Wednesday Whoop Of Boys Basketball Districts - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns with live high school basketball in the Greater / Bluewater thumb area. 
Back to boys basketball in a doubleheader of the Class B No.45 District Semi-Finals.
Game 1 features the Capac Chiefs up against Pontiac Notre Dame Prep Fightin' Irish at 6pm.
Game 2 follows with the Macomb Lutheran North Mustangs facing off against the Imlay City Spartans. Coverage on Thumb Tailgater starts at 5:45pm. 

Full MHSAA Boys Basketball Playoff Info
(Thumb Tailgater Coverage area teams - BWAC, GTC, NCTL, TVE are italicized)
Wednesday H.S. Boys Basketball District Games - Semi-Finals


No. 44-B at Marine City H.S.
Algonac 73,  Mt.Clemens  61 - O.T.
Marysville  54,  CLintondale  52
District Championship Final : March 11 - 6:30 pm

No. 45-B at Armada H.S. - T.Tailgater Live Webcasts
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 67,  Capac 58 - Webcast Replay
Imlay City 53,  Macomb Lutheran North 35  - Replay: Part 1  Part 2   Part 3
District Championship Final : March 11 - 7:30 pm

No. 56-B at Flint Powers Catholic H.S.
Flint Powers Catholic 70, Flint Southwestern  43
Otisville-Lakeville 65,  Birch Run 48
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7 pm

No. 57-B at Caro H.S.
Yale  67,  North Branch  50
Croswell-Lexington 62, Caro 44
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7 pm

No. 58-B at Carrollton H.S. 
Bridgeport  65,  Frankenmuth 60
Bay City John Glenn  57,  Carrollton 46
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7:30 pm

No. 81-C Brown City H.S. 
Vassar  72,  Brown City  57 
New Haven  67,  Marlette  53
District Championship Final March 11 - 7 pm

No. 89-C at New Lothrop H.S. 
Saginaw Buena Vista 94 , Saginaw Valley Lutheran  66
Reese 50, New Lothrop 41
District Championship Final: March 11 - 6 pm

No. 90-C Harbor Beach H.S.
Harbor Beach  57, Ubly 46
Unionville-Sebewaing 44,  EPBP Lakers  29
District Championship Final: March 11

No. 114-D Deckerville H.S.
Deckerville 52,  Kimball Landmark Academy  31
Carsonville-Pt Sanilac 60,  Kingston 36
District Championship Final : March 11 - 7 pm

No. 115-D Owendale-Gagetown H.S.
North Huron 53,  Port Hope 24
Akron-Fairgrove  69 , Owendale-Gagetown  53
District Championship Final March 11 - 7 pm

No. 116-D Twining-Arenac Eastern H.S. 
Saginaw-Michigan Lutheran 68 , Bay City All Saints  54
Au Gres-Sims 84, Arenac Eastern 45
District Championship Final : March 11 - 7 pm
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Tumble Tuesday - Girls Basketball Regionals - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns to high school girls basketball with our live audio streaming webcasts of the all the Class D No.28 Regionals at the Bay City All Saints Gym.
Game 1 features the Owen-Gage Lady Bulldogs versus the Bay City All Saints Lady Cougars at 6pm.
Game 2 pits Burton Faith against the Deckerville Lady Eagles.
Doubleheader coverage starts at 5:45pm. 

(Thumb Tailgater coverage area teams - BWAC, GTC, NCTL, TVE are italicized)
Tuesday H.S. Girls Basketball Regionals - Semifinals (Finals March 10)
CLASS D
Regional 28 at Bay City All Saints Gym - Thumb Tailgater Webcasts
Bay City All Saints 71, Owen-Gage 38 - Webcast Replay
Deckerville 61, Burton Faith 23 - Webcast Replay:  Part 1  &  Part 2

CLASS C
Regional 22 at Bad Axe H.S.
Saginaw Valley Lutheran  67,  Sandusky 25
Saginaw Nouvel 52,  Brown City 34

CLASS B
Regional 12 at Clawson H.S.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 35,  Algonac 21
Detroit Country Day 59,  Harper Woods Chandler Park 39

Regional 13 at Birch H.S.
Frankenmuth 67,  Croswell-Lexington 39
Goodrich 61,  Durand 16

Full MHSAA Girls Basketball Playoff Info

Monday March Of H.S. Boys Basketball - Live Webcasts

The high school boys basketball post season begins tonight in the first games of the Districts. Thumb Tailgater Sports will be covering the Class B District No.45 at Armada High School. In our doubleheader of coverage; Game 1 will feature Pontiac Notre Dame Prep versus Armada. Game 2 brings Almont taking on Macomb Lutheran North. Coverage starts at 5:45pm.
LIVE WEBCAST INTERNET LINK

(Thumb Tailgater Coverage area teams - BWAC, GTC, NCTL, TVE are italicized)
Monday H.S. Boys Basketball District Games - First Round
No. 44-B at Marine City H.S.
A - Mt. Clemens 73,  Richmond 66 - O.T.
B - Clintondale 54, Marine City 52
Algonac  vs  A : March 9 - 5pm
B  vs  Marysville : March 9 - 6:30 pm
District Championship Final : March 11 - 6:30 pm

No. 45-B at Armada H.S. - T.Tailgater Live Webcasts
A - Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 65,  vs  Armada 38 - Webcast Replay
B - Macomb Lutheran North 48, Almont 33 - Webcast Replay  Part 1  &  Part 2
Capac  vs  A : March 9 - 6 pm
B  vs  Imlay City : March 9 - 7:30 pm
District Championship Final : March 11 -7:30 pm

No. 56-B at Flint Powers Catholic H.S. 
A - Flint Powers Catholic  103, Goodrich 63
B - Otisville-Lakeville 59  vs  Mt Morris 57
Flint Southwestern  vs  A : March 9 - 5:30 pm
B  vs  Birch Run : March 9 - 8 pm
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7 pm

No. 57-B at Caro H.S.
A - Caro  55,  Millington  46
North Branch  vs  Yale : March 9 - 6 pm
A  vs  Croswell-Lexington : March 9 - 7:30 pm
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7 pm

No. 58-B at Carrollton H.S. 
A - Carrollton  73, vs  Essexville-Garber 40
Frankenmuth vs Bridgeport : March 9 - 6 pm
A  vs  Bay City John Glenn: March 9 - 8pm
District Championship Final: March 11 - 7:30 pm

No. 81-C Brown City H.S. 
A - Brown City  57,  Memphis 48
B - Marlette 81,  Mayville 47
C - New Haven 86, Dryden 48
A  vs  Vassar : March 9 - 6 pm
B vs C : March 9 - 7:30 pm
District Championship Final March 11 - 7 pm

No. 89-C at New Lothrop H.S. 
A - Saginaw-Valley Lutheran 79  vs  Genesee 75 - O.T.
B - Reese 65, Montrose-Hill McCloy 50
C - New Lothrop 51,  Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy 46
Saginaw Buena Vista  vs  A : March 9 - 5 pm
B  vs  C  : March 9 - 6:30 pm
District Championship Final: March 11 - 6 pm

No. 90-C Harbor Beach H.S.  
A - Harbor Beach 51,  Sandusky 32
B - Ubly 58, Cass City 39
C - Unionville Sebewaing 72,  Bad Axe 36
EPBP Lakers  vs  C  : March 9 -  TBD
A  vs  B : March 9 - TBD
District Championship Final: March 11 - TBD

No. 114-D Deckerville H.S.
A - Kingston 63,  Kimball New Life Christian  62 - O.T.
B - Deckerville  43, Peck  38
B  vs  Kimball Landmark Academy : March 9 - 6 pm
Carsonville-Pt Sanilac  vs  A: March 9 - 7:30 pm
District Championship Final : March 11 - 7 pm

No. 115-D Owendale-Gagetown H.S.
A - Owendale-Gagetown 52 vs  Caseville 48
Port Hope  vs  North Huron : March 9 - 6 pm
A  vs  Akron-Fairgrove : March 9 - 8 pm
District Championship Final March 11 - 7 pm

No. 116-D Twining-Arenac Eastern H.S. 
Saginaw-Michigan Lutheran vs Bay City All Saints : March 9 - 6 pm
Twining-Arenac Eastern  vs  Au Gres-Sims: March 9 - 7:15 pm
District Championship Final : March 11 - 7 pm

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Sunday Notes & Updates

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns with a full week of high school boys and girls basketball coverage. The march is on now for all teams in the playoffs! We will head over to the Boys Class B No.45 Districts in Armada starting Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Then on Tuesday & Thursday we will be covering the Girls Class D No.28 Regionals at Bay City All Saints High School Gym.

Full MHSAA Girls  &  Boys  Basketball Playoff Information.

Check out the Results of the MSHAA Bowling Finals In Indvidual  BOYS & GIRLS.

Also the MHSAA State Final Results in Individual Wrestling.

Those Finals results can also be viewed in replays or highlights on MHSAA.TV

Fast Break Friday, Girls Basketball District Finals - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns with a live internet streaming audio webcast of high school girls basketball! There will be full media from around the thumb area in the coverage of our game featuring the Class C No.81 District Final Championship game between the Vassar Lady Vulcans and the Brown City Lady Greendevils. 
Coverage for us starts at 6:45pm!  
Webcast Replay - Part 1 Pre-Game - Part 2, 1st half - Part 3 2nd half  Post Game
Plus plenty of other Thumb Tailgater coverage are teams in action tonight, as well as the close of the high school boys basketball regular season. Let's not forget about the State Finals of the Individual Girls / Boys Bowling & Wrestling going on through the weekend also!

**See our Thumb Tailgater Sports Facebook Page for a video clip & photos from the Brown City & Vassar Class C No.81 District Championship Game.

FULL MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL Playoff Info

( T.Tailgater Coverage area : BWAC, GTC, NCTL & TVE Teams are italicized )
GIRLS BASKETBALL MHSAA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

No. 44-B Algonac
Algonac 54, Mt.Clemens 32 - 1st Class B District Title since 2000 (thanks Times Herald)

No. 45-B Macomb Lutheran North

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 43,  Capac  16

No. 57-B North Branch

Croswell-Lexington 38,  North Branch  34

No. 58-B Frankenmuth 

Frankenmuth 48, Bay City John Glenn 21

No. 81-C Mayville - Webcast Replay - Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3

Brown City 41, Vassar 36  - Brown City back to back District Championships 

No. 90-C Harbor Beach Community School

Sandusky  48,  Unionville-Sebewaing  31 - Sandusky's 8th district title in last 9 years.

No. 114-D Peck Community School

Deckerville 54,  vs  Kingston 34 - 3rd consecutive District Title for Lady Eagles

No. 115-D Port Hope Community School 

Owen-Gage 39, North Huron 37 - Thanks Paul Adams, Huron Daily Tribune

No. 116-D Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary

Bay City All Saints 45, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran 33 - All Saints 7th Title in last 8 years

BOYS BASKETBALL - End of Regular Season - TTS coverage area
Saginaw Arts & Sciences 67, Kingston 57
Saginaw Buena Vista 67, @ Imlay City 58

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Treacherous Thursday Title Night - H.S. Boys Basketball.

Tonight the bulk of the high school boys basketball season will wrap up, with a couple left on Friday night in the Thumb Tailgater Sports coverage area.
Some League championships should be decided by tonight also. In the Blue Water Area Conference, the Imlay City Spartans already have a share of the title and with a win tonight over Croswell-Lexington Pioneers; they will have the championship outright. Yale has to defeat Richmond tonight and hope for the Pioneers to play the spoiler role.
Over in the Greater Thumb East, Marlette Red Raiders is expected to grab a share of the GTE if they defeat Mayville tonight. The Harbor Beach Pirates can also grab a share of the title if they can pull off a win against a strong but unpredictable Sandusky Redskin team. If the Pirates lose then Marlette are outright champs of the GTE.
The Tri-Valley East Title can be won out right by Bridgeport who currently have a share of the title (their third consecutive). But in order for that to happen Frankenmuth has to lose, who have no intentions of doing so tonight against their potential spoiler opponent the Birch Run Panthers.
The NCTL North Title is...can someone explain this one to me again?! I know North Huron has a share and I believe if they have a loss tonight against Deckerville, Akron-Fairgrove will gain a share. Simply put - if North Huron wins, they are the outright champs.
**MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals Start Today through March 5th

THURSDAY BOYS BASKETBALL GAMES
Imlay City 66, @ Croswell-Lexington 47 (Imlay City outright BWAC Champs)
Richmond 41, Yale 39
Algonac 55, Almont 43
Capac 61, @ Armada 58
Sandusky 38, @ Harbor Beach 36 (Title share for Pirates spoiled, Marlette outright GTE champs)
Marlette 62, @ Mayville 18 (Marlette outright GTE Champs)
Ubly 82, Carsonville-Port Sanilac 66  (CPS led into the 3rd could not hold it)
Bad Axe 77, Cass City 73
Vassar 54, Bay City All Saints 51 (Cougars lose but still outright GTW Champs)
Reese 58, EPBP Lakers 33
Unionville-Sebewaing 70, @ Essexville-Garber 49
North Huron 52, Deckerville 46 (Warriors are the ultimate outright NCTL North Champs)
Peck 52, @ Owen-Gage 18
Akron-Fairgrove 73, Dearborn Advance Tech 63 1st winning season for Vikings since 1994
Frankenmuth 56, @ Birch Run 45 (Earns share of TVE Title)
Millington 67, @ North Branch 60  - O.T.

Tidal Wave Wednesday Of Girls Basketball Districts - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports returns for the third straight night of live high school basketball. We return  to the Class C No.81 Districts at Mayville High School, for the semifinals of the girls basketball playoffs. It is a double header starting with the Vassar Lady Vulcans taking on the Marlette Lady Red Raiders. Following that game will be the Brown City Lady Greendevils facing off against the New Haven Lady Rockets.  
Our coverage starts at 5:45pm! 
The 2nd round of the playoffs in our coverage area also have many intriguing match ups. Good luck to all teams!

(BWAC, GTC, NCTL & TVE Teams are italicized)
GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICTS - Semifinals, 2nd Round Games

No. 44-B Algonac 
Mt.Clemens 44,  Richmond  41
Algonac 43 vs  Marine City 35
Final : March 4th  - 6:30 pm

No. 45-B Macomb Lutheran North
Capac 58,   Armada  53 - O.T.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep  45,  Imlay City  24
Final : March 4th - 7:30 pm

No. 56-B Mt Morris-EA Johnson
Goodrich 57,  Flint Powers Catholic 41
Flint Southwestern  45,  Birch Run  31
Final : March 4th - 7 pm

No. 57-B North Branch
Croswell-Lexington 47, Caro 31
North Branch  48,  Yale 34
Final : March 4th - 7 pm

No. 58-B Frankenmuth 
Bay City John Glenn 36 vs  Essexville-Garber 23
Frankenmuth 58,  Bridgeport  36
Final : March 4th - 7 pm

No. 81-C Mayville - Live Thumb Tailgater Webcasts
Vassar 53,  Marlette 29 - Webcast Replay
Brown City  74, New Haven 56 - Webcast Replay
Final: March 4th – 7 pm

No. 89-C Montrose
Saginaw Valley Lutheran 74,  Reese 50
New Lothrop  53,  Montrose Hill McCloy  43
Final : March 4th - 6 pm

No. 90-C Harbor Beach Community School
Sandusky 37, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers 25
Unionville-Sebewaing  45, Cass City 42 - O.T.
Final : March 4th - 7 pm

No. 114-D Peck Community School
Deckerville 38, Carsonville-Port Sanilac 23
Kingston 51, New Life Christian 24
Final : March 4th - 7 pm

No. 115-D Port Hope Community School 
Owendale-Gagetown 49, Akron-Fairgrove  40
North Huron 39, Port Hope 38
Final :  March 4th - 7 pm

No. 116-D Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran 42, Arenac Eastern 35
Bay City All Saints 53,  Au Gres-Sims 22
Final : March 4th - 7 pm
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Tuesday Title Night - March Magic Madness Underway - Live Webcast

Thumb Tailgater Sports is back with another live internet webcast of high school boys basketball in the last the week of the regular season.
Tonight we feature the Blue Water Area Conference Title Game with the Imlay City Spartans at the Yale Bulldogs.  
Whoever wins tonight is guaranteed at least a share of the title. The loser then has to hope for the winner to lose on Thursday. Imlay City won the last meeting 65-52, that game was covered on Thumb Tailgater back on Jan-18th. Coverage starts live at 7:15pm!


Tuesday Boys Basketball Games:
Imlay City 53, @ Yale 47 - Imlay City gets share of BWAC Title, WEBCAST REPLAY
Richmond 45, Croswell-Lexington 31
Algonac 56, @ Armada 49
Capac 64, Almont 44
Ubly 59, Brown City 44
Harbor Beach 62, @ Mayville 28
Unionville-Sebewaing 61, Bad Axe 47
Reese 74, @ Cass City 63
EPBP Lakers 47, Vassar 41
Akron-Fairgrove 71, Twining Arenac Eastern 28
Carsonville-Port Sanilac 52,  Peck 43 - Tigers undefeated in NCTL league play
Memphis 59, Dryden 46
Birch Run 56, @ Otisville-Lakeville 51
Caro 73, @ Essexville-Garber 67 - O.T.
Montrose 56 @ Frankenmuth 54
Ithaca 72, @ Millington 60

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