Replays & Recaps
Lakers 18, Cass City 13
In a game with more tempo changes than an Italian opera, the Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers utilized big plays to erase an early deficit and defeat the Cass City Red Hawks for the first time since 2022, 18-13 on Friday, September 12, 2025 in Cass City, Michigan.
Harbor Beach 43, Whiteford 14
Whiteford may have scored first off of a turnover, but it was Harbor Beach that would control the day, scoring six times and defeating the Bobcats 43-14 on Saturday, September 06, 2025 in Davison, MI.
Harbor Beach 42, Cass City 8
The Pirates of Harbor Beach wasted no time to squash any doubts about their season’s possible trajectory, throttling the Cass City Red Hawks with a 42-8 victory to begin the 2025 MHSAA regular season.
The Countdown Begins
The preliminary broadcast schedule has been set and the 2025 football season is just around the corner. Check out all of the matchups and more here!
Thumb Sportswriters’ Hall of Fame Inaugural Class
The Thumb Sportswriters Association (TSA) is proud to announce its inaugural Hall of Fame class. The class of 2026 includes Jordan Bitzer, Reyna Frost, Eli Kraft, Jordan Fish, Jim Fish, David Bossick and Roy “Bub” Armstrong.
Column: And Just Like That, It’s All Over.
As the broadcast season concludes, Clark Ramsey jotted down some of his (never-ending) ramblings of what the MHSAA Tournament means to him and the community that helped to raise him.
MHSAA Regional Championship: Flint New Standard 64, Harbor Beach 56
Harbor Beach gave everything it had against New Standard Academy, but fell in the Regional Finals, 64-56 in a closely fought battle for all 32 minutes. The Pirates finish the season at 23-2 and tie the best team record in school history.
MHSAA Region 24 Semi-Finals: Harbor Beach 69, Brown City 33
Harbor Beach connected in every aspect of the game, cruising to a 36-point victory over Brown City, 69-33 in the Region 24 Semi-Finals of the MHSAA Tournament on Tuesday, March 04, 2025. The Pirates now advance to face Flint New Standard Academy (Flint Elite) on Thursday in Millington.
MHSAA District Championship: Harbor Beach 61, Lakers 52
Harbor Beach held off another motivated postseason opponent, erasing an early deficit and defeating the Lakers 61-52 on Friday, February 28, 2025. It marks the first district championship for the Pirates since 2013.
MHSAA Tournament: Lakers 62, Bad Axe 43
The Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers never trailed and defended their home court to defeat the Bad Axe Hatchets by 19 points, 62-43 on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Lakers now returns to the district championship game for the first time since 2022 to face off with the Harbor Beach Pirates.
MHSAA Tournament: Harbor Beach 56, Cass City 49
The Harbor Beach Pirates survived a potential postseason upset via the offensive glass, defeating Cass City 56-49 in the District 95 Semi-Finals on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Harbor Beach now returns to the district championship to face the Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Lakers on their opponent’s home floor.
MHSAA Tournament: Cass City 67, USA 57
Four Red Hawks finished in double digits propelling Cass City past the USA Patriots in the opening round of the MHSAA Tournament, defeating Unionville-Sebewaing, 67-57 on Monday, February 24, 2025.
Lakers 57, USA 42
The Lakers may have been without their leading scorer, but you wouldn’t know it as they rolled through the USA Patriots, 57-42 on Friday, February 14, 2025. The win snapped a two-game losing streak and evened the score with USA for the season, avenging a 13-point road loss in January.
Harbor Beach 60, Millington 54
The two top teams of the Big Thumb Conference took it to the twelfth round to decide a winner and it was Harbor Beach to take the first of two regular season matchups, defeating Millington 60-54 on Monday, February 10, 2025.