High 5s: 11/21/12

November 21, 2012

With the Thanksgiving holiday mid-week and nearly every fall sport done, we'll give out just one High 5 today. But it goes to a team that's been among the elite for half a decade and could be just getting started.

Holland swimming and diving

The Dutch scored 311.5 points to defeat runner-up Ann Arbor Skyline by 56 at the Lower Peninsula Division 2 Final at Oakland University. Holland totaled seven first-place finishes, including winning all three relays. It was the second-straight championship for the Dutch, who finished LP Division 2 runners-up from 2008-10. 

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Previous 2012-13 honorees:

Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 9, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au-Gres-Sims came back twice late in eventually defeating Hale 62-61 in overtime – Bay City Times

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Richmond was first and Armada second at the first Blue Water Area Conference jamboree – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord came back from eight points down to defeat Stockbridge 60-56 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kara Roberts’ buzzer beater gave Baraga a 42-39 win over Hancock – Upper Michigan’s Source

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass edged Country Day 52-50 – Detroit News

6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carlton Airport was first and Grosse Ile second at the first Huron League jamboree – Monroe News

7. WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore defeated Portage Northern and Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart defeated Vestaburg 47-39 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Royal Oak edged Berkley 44-39 – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac ended a three-game losing streak with a 54-47 win over Traverse City Central – Cadillac News