D8 Final rematch set (Kalamazoo Gazette)

April 12, 2012

Big news on the football opening night front: Reigning Division 8 champion Mendon will face Fowler in a rematch of last season's Final at Ford Field.

Filling the schedule can be a tough task when a school has won 10 MHSAA championships, as the Hornets have accomplished. The Eagles frequently have been feared as well and own four MHSAA titles. The Kalamazoo Gazette's Scott Decamp gives us a rundown of how this rematch came together.

Mendon beat Fowler 33-0 in that championship game, but both teams are expected to return some of their biggest stars this fall.

Defending state champ Mendon football team gets rematch with Fowler in 2012 opener (Kalamazoo Gazette)

Today in the MHSAA: 1/16/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 16, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield’s Jaeli Jones went over 1,000 career points in her  team’s win over Britton Deerfield – Monroe News

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 2 Holland Christian 96-83 – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia handed Bath its first defeat, 64-41 – WILX

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rilynn Porter made all three free throws during a last-second trip to the line to give Hart a 41-39 win over North Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard earned its first win in handing Allen Park Cabrini its first loss, 44-37 – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsford downed Menominee 53-41 in a matchup of contenders in the Great Northern Conference – My UP Now

7. ICE HOCKEY Eight players scored in Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central’s win over Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Almont earned its first Blue Water Athletic Conference win since 2023-24, 43-32 over Richmond – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie crossed the bridge to claim a 53-46 win over Traverse City Central – Up North Live

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Birmingham Groves continued its high-scoring success during a win over Royal Oak – Hometown Life