Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 23, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Kent City claimed its first District title in this sport, defeating Kingsley 2-1 in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked St. Joseph clinched a Division 2 District championship with a 2-0 win over No. 10 Edwardsburg – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. BOYS SOCCER Laingsburg defeated No. 15 Lansing Christian 1-0 to claim a Division 4 District title, its first since 2008 – Owosso Argus-Press
4. BOYS SOCCER DeWitt edged No. 3 Lansing Eastern 1-0 to clinch a Division 2 District championship – Lansing State Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Traverse City West advanced with a 1-0 District-clinching win over No. 11 Rockford in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. CROSS COUNTRY Brownstown Woodhaven finished fourth-straight girls and third-straight boys Downriver League championships; the Woodhaven girls are ranked No. 11 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow swept Davison to clinch the Saginaw Valley League Tournament championship – Midland Daily News
8. BOYS SOCCER Kyle Jean became the winningest boys soccer coach in Bay County history as Bay City Western clinched its first District title in 12 years with a 3-1 win over Midland in Division 1 – Bay City Times
9. BOYS SOCCER Marquette clinched a Division 2 District championship with a 1-0 win over Petoskey – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate handed Macomb Lutheran North its only loss in clinching a Division 2 District title – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
CROSS COUNTRY New Boston Huron’s girls and Carleton Airport’s boys completed Huron League championship runs – Monroe News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 5, 2026
1. BOYS WRESTLING Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 4 Brighton by a point to win its invitational, which featured four of the top six ranked teams in Division 1 – Detroit Catholic Central athletics
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Stevie Hall scored his 1,000th career point and the game winner in Detroit Cass Tech’s 54-52 win over Cleveland Central Catholic at the Detroit Public School League Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press
3. GIRLS WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River clinched the Montague Invitational with Kaylee Gibson’s win over No. 2-ranked Lowell in the day’s final match – Cadillac News
4. BOYS WRESTLING Division 2 No. 7 Freeland repeated as Saginaw County champion – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michael Lindquist became the second Greenville boys basketball player to reach 1,000 points, doing so during a 71-56 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press
6. GIRLS WRESTLING Bay City John Glenn won the championship at the Reed City Invitational by 30 points – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BOWLING Rockford defeated reigning Division 4 champion Ravenna to clinch the Fruitport Invitational title – Rockford Athletics
8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Houghton defeated Division 1 No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 5-1 and No. 5 Brighton 6-1 during a downstate trip – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage handed DeWitt its first loss, 60-55 in double overtime – Saginaw News
10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Spring Lake – ranked No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – set 34 personal records in winning its home invitational – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
MHSAA Longtime Catholic High School League director Vic Michaels, a member of the MHSAA Representative Council for more than two decades, died at age 71 – Oakland Press
MEDIA The Detroit and statewide media communities are mourning the death of the Detroit News’ longtime prep sports reporter Dave Goricki – Detroit News
FOOTBALL Lansing Eastern hired Dan Boggan – the winningest coach in Lansing Sexton history – to take over the program – Lansing State Journal