Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/19

January 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Thursday was dominated by major matchups in the pool in Lower Peninsula Divisions 1 and 3, plus a milestone coaching victory on the wrestling mat.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 2 East Grand Rapids – last season’s MHSAA Finals runner-up – edged current No. 1 and reigning champion Holland Christian 105-80 – Holland Sentinel

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: In another matchup of two of the state’s best, LPD1 No. 5 Ann Arbor Pioneer downed No. 7 Saline 110-76 – We Love Ann Arbor

3. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 10 Macomb Dakota downed New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a matchup of Macomb Area Conference Red powers, after Anchor Bay coach Jim Morisette earned his 700th win earlier in the night against Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Basketball: Manchester improved to 6-1 by handing Hanover-Horton its first defeat, 53-37 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven ended a long losing streak to Rockford with a 74-point win in a matchup of LPD1 honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Hockey: Division 3 No. 8 Alpena downed Division 2 No. 15 Grand Rapids Christian 5-2 to highlight first-day action at the North/South Showcase in Traverse City – WPBN

7. Boys Basketball: Montague handed Muskegon Western Michigan Christian its first defeat, 47-42 – Local Sports Journal

8. Skiing: Harbor Springs’ girls opened the season with a sweep of both events at the Lake Michigan Conference race – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: Comstock downed Olivet 66-42 with Daisy Ansel scoring 37 points – JoeInsider.com

10. Girls Basketball: Iron River West Iron County followed up Tuesday’s big win over Negaunee with a 49-48 nail-biter over Menominee – The Upbeat

Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 16, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain hung on for a 72-66 overtime win over Ishpeming, with Brayden Kassin scoring 48 points – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland used a big third quarter to pull away from Hartland 53-47 – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS BASKETALL Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central earned first-year coach Ashton Cooper his first win, 51-33 over Coleman – Saginaw News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Unionville-Sebewaing won its first matchup with Bay City All Saints in a decade, 53-49 – Bay City Times

5. ICE HOCKEY Romeo held on for a 3-2 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Concord found its shooting touch during the second half of a 49-36 win over Hanover-Horton – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Troy improved to 3-0 with a 36-27 win over Birmingham Seaholm – Oakland Press

8. ICE HOCKEY Downriver Unified avenged a November 7-5 loss to Riverview/Cabrini with a 7-5 win – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake improved to 5-1 with a 49-28 victory over Leland – MI Sports Now

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee downed Calumet 54-34 – My UP Now