Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/17
January 12, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wednesday was filled with a big-time girls basketball matchup, a scoring milestone, a key Detroit Catholic League hockey matchup and the stepping down of a successful football coach – and don’t miss a history lesson from the Upper Peninsula as well.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Basketball
Class B contender Detroit Country Day posted an impressive 67-28 win over Class C contender Flint Hamady, which also entered undefeated – Detroit News
Eileene Naniseni scored her 1,000th point on a free throw with 17 seconds to play in her team’s 54-40 win over Fife Lake Forest Area – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Madi Cutler had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Blanchard Montabella past Coleman 58-47 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Boys Basketball
After trailing Holly by 15 during the first quarter, Flushing came back with a 39-point swing to win 75-50 – Flint Journal
Hockey
Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central scored two third-period goals to get past Division 3 No. 3 Warren DeLaSalle 4-2 – Macomb Daily
Freshman Stephen Metcalfe’s goal early in overtime gave Royal Oak a 3-2 win over Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press
Brothers Isaac and Luke Lippert teamed up for the winning goal in Ann Arbor Skyline’s 4-3 overtime victory over Saline – Ann Arbor News
Wrestling
Division 1 No. 4 Oxford edged Clarkston 35-30 in a dual after those teams finished first and second, respectively, at the Oakland County Invitational last month – Oakland Press
Division 2 No. 6 Richmond swept a pair of Blue Water Area Conference matches, downing No. 6 Algonac 48-16 and Capac 60-18 – Clinton Township Voice
Football
Ida coach Tom Walentowski stepped down after building a 132-106 record over the last 25 seasons, including a 37-9 mark over the last four – Monroe Evening News
Good Read
Powers North Central is the talk of the Upper Peninsula and growing in statewide basketball circles as its boys team closes in on Chassell’s record 65-game winning streak. The Houghton Daily Mining Gazette recalls the those Chassell passed on the way to setting that record in 1957-58, the Mass-Greenland teams of the late 1940s – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Today in the MHSAA: 5/14/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 14, 2026
1. GIRLS TENNIS Zeeland West claimed its first Regional title, advancing in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS GOLF LPD1 No. 4 Rochester Adams won the Oakland County championship with a 291 – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS TENNIS LPD2 No. 5 East Lansing claimed a fourth-straight Regional title – Lansing State Journal
4. BOYS GOLF LPD4 No. 4 Charlevoix carded a 301 to win the Northern Shores Conference championship event by 25 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 Mount Pleasant downed Davison 3-2 to win the first Saginaw Valley League Cup – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Bay City Western clinched the SVL North title with an 8-1 win over Bay City Central – Midland Daily News
7. TRACK & FIELD The Niles Brandywine girls and Buchanan boys claimed LPD3 Regional championships – Niles Daily Star
8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 New Baltimore Anchor Bay extended its winning streak to 22 with a 5-4 win over No. 7 Walled Lake Northern – Macomb Daily
9. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 8 Morley Stanwood ended No. 5 Ravenna’s 27-game winning streak with a doubleheader split – Local Sports Journal
10. BASEBALL Warren De La Salle Collegiate advanced in the Catholic High School League Bishop bracket with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Detroit Catholic Central – Macomb Daily