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: 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