Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/17
January 13, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
For the second straight day, we’ve seen news of a resignation of a successful football coach. Scroll to the bottom of today’s report to find out two more who are leaving the sideline.
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.
Boys Basketball
Hart came back from nine down in the first quarter to get past Shelby 49-43 in double overtime – Muskegon Chronicle
Brimley moved into a first-place tie in the Eastern U.P. Conference by handing previous lone leader Cedarville its first league loss, 60-57 in overtime – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Big Rapids Crossroads handed Baldwin its first loss of the season, 53-51 – Big Rapids News
Buckley remained in a tie for first in the Northwest Conference, knocking Maple City Glen Lake into second with a 78-39 win – Cadillac News
Girls Basketball
Port Huron Northern continued a tough run through the Macomb Area Conference Red, this time with a 35-30 win over Grosse Pointe North – Clinton Township Voice
Boys Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 3 Holland West Ottawa continued to shine with a 186-121 win over honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune
Football
Lake Orion’s Chris Bell, now the school’s athletic director, ended his coaching tenure at 19 seasons and promoted assistant John Blackstock to take his place – Oakland Press
Mason's Jerry VanHavel will join the staff at Division III Mount Union after 26 seasons and 169 wins with the Bulldogs – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 9/25/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 25, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Fruitport moved into first place alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com
2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Rochester – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged Bloomfield Hills 94-92 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central and Division 1 No. 11 Traverse City West remain tied for the lead in the Big North Conference after a 2-2 draw – Up North Live
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Walled Lake Northern edged Walled Lake Western 4-3 – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central’s Erica Heffner reached 1,000 career kills during a sweep of Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Montrose boys and Frankenmuth girls won team titles at the latter’s invitational – Saginaw News
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gibraltar Carlson came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Brownstown Woodhaven in five – Southgate News-Herald
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Kingsford improved to 10-1-0 with a sweep of Gladstone – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North lost the first set but won the next three to down Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Dexter defeated Temperance Bedford 106-79 – Chelsea Sun Times News
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Longtime Monroe Jefferson coach Marc Cisco died at age 90; he coached Jefferson for 47 years – Monroe News