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: 10/19/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 19, 2026
2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Bath won their first Finals championships, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its second straight but in a new division, and Northville ran its Division 1 winning streak to three as Lower Peninsula titles were awarded at four sites – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Detroit Country Day edged Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by a point for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 title after finishing a point back of Cranbrook in 2025 – MHSAA.com
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center won the 32-team Beast of the East Tournament, finishing 5-1 on the day and defeating four ranked opponents – MHSAA.com
4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 6 DeWitt girls and LPD1 No. 10 Grand Ledge boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian locked up the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament title with a five-set win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal
6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys teams continued their area dominance with Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Valley Lutheran defeated Cadillac in three sets to win the M3 Mayhem – Cadillac News
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs girls and LPD3 No. 7 Charlevoix boys secured Northern Shores Conference championships – Athletic.net
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Fruitport girls and Western Michigan Christian boys won GMAA titles – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian swept girls and boys Lenawee County championships; Adrian’s girls are No. 10 in LPD2, and the boys are ranked No. 13 – Athletic.net