Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/20
January 13, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A pair of basketball buzzer beaters, an overtime game-winning hockey goal and a first-time achievement in gymnastics were among weekend headliners, topped by a titanic matchup in cheer.
1. Competitive Cheer: Two-time reigning Division 2 Finals runner-up Allen Park outpaced Dearborn Divine Child (fourth in 2019) to win the Division 2 and overall championships at its home invitational – Southgate News-Herald
2. Hockey: Division 1 No. 8 Holland West Ottawa got past Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3-2 in overtime – FOX 17
3. Gymnastics: Escanaba defeated Marquette and Negaunee and broke 120 points for the fourth time to qualify for Regional competition for the first time – Escanaba Daily Press
4. Girls Bowling: Coldwater defeated Macomb Dakota in the final of the Battle of the Baker – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. Girls Basketball: Saline won a matchup of unbeaten teams, 40-18 over Dexter – Saline Post
6. Boys Basketball: E.J. Bowman’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer carried Waterford Mott past Grand Blanc 60-57 – State Champs Sports Network
7. Hockey: Traverse Bay Reps beat Macomb Dakota and Davison during the North/South Showcase – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Boys Basketball: Centreville also was victorious on a last-second 3-pointer, as Dustin Schwenk sank the game-winning shot in a 68-67 overtime win over Marcellus – Sturgis Journal
9. Wrestling: Chelsea defeated Fowlerville, Riverview, Michigan Center, Allen Park and Melvindale to win its home invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News
10. Wrestling: Kingsley took a major step as a program with a championship at the Grayling Team Tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 5/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 21, 2026
1. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 2 Brooklyn Columbia Central won its first league title since 2012, downing No. 4 Grass Lake 6-5 in the Cascades Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 4 Northville shut out No. 9 Salem 6-0 to clinch the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Hometown Life
3. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 8 Grass Lake clinched a sixth-straight Cascades Conference title with a 3-2 eight-inning win over No. 2 Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Bay City Western finished an overall Saginaw Valley League title run with a 9-1 win over Division 2 No. 20 Flint Powers Catholic – Bay City Times
5. TRACK & FIELD The Indian River Inland Lakes girls and Mancelona boys finished Ski Valley Conference title runs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS GOLF Freeland clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a final jamboree victory – Saginaw News
7. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley and No. 6 Frankenmuth split a doubleheader to share the Tri-Valley Conference Red championship – Saginaw News
8. TRACK & FIELD Macomb Dakota’s girls – ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Romeo’s boys and both Macomb Lutheran North teams won county championships – Macomb Daily
9. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 9 Saginaw Swan Valley clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a 4-1 win over Frankenmuth – Saginaw News
10. TRACK & FIELD Bay City Western’s girls and boys teams continued their county championship dominance – Bay City Times
Also of note …
SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 7 Walled Lake Northern swept No. 3 Saline 2-1 and 4-2 – Oakland Press
BASEBALL Division 3 No. 1 Traverse City St. Francis defeated and tied Division 4 No. 2 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Up North Live