Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/19

January 14, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Highly-ranked contenders faced off in a number of sports over the weekend, with our list of high achievers led by a matchup of top wrestling teams from neighboring states and top swimming and hockey teams re-igniting familiar rivalries.

1. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central finished 4-0 at its Super Duals with wins Indiana’s top-ranked Indianapolis Cathedral, Division 3 No. 1 Dundee, Brownstown Woodhaven and Culver Academics (Ind.) – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Two days after falling to No. 2 East Grand Rapids in a dual, top-ranked Holland Christian finished ahead of the Pioneers to claim the D3 Invitational championship – Holland Sentinel

3. Hockey: No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle got past No. 1 Detroit U-D Jesuit in a matchup of top teams in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

4. Hockey: Division 2 No. 1 Hartland downed Detroit U-D Jesuit on Friday and followed up with a 3-0 win over Division 1 No. 5 Salem on Saturday – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 6 Houghton earned an impressive 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Gymnastics: Rockford finished first and Bloomfield Hills second at the annual Lowell Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Bowling: Sturgis and Bronson’s boys teams won their division championships at the Battle of the Bakers at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek – Sturgis Journal

8. Hockey: Division 3 No. 5 Detroit Country Day rallied to get past No. 11 Grosse Pointe South 5-3 – Oakland Press

9. Wrestling: Led by standout Adam Bruce, Gladstone edged Ishpeming Westwood for the Kingsford Ray Mariucci Invitational title – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 6 Birch Run finished first and Chesaning second at the Saginaw County Invitational – WEYI

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Jake Burger went over 1,000 career points although Pittsford fell 49-39 to unbeaten Bellevue – Hillsdale Daily News

Football: Grand Rapids South Christian coach Mark Tamminga announced his retirement after 10 years leading the program and guiding the Sailors to two Division 4 titles – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 8/18/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 18, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Catholic Central opened with a 2-0 win over Northville, avenging last season’s District Final defeat – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow didn’t allow a shot on goal in defeating Holt 2-0 – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Malachi Ward scored all four goals in Cassopolis’ 4-2 win over Buchanan – Niles Daily Star

4. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged DeWitt by two points to win the Portland Quad – Ludington Daily News

5. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake opened with wins over Hesperia and Kent City – MuskegonSports.com

6. BOYS SOCCER Midland shut out Petoskey 3-0 – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS SOCCER Liam Smith scored both goals in Muskegon Mona Shores’ 2-1 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – MuskegonSports.com

8. BOYS TENNIS Midland Bullock Creek opened its season with a 5-3 win over Bay City Western – Midland Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Maple City Glen Lake split the first two sets before winning the final two against Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Christian opened with a 1-0 win over Manistee – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

GIRLS SOCCER Grandville Calvin Christian coach Tim TerHaar has resigned; he led the team to four straight Division 2 championships from 2012-15 – Grand Rapids Press