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: 12/8/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 8, 2021
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason got past Blissfield 60-56, with Lizzy Liedel scoring 47 points and surpassing 1,000 for her career – Monroe News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Chansey Willis scored 36 points, but Detroit U-D Jesuit opened with a 51-42 win over Martin Luther King – MLive-Detroit
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Armada came back from an eight-point third-quarter deficit to get past Marysville 52-49 – Port Huron Times Herald
4. BOYS BASKETBALL The former Western Michigan University coach faced one of his past players on the high school court, with the player winning as Kalamazoo Christian defeated Portage Northern 47-40 – WWMT
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Birch Run opened with a 54-53 win over Byron, ending an 18-game losing streak – Saginaw News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Central sank the game-winning shot with 5.5 seconds to play to get past Midland Dow 63-61 – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie moved to 2-0 with a 48-42 win over Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Orion went ahead for good with just under three minutes to play in a 40-35 win over Troy – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer finished on top in a back-and-forth matchup with Ludington, 63-59 in overtime – Muskegon Chronicle
10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Wyandotte Roosevelt had the individual winners in every event of a 122-51 win over Dearborn – Southgate News-Herald