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: 2/20/21
February 10, 2021
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Basketball quickly has raced into full swing across the state, with a pair of standouts celebrating milestone scoring achievements Tuesday and girls basketball performances dominating the top of our top 10 list of daily coverage from across Michigan.
1. Girls Basketball: Byron not only picked up an impressive 48-40 win over annual power St. Ignace, but Sarah Marvin went over 1,000 career points in the victory – Owosso Argus-Press
2. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison opened with a 65-49 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian – Detroit News
3. Girls Basketball: Reagan Thorr went over 1,000 career points in Frankfort’s 51-29 win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Shea Tripp did a lot of everything, tallying a quadruple-double in Michigan Center’s big win over Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge handed Ravenna its first regular-season loss since February 2019, 62-47 – Local Sports Journal
6. Girls Basketball: Midland won a matchup of Saginaw Valley League powers 38-28 over Heritage – Saginaw News
7. Boys Basketball: Andrew Paupore’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent Kingsford past West Iron 59-56 – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Boys Basketball: Garrett Ledingham’s 3-pointer gave Harbor Springs a 62-60 win over East Jordan – Petoskey News-Review
9. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield opened with an impressive win over Southfield Arts & Technology – Oakland Press
10. Hockey: Cadillac opened with a 4-2 league win over Alpena – Cadillac News