Today in the MHSAA: 1/15/16
January 15, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Thursday provided a substantial appetizer for another big weekend with key basketball games, noteworthy swimming and diving finishes and a milestone wrestling victory.
Boys Basketball
Clarkston earned a key Oakland Activities Association Red edge with a win over similarly state-ranked North Farmington, 60-47 – Oakland Press
Frankfort earned a similarly important win in Northwest Conference play, winning a matchup of Class D ranked teams 65-55 over Buckley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
For the second straight day, a basketball team made an incredible comeback; this time, it was East Jackson building off a 21-2 deficit at the end of the first quarter to beat Napoleon 42-39 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Olivet junior Delbert Redfield made nine of 11 3-point tries and scored 33 points total to lead the Eagles to a 73-55 win over Lansing Christian – MLive Lansing
Girls Basketball
Warren Cousino handed Grosse Pointe North the latter’s first loss this season, 64-58, to move to 9-1 overall – Macomb Daily
Boys Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention Spring Lake downed No. 4 Hamilton, No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian and Division 2 honorable mention Holland in its best meet of a strong run so far – Grand Haven Tribune
Wrestling
Leslie defeated Olivet (and also lost to Lake Odessa Lakewood) on Thursday, giving Blackhawks coach Todd Stern his 400th career win since taking over as head coach in 1987 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
Battle of the Fans V kicks off tonight with our first visit to Yale, a finalist as well in 2015 – Port Huron Times-Herald
Grand Haven’s basketball teams will return to their former gym now part of Lakeshore Middle School – Pirates Pit – on Feb. 6 and for the first time since 2007 as the high school gym will be used for the league wrestling meet – Grand Haven Tribune
Vanderbilt’s boys basketball team has one win this season, but it was the first in nearly two years and a testament to the rebuilding of the program under first-year coach Darren Conn and assistant Amie Byelich – Petoskey News
Today in the MHSAA: 11/14/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 14, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day came back from two sets down to get past top-ranked North Branch in five in a power-packed Division 2 Regional Final – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont is a first-time Regional champion thanks to a five-set win over Fruitport in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills claimed its first Regional title in volleyball with a sweep of Birmingham Groves in Division 1 – Hometown Life
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ogemaw Heights won the first two sets and hung on in five to defeat Essexville Garber in Division 2 and clinch a first Regional title – Bay City Times
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Trenton claimed a first Regional title, getting past Allen Park in four sets in Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley defeated a second ranked opponent this week, clinching a Division 3 Regional title with a sweep of No. 10 Beal City – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central won three close sets to get past No. 4 Hanover-Horton in Division 3 – Monroe News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Christian wrapped up a Division 4 Regional title with a sweep of No. 9 Onekama – MI Sports Now
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Fowler came back after losing the first set to defeat No. 5 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in four – Lansing State Journal
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a four-set win over No. 8 Battle Creek St. Philip – Battle Creek Enquirer
Also of note …
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING New Baltimore Anchor Bay won the final event to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue league meet title – Macomb Daily