Today in the MHSAA: 1/16/20

January 16, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A major matchup of two of the Upper Peninsula’s best in girls basketball and a streak-ending performance on the wrestling mat highlight Wednesday’s headliners from across the state.

1. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace handed Pickford its first loss this season, 70-48, in a rematch from last season’s District – MI Sports Now

2. Wrestling: Union City earned its first win over Springport since 2009, 42-33, to make a major move in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. Wrestling: No. 3 Brighton earned a big win over No. 4 Hartland, although the Eagles were missing a number of starters because of illness – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Girls Basketball: Lauren Laures became the second 1,000-point scorer in Pinconning history in leading her team to a 37-20 win over Gladwin – Bay City Times

5. Girls Basketball: Jayden Weber also went over 1,000 points for her career in leading East Jordan past Central Lake 63-46 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Basketball: Manistee Catholic Central delivered Walkerville’s first loss this season, 46-40 – MI Sports Now

7. Boys Basketball: Traverse City St. Francis won a matchup of league leaders, 40-32 – Up North Live

8. Wrestling: Also in the Big 8, Reading edged Jonesville 42-39 in a matchup of league contenders – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Basketball: Reese came back from an early 14-point deficit to get past Bad Axe 61-56 in overtime – Bay City Times

10. Hockey: White Lake Lakeland won a high-scoring matchup 6-5 over Milford – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 27, 2022

1. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee defeated Division 4 No. 1 Hudson 56-16 in Lenawee County Athletic Association competition – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland continued to ride Ben Pouliot’s scoring surge to a 3-1 win over No. 2 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 2 Brighton won 4-3 over Toledo St. Francis, the reigning Ohio champion – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Pittsford defeated Jackson Christian 56-35, giving coach Mike Burger his 300th career victory – Hillsdale Daily News

5. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 9 Kingsley defeated Division 4 No. 8 LeRoy Pine River and Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Skyline – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won 131-52 at honorable mention Dexter – We Love Ann Arbor

7. BOWLING Monroe’s girls and Temperance Bedford’s boys won matches with first-place implications – Monroe News

8. COMPETITIVE CHEER Merrill was first and Marion second at the Remus Chippewa Hills Invitational – Ludington Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester defeated Lake Orion 39-22 to take over first alone in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press

10. WRESTLING Macomb Area Conference Blue leader Utica Eisenhower handed St. Clair its first league loss and also defeated Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily