Today in the MHSAA: 1/18/18

January 18, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary won a matchup of Ski Valley Conference favorites and top Class D teams statewide, traveling to defeat Bellaire 41-39 – Gaylord Herald Times

2. Hockey: Detroit Catholic Central, top-ranked in Division 1, needed overtime but got past rival and Division 2 No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice 3-2 – Oakland Press

3. Girls Basketball: Detroit Mumford held on after seeing a 15-point lead nearly dissolve, getting past Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 44-35 – Detroit News

4. Girls Basketball: Gladstone improved to 5-5 this season with a 42-33 upset of Marquette, which fell to 9-2 – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Hockey: Holland West Ottawa downed Grand Haven 4-2 for its ninth win over the last 10 games – Holland Sentinel

6. Bowling: Hudsonville swept Grand Haven in key Ottawa-Kent Conference Red matches, the boys narrowly 16-14 – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore ran its winning streak to 11 with a big victory over St. Joseph – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Hartland and Division 3 No. 7 Livonia Churchill tied 3-3, but the Eagles’ Jake Behnke made a tremendous statement with his play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. Hockey: Riverview Gabriel Richard celebrated a 4-3 win over Dearborn Divine Child coming off some recent struggles against the Falcons – Southgate News Herald

10. Football: Battle Creek Harper Creek coach Mike Seedorff stepped down after leading his team to a 12-1 record in his 30th season in the program and third as head coach – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Gladstone came back from a two-point halftime deficit to beat Gwinn by 36, with junior Reece Castor scoring 26 points including the 1,000th of his career – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2025

1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated Division 3 No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 9-1 at the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance edged Saginaw Heritage 49-48 in an impressive win at the Best of Michigan Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL KJ Torbert’s buzzer-beater sent East Lansing past Detroit Martin Luther King 41-40 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS

4. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 9 Calumet defeated No. 4 Houghton 4-2 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton downed Detroit Cass Tech 86-81 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – Lansing State Journal

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Payton Glasby went over 1,000 career points in Gaylord St. Mary’s big win over Pellston – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake’s Myles Harless also reached 1,000 career points during his team’s win over Mesick – Manistee News Advocate

8. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Utica Eisenhower defeated Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United 4-2 in a matchup of ranked teams – Macomb Daily

9. ICE HOCKEY Tucker Spalding scored four goals in Midland’s 5-2  win over Kingsford at the Bay County Showcase – Midland Daily News

10. WRESTLING Traverse City West finished 5-0 in winning the Bridge Brawl at Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle