Today in the MHSAA: 1/19/18

January 19, 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. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with wins over Alpena and Petoskey – Gaylord Herald Times

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian got past No. 6 Otsego 108-75 in the high school debut of standout Ian Miskelley – Holland Sentinel

3. Boys Basketball: The Northwest Conference title race opened back up Thursday as Maple City Glen Lake handed Frankfort its first loss of the season to create a three-way tie atop the standings – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Basketball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central asserted itself in first place in the Huron League with a 52-47 overtime win over New Boston Huron – Monroe Evening News

5. Bowling: The Bay City Western girls won an overtime match over Midland for first place in the Saginaw Valley League, while the Chemics’ boys also remained undefeated in league competition – Midland Daily News

6. Hockey: Petoskey ended an 18-game, eight-year losing streak against Traverse City Central with a 6-1 win over the Trojans – Petoskey News-Review

7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Rockford earned a 167-148 win over Grand Haven in a matchup of LPD1 honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Basketball: Baldwin’s Blake Dockery scored his 1,000th career point in his team’s 77-62 win over Walkerville – Big Rapids News

9. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek star Jake Witt grabbed 24 rebounds to go with 24 points and seven blocks in his team’s 63-42 win over Chassell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

10. Football: Traverse City West coach Tim Wooer has resigned to return as coach at Kingsley; West was 9-2 last season in Wooer’s 10th at the helm, and Kingsley was 1-8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Cheer: The Battle Creek Enquirer explained one of the most impressive skills in competitive cheer, the back tuck, and why it’s the slam dunk or home run of that sport – Battle Creek Enquirer

Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 12, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee handed Ishpeming its first defeat, 3-2 after losing the first two sets – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated in the Catholic High School League Central with a 4-1 win over Division 2 No. 3 Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Harper Creek followed freshman Ella Bushman to its latest All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker girls and Owosso boys won Chesaning Invitational titles – Saginaw News

5. BOYS SOCCER Durand handed Division 3 No. 13 Ovid-Elsie its first defeat, 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now

6. VOLLEYBALL Suttons Bay remains undefeated after a 3-1 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac lost the first set but won the next three to get past Traverse City West – Cadillac News

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Hancock claimed the Copper Spike with a sweep of Houghton – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. BOYS TENNIS Monroe lost only three games during a sweep of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

10. BOYS TENNIS Grosse Ile – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – opened Huron League play with a sweep of Riverview – Southgate News-Herald