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: 1/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 22, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Howell extended its winning streak to 16 with a 7-5 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addi Dzwik went over 1,000 career points (grades 9-12) in Battle Creek St. Philip’s 60-37 win over Parchment – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Martin Luther King came back to defeat Cass Tech 60-53 – Detroit Free Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary stands alone atop the Ski Valley Conference after a 58-35 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. WRESTLING Romeo swept Macomb Dakota and Warren Woods-Tower to take over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carleton Airport set itself up to repeat in the Huron League with a win at the latest jamboree – Monroe News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon improved to 9-1 with a 77-41 win over Manton – MI Sports Now

8. WRESTLING St. Joseph defeated rival Stevensville Lakeshore 42-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. SKIING Maple City Glen Lake swept girls and boys meets against Onekama and Caledonia – Benzie Record Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson ran its winning streak to nine with a 45-38 win over Norway – My UP Now