Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/15

December 10, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wednesday was the first day of winter in full swing with significant matchups coming in six sports as four got into the heart of their first week of the season. Be sure to check out as well a story on MHSAA officials recruiting efforts.

Girls Basketball

Traverse City St. Francis won an early battle between two of the north’s top small-school teams, downing Frankfort (featured today on Second Half) 76-72 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

A pair of Concord players filled the stat sheet in a 62-56 win over Michigan Center; senior Lindsey Lehmen led with 24 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals, and sophomore Camryn Ward grabbed 19 rebounds – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Boys Basketball

From Tuesday, Sanford Meridian freshman Lucas Lueder will be among first-year players to watch, if his 18 points in a 65-61 win over Saginaw Nouvel are an indication – Midland Daily News

Boys Bowling

Vandercook Lake could be in line for an exciting season or four after watching freshmen Korey Reichard (278) and Conner Lackey (267) lead the way in a 29-1 win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Ice Hockey

Division 3 No. 10 Farmington’s two first-period goals were enough as the Falcons scored a key early-season win over Division 2 No. 4 Berkley – Oakland Press

After finishing regulation tied, Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central needed only 14 seconds of overtime to get past Cadillac 4-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Boys Swimming & Diving

Chelsea coach Dave Jolly was the mid-Michigan link to Wednesday’s Waverly Relays, the annual event for Lansing-area teams to kick off the season; his Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 3-ranked team broke Okemos’ five-year hold on the meet championship – Lansing State Journal

Wrestling

No. 3 Davison earned one of the most significant early wins so far this season, 45-27 over No. 4 Brighton, which beat Davison in the Division 1 Semifinals last season – Livingston Daily

Saginaw Swan Valley, No. 8 in Division 3, just escaped Essexville Garber for a 32-30 win – Saginaw News

Good Read

After more than five decades as an official, Dick Kalahar is watching from the stands this season. He is among a growing number of retiring officials the MHSAA is charged with replacing over the next few years, and this piece looks at some of the challenges and opportunities, in part through Kalahar’s eyes – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 5/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 15, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 10 Hartland handed No. 3 Northville its first loss, 3-0, to win the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS TENNIS Top-ranked Birmingham Seaholm dominated its Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional, with No. 6 Groves runner-up – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt downed Mason 5-2 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup finale – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS TENNIS No. 2 Utica Eisenhower claimed a fourth-straight LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS TENNIS No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis claimed an LPD4 Regional title, winning seven flights – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS GOLF Macomb L’Anse Creuse North carded a 321 to claim the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS TENNIS No. 10 Lansing Catholic in LPD4 and Haslett is LPD3 also won Regional championships – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS LACROSSE Royal Oak Shrine Catholic earned its first Regional win in this sport, downing Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 6-5 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

9. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 6 Grosse Ile repeated as champion of its Marauder Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville moved ahead for good in the sixth inning during a 4-3 win over No. 6 Grand Haven – Local Sports Journal