Today in the MHSAA: 1/21/16

January 21, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of hockey games featuring top-ranked teams highlighted Wednesday’s statewide action, and read on as well for an inspirational story out of Fruitport.

Boys Basketball

Bear Lake handed Onekama its first loss to pull within a game of the West Michigan D lead – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Ice Hockey

Division 3 No. 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central needed overtime, but escaped Muskegon Mona Shores with a 4-3 victory – Grand Rapids Press

Division 2 No. 2 Birmingham Brother Rice earned arguably the best of its 12 wins, 3-0 over Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

Wrestling

Saginaw Swan Valley fell in both of its matches Wednesday, but K.J. Suitor won his 200th individual match – Saginaw News

Good Read

Fruitport’s Karson Kriger played his first season of varsity football in the fall and was called up to the varsity baseball team as a pitcher last spring. He also can fire a bow – doing all of this with one hand after losing most of his left arm at birth – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 2/20/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 20, 2026

1. BOWLING Top-ranked Swartz Creek’s girls edged No. 2 Flint Kearsley to win a Division 2 Regional championship, and the No. 3-ranked Kearsley boys were champs as well – Flint Journal

2. TEAM WRESTLING No. 12 Rochester Adams claimed its first Regional title since 1999 with wins over No. 14 Romeo and Dearborn Fordson in Division 1 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched an outright West Michigan D League championship with a 61-46 win over Bear Lake – Big Rapids Pioneer

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro clinched a Big Thumb Conference White title outright with a 36-27 win over Millington – Saginaw News

5. TEAM WRESTLING No. 3 Algonac claimed its second Regional title in this sport with wins over Madison Heights Lamphere and Warren Woods-Tower in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

6. BOWLING The Ionia girls and Portland boys won Division 2 Regional championships – WILX

7. ICE HOCKEY Jackson Lumen Christi advanced in its Division 3 Regional with a 1-0 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sadie Day became Midland Calvary Baptist’s all-time leading scorer during a loss to Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Gunsell scored his 1,000th career point during Ludington’s 68-55 win over Manistee – Muskegon Chronicle

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett won a matchup of league champions, downing Holt 64-61 – Lansing State Journal