Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/18

December 12, 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.

A titanic early-season meet in boys swimming & diving set the tone for a highlight-filled Tuesday, with our latest list including impressive finishes in girls and boys basketball as well.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won its annual Pangborn Invitational with 398 points, 15 more than top-ranked Dexter – Midland Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from a double-digit deficit to down Grand Rapids Christian 50-45 – WOOD TV

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD1 top-ranked Holland West Ottawa continued to shine with a 115-69 win over honorable mention Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

4. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian downed Waterford Kettering 58-31 in a matchup of annual powers – Oakland Press

5. Boys Basketball: Detroit U-D Jesuit got past Grand Blanc 57-44 in a matchup of expected Division 1 contenders – MLive-Detroit

6. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage handed Hartland its first defeat of the season, 55-35 – Saginaw News

7. Girls Basketball: Brighton continued its perfect start with a 53-30 win over Okemos – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Girls Basketball: Adrian Madison held off Hudson 33-30 in a matchup of emerging southeastern teams – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Boys Basketball: Coloma handed Kalamazoo Christian its first defeat of the season, 73-63 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. Girls Basketball: Abby Nelson (a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council) led Negaunee to a 56-51 road win over Marquette – The Upbeat

Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 23, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Lansing Eastern clinched its first league championship in this sport with a win over St. Johns – Lansing State Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Reeths-Puffer scored a 354 to take back the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 2 Roscommon defeated No. 7 Manton in five sets – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS GOLF Elk Rapids – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 363 to win the Harbor Springs Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. CROSS COUNTRY Grosse Pointe South swept Macomb Area Conference White victories – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Baraga won its 15th straight match, in five sets over Painesdale Jeffers – Upper Michigan’s Source

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Birmingham Seaholm got past Bloomfield Hills 1-0 – Oakland Press

8. CROSS COUNTRY The New Boston Huron girls and Carleton Airport boys won the first Huron League jamborees – Monroe News

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Madison Vennix served 15 straight points for Big Rapids during its four-set win over Newaygo – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 3 Midland Dow continued its undefeated season with a sweep of Midland High – Midland Daily News