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: 12/15/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 15, 2025
1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated Division 3 No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 9-1 at the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance edged Saginaw Heritage 49-48 in an impressive win at the Best of Michigan Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press
3. BOYS BASKETBALL KJ Torbert’s buzzer-beater sent East Lansing past Detroit Martin Luther King 41-40 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS
4. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 9 Calumet defeated No. 4 Houghton 4-2 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton downed Detroit Cass Tech 86-81 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Payton Glasby went over 1,000 career points in Gaylord St. Mary’s big win over Pellston – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake’s Myles Harless also reached 1,000 career points during his team’s win over Mesick – Manistee News Advocate
8. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Utica Eisenhower defeated Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United 4-2 in a matchup of ranked teams – Macomb Daily
9. ICE HOCKEY Tucker Spalding scored four goals in Midland’s 5-2 win over Kingsford at the Bay County Showcase – Midland Daily News
10. WRESTLING Traverse City West finished 5-0 in winning the Bridge Brawl at Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle