Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/18
January 22, 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 3 No. 1 Dundee, Division 1 No. 7 Oxford and Division 4 No. 1 Hudson took the top three spots, respectively, at the Hudson Super 16 – Adrian Daily Telegram
2. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class D runner-up Buckley and 2017 Class C semifinalist Manton played a classic, with Buckley winning 62-60, while doing so to raise money for a family struggling with a cancer fight and to honor a local coach who died after battling the disease – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Competitive Cheer: Division 4 No. 4 Sanford Meridian Early College edged No. 3 Farwell and No. 7 Houghton Lake to win the 10-team Harrison Invitational – Midland Daily News
4. Hockey: Top-ranked Livonia Stevenson hung on for a 4-2 win over No. 5 Trenton in a matchup of Division 2 contenders – Observer & Eccentric
5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 7 Detroit Country Day handed Birmingham United its first loss this season in the premier game of the Oakland Activities Association/Metro League Showdown – Southgate News Herald
6. Bowling: The unranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay girls and Division 1 No. 2 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily
7. Wrestling: Escanaba won the 17-team 51st U.P. Championships meet, finishing just ahead of Gladstone and Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal
8. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Whitehall claimed its 12th straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title, with 11 wrestlers reaching tournament finals – Muskegon Chronicle
9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its 27th straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Girls Basketball: Battle Creek Central bravely took to the floor and was edged by Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 53-47 a day after the unexpected death of junior varsity coach Julionna Mahar – Battle Creek Enquirer
Also of note …
Football: Longtime Walled Lakes Western coach Mike Zdebski stepped down after leading the team to 160 wins and 17 playoff appearances, to take a coaching job in Arizona – Detroit Free Press
Boys Soccer: Longtime Warren DeLaSalle and Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar is returning to take over the Pilots’ program – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 5/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 6, 2026
1. TRACK & FIELD The Mason girls won their 10th-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Red title and the Williamston boys also clinched – WLNS
2. TRACK & FIELD The Petersburg Summerfield girls – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 –edged Ottawa Lake Whiteford 75-62 to clinch a share of their first league championship since 1990 – Monroe News
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Rochester Adams downed No. 5 Troy 2-0 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
4. TRACK & FIELD Romeo finished a girls and boys title sweep in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
5. TRACK & FIELD Grand Traverse Academy clinched West Michigan D League girls and boys championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion claimed an outright OAA Red title with an 18-8 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
7. TRACK & FIELD Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s boys and St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s girls were champions in the MAC Blue – Macomb Daily
8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville won the opener 8-2 and No. 7 Grand Haven won the second game of their doubleheader 15-5 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 Walled Lake Northern remains atop the Lakes Valley Conference after a sweep of honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press
10. TRACK & FIELD Caseville opened its new facility with girls and boys wins over Mayville and Kinde North Huron – Huron Daily Tribune