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: 6/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 3, 2026
1. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Grand Haven swept No. 4 Hudsonville in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Grand Haven Tribune
2. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Lowell swept No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – WOOD TV
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 5 DeWitt – Oakland Press
4. BOYS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Northville emerged with a couple of close set wins to sweep No. 9 Hartland in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Hometown Life
5. GIRLS SOCCER Two Eaton Rapids players scored three goals apiece as the Greyhounds defeated No. 15 Grosse Ile 7-2 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 12 Grand Rapids Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. GIRLS SOCCER Saugatuck earned its first Regional victory in program history downing St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 5-1 in Division 4 – Holland Sentinel
8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Rochester Adams scored during the closing seconds of overtime to get past No. 14 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 2-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Byron Center downed No. 5 Portage Central 2-0 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
10. GIRLS SOCCER Fremont edged No. 12 Freeland 1-0 in Division 3 – Muskegon Chronicle