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: 11/14/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 14, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day came back from two sets down to get past top-ranked North Branch in five in a power-packed Division 2 Regional Final – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont is a first-time Regional champion thanks to a five-set win over Fruitport in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills claimed its first Regional title in volleyball with a sweep of Birmingham Groves in Division 1 – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ogemaw Heights won the first two sets and hung on in five to defeat Essexville Garber in Division 2 and clinch a first Regional title – Bay City Times

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Trenton claimed a first Regional title, getting past Allen Park in four sets in Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley defeated a second ranked opponent this week, clinching a Division 3 Regional title with a sweep of No. 10 Beal City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central won three close sets to get past No. 4 Hanover-Horton in Division 3 – Monroe News

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Christian wrapped up a Division 4 Regional title with a sweep of No. 9 Onekama – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Fowler came back after losing the first set to defeat No. 5 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in four – Lansing State Journal

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a four-set win over No. 8 Battle Creek St. Philip – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING New Baltimore Anchor Bay won the final event to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue league meet title – Macomb Daily