Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/20
January 23, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Two of the three No. 1-ranked hockey teams in Michigan faced off Thursday in league play to take today’s No. 1 spot, followed by one of the state’s annual wrestling powers claiming a conference championship.
1. Hockey: Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice edged Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central 2-1 – Oakland Press
2. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 2 Richmond clinched the Blue Water Area Conference championship with a sweep of Croswell-Lexington and Imlay City – Macomb Daily
3. Hockey: Division 1 No. 4 Brighton avenged an earlier loss to No. 3 Salem with a 3-0 win in the rematch – Observer & Eccentric
4. Bowling: Bay City Central’s girls and Essexville Garber’s boys won Bay County championships – Bay City Times
5. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center avenged last season’s Regional Final loss to Springport, 61-49 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson continued its recent success against No. 4 Hartland, 7-0 – Observer & Eccentric
7. Girls Basketball: Bellaire remained undefeated and ended Gaylord St. Mary’s 59-game Ski Valley Conference winning streak with a 49-36 victory – Up North Live
8. Boys Basketball: Carrollton moved to 8-0 with a 77-70 win over Reese – Saginaw News
9. Hockey: Grand Haven came back from a one-goal deficit with four minutes to play to get past Hudsonville 5-3 – Local Sports Journal
10. Hockey: Will Dawson scored a natural hat trick during the first period to lead Division 2 No. 6 Traverse City Central past Petoskey 6-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Football: Gwinn is mourning the unexpected death of football coach Dion Brown, who took over the program in 2014 and led it to multiple playoff appearances – WLUC
Football: Hudson coach Chris Luma has stepped down with a 180-70 record over the last 23 seasons – Adrian Daily Telegram
Football: Continuing Rockford’s streak of 25 straight winning seasons will rest with former assistant Brent Cummings, who was promoted to head coach – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 12/5/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 5, 2024
1. WRESTLING Tyler Vanderpool’s final-match pin gave Monroe Jefferson a 42-38 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Monroe News
2. HOCKEY Bay City downed Division 2 No. 8 Midland 3-2 in a Saginaw Valley League opener – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland edged Frankenmuth 57-56 in a matchup of Division 2 powers – Saginaw News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Western downed All Saints 58-47, but All Saints’ Arnell Somlar scored his 1,000th point in just his 50th varsity game – Bay City Times
5. HOCKEY Midland Dow opened Saginaw Valley League play with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dearborn Divine Child came back from a halftime deficit to get past Northville 50-39 – Dearborn Press & Guide
7. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Brighton scored twice late to get past Livonia Red 5-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald opened its season with a 48-37 win over Warren Cousino – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Ubly followed Brayden Franzel to a 62-57 win over Bad Axe – Huron Daily Tribune
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee pulled away for a 46-39 season-opening win over Mason Country Central – Ludington Daily News