Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/19

January 24, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A relatively quiet Wednesday across the state still saw two of Michigan’s best meet in hockey and a top wrestling program clinch a league championship.

1. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged Division 2 No. 2 Trenton 1-0 in a matchup of two of the state’s most successful programs all-time – Oakland Press

2. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 4 Remus Chippewa Hills defeated Grant and Fremont to finish a perfect run through the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference West with a 46-37 win over Bad Axe – Huron Daily Tribune

4. Hockey: Kyle Hebner scored with 44 seconds remaining in overtime to lead Petoskey past Traverse City Central – Petoskey News-Review

5. Bowling: Ravenna’s teams swept Whitehall, the boys team moving to 11-0 with the victory – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary remained unbeaten in the Ski Valley Conference with a win over Bellaire – WPBN

7. Wrestling: Petoskey edged Traverse City West by two points and also defeated Traverse City Central – MI Sports Now

8. Boys Basketball: Warren Mott got past Grosse Pointe South 77-67 – Macomb Daily

9. Girls Basketball: Pentwater broke open a three-point game at halftime with Mason County Eastern to win 42-28 – Local Sports Journal

10. Hockey: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep earned a 7-2 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Friday, Johannesburg-Lewiston’s Tyson Claeys went over 1,000 career points against Gaylord St. Mary – WBKB

Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/19

September 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Today’s list of the weekend’s top achievers has a definite Grand Rapids-area tilt as teams from five schools from that part of the state emerged as invitational champions in either cross country, golf, volleyball or swimming & diving.

1. Cross Country: The East Grand Rapids girls – No. 1 Lower Peninsula Division 2 – honorable mention Tecumseh and Jackson Lumen Christi girls and LPD1 No. 4 Romeo, LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton and Manchester boys all won championships at the Jackson Invitational – Athletic.net

2. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 5 Coopersville downed honorable mention Kingsley in two sets to win the Cadillac Tournament title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Onsted improved to 24-0 with an undefeated run through its invitational, including sweeping Division 4 No. 9 Adrian Lenawee Christian in the final – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 5 Bronson also finished a perfect tourney run, taking the Portage Northern Invitational title by downing the host in that final – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central won the fastest wave of the Portage Central Invitational by a point over the host, ranked No. 5, and also ahead of No. 6 Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

6. Girls Golf: LPD2 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern shot a 297 to win the Greenville Invitational – Petoskey News-Review

7. Cross Country: The LPD2 No. 8 Sparta boys and No. 5 Cadillac girls won Muskegon Oakridge Invitational championships – Athletic.net

8. Cross Country: The LPD4 No. 8 Pittsford girls and LPD3 honorable mention Leslie boys won Pittsford’s invitational – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Volleyball: Stephenson downed Felch North Dickenson in the final to win the Crystal Falls Forest Park Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Cross Country: Roscommon swept the big school championships at the Evart Invitational; the girls are ranked No. 13 in LPD3 – Big Rapids News