Today in the MHSAA: 1/25/19
January 25, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A number of the Lower Peninsula’s top swimming & diving teams faced off Thursday on a night that also saw a wrestling league title awarded and notable results in girls and boys basketball.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: No. 2 Birmingham Groves edged No. 4 Midland Dow and No. 5 Rochester Adams in a tri meet of top teams from Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Midland Daily News
2. Wrestling: Onaway finished its North Star League championship run with wins over Mio and Oscoda – WBKB
3. Boys Basketball: Wyoming Potter’s House Christian continued a major surge by handing Marcellus Howardsville Christian its first defeat, 85-69 – Three Rivers Commercial-News
4. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 1 Holland Christian won a tri against No. 6 Grand Rapids Christian and Division 2 No. 10 Holland – Holland Sentinel
5. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 2 Brighton downed No. 6 Westland John Glenn 58-8 in a matchup of Kensington Lakes Activities Association division champs – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Basketball: Carson City-Crystal took over first place alone in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a 31-27 win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – MI Sports Now
7. Boys Basketball: Big Rapids Crossroads avenged its lone loss with a 53-47 win over Manistee Catholic Central that put Crossroads in first alone in the West Michigan D League – Big Rapids News
8. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake broke a three-game losing streak by handing Comstock just its second defeat of the season, 48-39 – Kalamazoo Gazette
9. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 3 Spring Lake earned an impressive 102-84 win over LPD2 honorable mention Grand Rapids Northview – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield held on to first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 63-53 win over Oxford – Oakland Press
Also of note …
Softball: Past Essexville Garber standout Katy Ratajczak was honored for her life-saving work last spring as she and her family traveled home from her final high school softball game – Bay City Times
Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 13, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Callie Hicks reached 1,000 career points in Hale’s 34-31 win over Oscoda – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Libby Maurer reached 1,000 career points as well in Ithaca’s 45-43 victory over Beal City – Lansing State Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETALL Kaylee Jeffers scored her 1,000th career point for Gaylord St. Mary, but Petoskey emerged with a 42-38 win – Petoskey News-Review
4. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and West boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Orchard View came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Shelby in double overtime 79-78 – Muskegon Chronicle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Stockbridge succeeded in making a significant comeback, but Leslie held on for a 50-49 overtime win – WLNS
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed Frankenmuth 67-43 – WNEM
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson downed Norway 45-32 – My UP Now
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Cody remained undefeated in league play with a 51-45 win over Detroit Southeastern – Detroit News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brighton Livingston Christian followed Kendall Ploch to a big win over Charyl Stockwell Academy – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Marc Jarstfer, who led Gladwin to the Division 5 title in 2022, is leaving to take over at Bay City Central – Bay City Times