Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/18

January 26, 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 1 No. 3 Brighton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 38-25 win over No. 2 Westland John Glenn – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Boys Skiing: Reigning Division 1 runner-up Traverse City Central and Division 2 seven-time reigning champion Petoskey dominated the Big North Conference opener, with Petoskey winning by half a point – Petoskey News-Review

3. Girls Basketball: A big fourth quarter pushed Detroit Mumford past Detroit Renaissance in a matchup for first place in the Detroit Public School League West Division 1 – Detroit News

4. Girls Basketball: Manton downed McBain Northern Michigan Christian in a matchup of teams that entered tied for first in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked Holland Christian got past No. 7 Grand Rapids Christian 114-63 to claim the Legacy Trophy, named in honor of the late Riley Hoeksema – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven relied on superior depth to edge Hudsonville 158-156 – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Boys Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley hung on for a 60-54 win over Ovid-Elsie in a Tri-Valley Conference crossover featuring the first-place teams in the Central and West, respectively – Saginaw News

8. Boys Basketball: Clarkston got past West Bloomfield 61-48 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Red powers that also met in the Class A Semifinals last season – Oakland Press

9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central, third in the West Michigan Conference, connected on three free throws to force overtime, but second-place Whitehall emerged with a 54-47 victory – Local State Journal

10. Project Unified: The Kensington Lakes Activities Association has partnered with Michigan Special Olympics to form a Project Unified basketball schedule this season, and member school Hartland is featured in this report; the MHSAA provides support and promotes Unified Sports, with teams frequently playing games as part of the March Magic Hoopfest also supported by the Greater Lansing Sports Authority – WHMI

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley downed Macomb L’Anse Creuse North to give coach Kevin Voss his 500th win – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 12, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont’s Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double to lead her team to a 48-36 win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Henry Schanbeck broke two Oscoda pool records in Bay City John Glenn’s 112-72 victory – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vanessa Husband had a career game as Farmington Hills Mercy downed Birmingham Groves 66-59 – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freshman Winnie Cunningham had a double-double to lead Detroit Pershing past Detroit East English 44-42 – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kingsford picked up a key road win at Negaunee, 62-54 – My UP Now

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shepherd outlasted Pinconning for a 35-31 overtime victory – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Madleen Hussein’s game-winning free throw gave Flat Rock a 47-46 victory over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale improved to 4-0 with a 69-51 victory over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A 20-point win over Leland made Frankfort 2-0 for the first time since 2014-15 – Benzie Record Patriot

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon won its season opener 47-25 at Grand Rapids West Catholic – Muskegon Chronicle