Today in the MHSAA: 12/6/18

December 6, 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.

Wrestling season opened Wednesday evening, and a matchup of two of the state’s best tops the following list of major events – followed by a number of key early-season hockey meetings.

1. Wrestling: Top-ranked and reigning Division 1 champion Detroit Catholic Central opened the season with a 54-22 win over No. 5 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Hockey: Bryce Kallen scored five goals to lead Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s past Division 3 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 7-4 – Oakland Press

3. Hockey: Division 1 No. 8 Farmington moved to 7-1 with a 6-2 win over Division 2 No. 13 Canton – Observer & Eccentric

4. Hockey: Division 2 No. 6 Saline overcame two deficits to tie Division 3 No. 11 Livonia Churchill 2-2 – Saline Post

5. Boys Basketball: Joseph Moeggenberg’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in overtime gave Gaylord St. Mary a 53-52 win over Mancelona – Petoskey News-Review

6. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 10 Hudsonville opened its season with a sweep of Allendale (41-33) and Cedar Springs (39-30) – FOX 17

7. Boys Basketball: Kyle Mikolajczak scored 42 points to lead Manistee Catholic Central past Big Rapids Crossroads 66-56 – Manistee News Advocate

8. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 3 Clinton opened the season with a pair of wins, over Ida and Napoleon – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Hockey: Traverse City Central earned its first victory this season, edging Cadillac 7-6 – WPBN

10. Hockey: Division 3 No. 13 Midland Dow moved past rival Midland 6-1 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Iron Mountain’s Marcus Johnson went over 1,000 career points in his team’s win over Manistique – Iron Mountain Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 28, 2023

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Grand Rapids Christian and McBain girls and Grand Rapids Christian and Mason County Eastern boys won at the prestigious Pete Moss Invitational at Benzie Central – Athletic.net | Ludington Daily News | Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Temperance Bedford downed Battle Creek Lakeview in the final to cap a perfect day at the Cereal City Tournament – Monroe News

3. BOYS SOCCER Coldwater defeated host DeWitt and Fenton to win the Panther Cup Tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Central Montcalm, Holland West Ottawa, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian and Holland Christian girls; and Kalamazoo Central, Grand Haven, Ada Forest Hills Eastern and Central Montcalm boys won at Grand Rapids South Christian’s Under the Lights Invitational – Athletic.net | Holland Sentinel

5. CROSS COUNTRY Marquette swept Wildcat Invitational championships, edging Macomb Dakota in both races – Athletic.net | TV6

6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores swept Fruitport, Spring Lake and Grand Haven to win the Buccaneers’ annual Battle on the Boardwalk for the fourth-straight season – Local Sports Journal

7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac defeated Leland and Mount Pleasant in bracket play to win its invitational – Cadillac News

8. VOLLEYBALL Ludington defeated Kent City, Traverse City Christian, Comstock Park, Gaylord and Petoskey to win the Reed City Invitational – Ludington Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian avenged pool play losses to Fremont and Plainwell to win the former’s invitational – Local Sports Journal

10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its eighth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

BOYS SOCCER Jacob Stone became Fraser’s all-time leading scorer with both goals in his team’s 2-1 win over Rochester – Macomb Daily