Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/17

December 7, 2017

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. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle 3-0 in a matchup of Catholic League Central and statewide powers – Observer & Eccentric

2. Hockey: Staying in the Catholic League Central, Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 5-2 – Oakland Press

3. Wrestling: As Division 1 No. 4 Hartland opened with a sweep of Flushing and Lake Orion, an Eagles senior celebrated a return to the mat after two seasons away – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: Okemos, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won the annual Howard Comstock Waverly Relays, anticipating it as the start to what could be a special season for the Chiefs – Lansing State Journal

5. Girls Basketball: Rickea Jackson scored 30 points to lead reigning Class C champ Detroit Edison Public School Academy past Detroit East English 89-47 – Detroit News

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow scored four unanswered goals during the third period to get past rival Midland 5-1 – Midland Daily News

7. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills has high expectations this season and started things out with a 46-20 win over Traverse City West – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore opened its season with a loss, but not before giving undefeated Mishawaka, Ind., a tough challenge, 37-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Hockey: The ice surface at USA Hockey Arena – home to the MHSAA Finals – was renamed for former Detroit Catholic Central goalie Mitchel Kiefer, who died in a car crash with a distracted driver in 2016 after helping the Shamrocks to a Division 1 championship earlier that year – Observer & Eccentric

10. Wrestling: New Baltimore Anchor Bay dedicated its wrestling mat to former standout Larry Rybarz III, who won more than 200 matches during his high school career and died in a car crash in August at age 24 – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 8, 2025

1. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 6 Lake Odessa Lakewood downed Division 1 No. 6 Rockford to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News

2. WRESTLING Several of the state’s top wrestlers competed in the Grappler Gold Invitational at Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOWLING Cadillac’s boys repeated as champions of the Big North Conference Tournament, and the Cadillac girls were runner-up – Cadillac News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Trey Oldenburg went over 1,000 career points during Monroe Jefferson’s 58-42 win over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News

5. WRESTLING Big Rapids defeated Traverse City West 46-35 to clinch its home invitational title – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Julius Wilson’s buzzer-beater gave Macomb L’Anse Creuse North a 61-60 win over Troy Athens during the Macomb Area Conference/Oakland Activities Association Showcase – Macomb Daily

7. ICE HOCKEY Muskegon Mona Shores scored twice during the final 24 seconds to get past Grand Haven 5-3 in the “Battle of the Barn” – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland downed host Petoskey 69-54 to win the Sean Pollion Invitational championship – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage avenged a District loss to Saginaw United with a 73-58 victory – Saginaw News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw United, International Academy of Flint, Davison and East Lansing won at the Vehicle City Flintstone Classic – WNEM