Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/16

December 8, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wrestling season started Wednesday with matches all over the state, including the first of the 50th season for a highly-respected coach.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Boys Basketball

Oak Park freshman Malik Carr had 18 points and 16 rebounds off the bench in a 78-61 win over St. Clair Shores South Lake – Detroit News

From Tuesday, Munising’s Alec Blank sank two free throws with a second remaining to give his team a 59-57 win over Gwinn – Marquette Mining Journal

Girls Basketball

Bath downed Pewamo-Westphalia 48-36 in a key early-season Central Michigan Athletic Conference matchup – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

From Tuesday, Scottville Mason County Central earned an impressive 42-41 win over Fruitport Calvary Christian – Ludington Daily News

Also from Tuesday, Taylor Gauthier drilled two free throws with 20 seconds left to give Escanaba a 38-37 win over Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press

Hockey

Mount Pleasant downed Midland for the first time in program history, 3-2 with three goals in the third period – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

With only nine skaters and one goalie available, Marysville got past Bloomfield Hills 3-0 – Clinton Township Voice

From Tuesday, Houghton scored five third-period goals to down Kingsford 9-3 – Iron Mountain Daily News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Okemos won the Waverly Relays, breaking a 15-year-old meet record in the 400-yard individual medley relay – Lansing State Journal

Wrestling

Whitehall, 26-2 last season, opened this winter with a 41-22 victory over Grand Haven – Muskegon Chronicle

Marysville kept the Blue Water Belt with wins over Algonac and Port Huron – Port Huron Times Herald

Midland celebrated its 50th season of wrestling with wins over Bay City Central and Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

Good Reads

Battle Creek Harper Creek kicked off the season with a quad, but the story was the start of the 50th season for coach Dave Studer – Battle Creek Enquirer

The Macomb County basketball community is mourning the death of Tannisha Stevens, who scored more than 2,000 points starring for Mount Clemens from 1988-91 – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 27, 2025

1. FIELD HOCKEY Ann Arbor Pioneer claimed the inaugural MHSAA Finals championship with a 2-0 win over Dexter – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood edged Detroit Country Day for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals title, joining Troy, Birmingham Seaholm and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett as this season’s winners – MHSAA.com

3. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 7-ranked Cadillac girls claimed their first Regional title in this sport, winning in LPD2 – Cadillac News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 8 Pinckney girls and No. 11 Fenton boys won LPD2 Regional championships, Fenton ending Pinckney’s five-year boys title run – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s No. 3-ranked girls and boys teams swept LPD1 Regional titles – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

6. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord’s Kate Berkshire won her third Regional championship, in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont defeated Ludington in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Tournament championship match to split the overall league title with the Orioles – Ludington Daily News

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Edwardsburg finished a perfect run through the Wolverine Conference with a sweep of Niles – Niles Daily Star

9. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis girls and No. 3 Charlevoix boys claimed LPD3 Regional titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. CROSS COUNTRY Six Saginaw-area runners won Regional individual championships – Saginaw News