Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/16

January 28, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The number 300 has been significant for at least two competitors this week, and Wednesday’s action also included some of the state's best wrestling matchups this season and a league champion crowned for the first time in more than 30 years.

Boys Basketball

Standish-Sterling handed Beaverton its first regular-season loss since 2013-14, 53-51 – Saginaw News

Suttons Bay got past Benzonia Benzie Central on Thomas Hursey’s 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds to play – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Girls Basketball

From Tuesday, Norway gave Stephenson the latter’s first loss this season, 71-57 – Iron Mountain Daily News

Bowling

Also from Tuesday, Ada Forest Hills Eastern 14-year-old freshman Nick Slagter rolled his first 300 game – Grand Rapids Press

Competitive Cheer

Sterling Heights Stevenson scored 780.44 points to best Warren Cousino by more than 10 to win the Macomb Area Conference Red meet – Macomb Daily

Perennial Division 3 power Richmond is back among the elite and won its Blue Water Area Conference jamboree by nearly 30 points with a total of 768.28 – Port Huron Times Herald

Ice Hockey

Traverse City Central shut out rival Traverse City West for the second time this season, this time 3-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s scored twice over the final three minutes to earn a comeback 2-1 win over rival Birmingham Brother Rice – Oakland Press

Wrestling

Three Rivers earned coach Pete Bachinski his 300th win, a 60-18 victory over Vicksburg; Bachinski began his coaching career in 1995 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Hartland won the rematch of last season’s Division 1 Final, this time defeating reigning champion Brighton 46-16 – Livingston Daily

Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central also dominated a match of Division 1 powers, taking down Oxford 46-17 – Oakland Press

Chesaning won its first league wrestling championship since 1982, claiming the Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a 60-15 win over Midland Bullock Creek – Saginaw News

Goodrich senior Nathan Ellis won his 150th career match during his team’s wins over Durand and Mount Morris – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/25/18

January 25, 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: Dundee downed Hudson 43-15 in a matchup of the top-ranked teams in Divisions 3 and 4, respectively – Monroe Evening News  

2. Wrestling: New Haven downed Sterling Heights 39-24 to clinch a share of the Macomb Area Conference Silver championship – its first league title ever in wrestling – Macomb Daily 

3. Girls Basketball: Junior Taylor Long scored the 1,000th point of her career as Waldron downed Burr Oak – Hillsdale Daily News 

4. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills finished a perfect run through the Central State Activities Association Gold with a win over Howard City Tri-County – Big Rapids News 

5. Cheer: Bay City Central and Division 4 No. 2 Sanford Meridian Early College won titles at Meridian’s 31st Mustang Cheer Corral – Midland Daily News 

6. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord edged Division 3 No. 5 Birch Run 29-27 and defeated Frankenmuth 51-25 – Gaylord Herald Times

7. Hockey: Brenden Tulpa scored twice to lead Division 2 No. 3 Hartland past Division 1 No. 6 Northville 3-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus 

8. Hockey: Traverse City West downed rival Central 8-3 to move up in the Big North Conference and also secure the McCullough Cup for the first time since the 2009-10 season – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Boys Basketball: Bark River-Harris picked up a significant 58-53 win over Norway in the Skyline Central Conference – Escanaba Daily Press 

10. Girls Basketball: Negaunee remained undefeated with a big win over Escanaba – Marquette Mining Journal