Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/16

January 29, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A relatively quiet night statewide still included matchups of ranked teams in swimming & diving, wrestling and basketball – and we’ve got a good read as well for parents saying good-bye to that role in high school athletics this school year.  

Girls Basketball

Big Rapids Crossroads Academy kept a 44-game West Michigan D league winning streak alive with a 62-52 comeback win over Brethren – Big Rapids News

Boys Basketball

Bloomfield Hills survived a final West Bloomfield attempt to tie to stay in first place in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 63-61 victory – Oakland Press

Frankenmuth won its Tri-Valley Conference crossover 67-57 over Alma, which was tied with the Eagles this week for the No. 7 spot in the statewide Class B poll – Saginaw News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Holland West Ottawa won every swimming event in a 189-125 victory over No. 7 Rockford – Holland Sentinel

Wrestling

Division 3 top-ranked Dundee took the upper hand in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 36-27 win over rival Hudson, ranked No. 2 in Division 4 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Football

The Macomb Daily is reporting this morning that longtime Dakota coach Mike Giannone, who led the Cougars to MHSAA championships in 2006 and 2007, will take over at Warren DeLaSalle – Macomb Daily

Good Read

Battle Creek Enquirer sports editor Bill Broderick writes about his final days as a high school sports parent, and how much he’ll miss them – Battle Creek Enquirer

Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 11, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Grand Haven earned coach Aaron Smaka his 700th win with a sweep of East Kentwood – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids earned coach Nate Plum his 300th victory with a big one over Grayling – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buckley handed Suttons Bay its first loss, in four sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Lansing Eastern scored the game’s lone goal during the second half of a win over Haslett – WLNS

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Plymouth Christian Academy came back from two sets down to defeat Allen Park Inter-City Baptist in five – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Alma edged Freeland 1-0 – WNEM

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ishpeming downed rival Negaunee in five sets – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 5 Leland downed Traverse City St. Francis 6-0 – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland came back after losing the first set to down Bay City Central in four – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Trenton continued an early-season rebound with a sweep of Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald