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: 11/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 12, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley upset top-ranked Roscommon with a sweep in their Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Up North Live

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL South Lyon came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Brighton in five in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chesterfield Austin Catholic advanced to its first Regional Final with a sweep of Deckerville in Division 4 – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 1, sweeping No. 10 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged a 2024 Regional Final loss to No. 10 Hancock with a Division 4 sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford defeated No. 9 Hudsonville in Division 1 and No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian defeated No. 5 Holland Christian in Division 2 – WOOD TV

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport got through a tough first set on the way to a sweep of honorable mention Ionia in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy swept honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a Division 1 matchup of Catholic High School League champions – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City Central advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ann Arbor Christian came back from two sets down to defeat two-time reigning Division 4 champion Clarkston Everest Collegiate in five – MHSAA.com