Today in the MHSAA: 1/4/16

January 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

We’re back to start 2016, but many of Michigan’s high school teams took only short breaks during the holidays; below is a roundup of some of the most recent notable news coverage as we kick off the new calendar year.

Boys Basketball

Jauron Vicks scored five points in overtime and 24 total to lead Warren Woods-Tower to a 56-52 overtime win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North in the Crusader Classic final – Macomb Daily

Niles Brandywine remained undefeated and dealt White Pigeon its first loss, 51-46 in the final of the Sturgis Basketball Classic – Sturgis Journal

Muskegon also remained undefeated while handing the first loss of the season to East Kentwood at the Muskegon Hall of Fame Classic (Muskegon suffered its first loss this weekend, to Chicago Whitney Young) – Muskegon Chronicle

Hudsonville beat Grand Rapids Christian 68-55 in the final of the Cornerstone Invitational to add to a start that included a win over reigning Class B champion Wyoming Godwin Heights – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Basketball

Kysre Gondrezick tied for 15th in MHSAA history with 51 points for Benton Harbor in the final of the Lou Harvey Classic despite her team’s eventual 68-63 loss to Michigan City Marquette – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

In arguably the most significant game of the Motor City Roundball Classic, both girls and boys, Saginaw Heritage downed Detroit Country day 39-29 – Oakland Press

Wrestling

Lowell finished first ahead of a field featuring many of Michigan’s elite at the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational; Brighton was second and Macomb Dakota finished third – Oakland Press

Battle Creek Lakeview won its eighth straight all-city championship, downing local rivals Battle Creek Central, Harper Creek and Pennfield – Battle Creek Enquirer

Tyler Deming became only the sixth four-time champion during the 52 years of the Freeland Wrestling Invitational in leading Caro to the team title as well – Saginaw News

Petoskey’s Scott Kibbe earned his 100th win in leading his team to the Bridge Brawl championship at Rudyard – Petoskey News

Football

Longtime Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart football coach Rick Roberts retired from that post after 23 seasons leading the Irish and 35 total at four schools; he finished with a record of 202-146-1 and also is the Sacred Heart athletic director – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 26, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Top-ranked Howell downed No. 3 Hartland 6-3 to clinch a Division 1 regional title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. ICE HOCKEY Jackson United defeated Capital City 3-2 in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title since 2015 – WLNS

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Oxford pulled off the week’s biggest upset so far with a 45-43 win over Grand Blanc in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Flint Journal

4. ICE HOCKEY Dearborn Divine Child claimed a Division 3 Regional title with a 4-2 win over No. 7 Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon’s James Martin scored his 1,000th career point during a 67-31 Division 1 District Semifinal win over Greenville – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Nall reached 1,000 career points in Napoleon’s 55-37 win over Hanover-Horton in Division 3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. ICE HOCKEY No. 6 Rochester rode an impressive second-period spurt to a 4-2 Division 2 Regional Final win over No. 10 St. Clair Shores Unified – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Phoenix advanced in Division 3 with a 91-85 double-overtime win over Hackett Catholic Prep – Kalamazoo Gazette

9. ICE HOCKEY Traverse Bay Reps claimed a Division 3 Regional title with a 3-1 win over Petoskey – Up North Live

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Baraga avenged a pair of regular-season losses to L’Anse with a 46-44 win in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source