Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/16
January 5, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Winter sports return in force with a full slate of events statewide tonight, but here are a few headlines of note as we get rolling – plus two great reads from the wrestling world.
Boys Basketball
Ishpeming in recent seasons has scheduled its first basketball games later than other teams to offset the football team’s four straight runs to the MHSAA Finals at Ford Field – but the Hematites were one of the first to play in 2016 and came away with a 74-72 win over Gladstone to move to 2-0 – Marquette Mining Journal
Girls Bowling
From Sunday, two-time reigning Division 2 champion Flint Kearsley got past 2015 Division 1 finalist Jackson to win the Lila Jean Furnish Classic in Owosso, which included a number of the state’s top teams – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
When Clinton wrestler Nick Rolland was 3, his parents were told to say their good-byes after he was pulled from under a running lawn mower. But doctors were able to save his life, and then his leg, and this weekend he’ll wrestle for his 100th career win – Adrian Daily Telegram
Hastings wrestling coach Mike Goggins started out as an athlete for the Saxons, later coached at the middle school and now also is the high school athletic director – and owner of more than 400 varsity coaching wins after reaching that milestone during the Montrose Invitational on Dec. 29 – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 29, 2025
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Traverse City West girls – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and LPD2 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic boys were Elite race champions at the Shepherd BlueJay Invitational – Flint Journal | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 7 St. Joseph girls and LPD3 No. 11 Buchanan boys were champions at the Berrien County Meet – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Cass City claimed the silver bracket title at the D3/D4 Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Holland West Ottawa shut out Division 2 No. 8 Holland High 2-0 – Holland Sentinel
5. VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber finished 5-0 to win the Mt. Morris Invitational – Bay City Times
6. CROSS COUNTRY Rochester swept the girls and boys overall championships at the Hanson’s Invitational in Sterling Heights; Rochester’s girls are ranked No. 15 in LPD1 – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Gibraltar Carlson pushed past reigning champion Allen Park to win the Downriver Classic – Southgate News-Herald
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Berkley girls and Temperance Bedford boys were victorious at the Gibraltar Carlson Invitational – Monroe News
9. BOYS TENNIS LPD3 No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian was first and Ludington second in a Grand Rapids-area quad that also included Zeeland East and Grand Rapids Christian – Ludington Daily News
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Bullock Creek girls and Yale boys won championships at the Wagener Park Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net