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: 6/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 6, 2025

1. GIRLS SOCCER Almont clinched its first Regional title with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Frankenmuth in Division 3 – Port Huron Times Herald

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 Regional title win over No. 2 Detroit Country Day – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian edged reigning Division 2 champion Spring Lake 1-0 in their Regional Final matchup – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS SOCCER Northville advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett claimed a Division 4 Regional championship with a 1-0 win over No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline downed Salem 4-0 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Emily Gorton scored both goals as No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian defeated Byron Center Zion Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel also clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a 7-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL No. 5 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 17 Hopkins 10-2 to move on to a Division 2 Regional title game – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. BASEBALL Frankenmuth advanced in Division 2 as well with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News