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: 8/27/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 2 Kingsley downed Division 4 No. 9 Onekama, Manton and Division 3 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Carson Welker had three goals and two assists in Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s 7-3 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary twice came back from one-set deficits to defeat Midland Bullock Creek in five – Midland Daily News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Beach girls and Croswell-Lexington boys were victorious at the Cass City Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune

5. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park picked up an important Downriver League road win 3-1 at Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS 1TENNIS St. Joseph – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – earned an important 7-1 Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference win over Battle Creek Lakeview – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. BOYS SOCCER Manistee scored the game’s lone goal on a penalty kick to get past Benzie Central – Manistee News Advocate

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Brooklyn Columbia Central came back to finish a sweep of Napoleon – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth remained undefeated with a shutout of Goodrich – WNEM

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fulton won its Mid-State Activities Conference opener, sweeping Coleman – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun