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: 4/25/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 25, 2023

1. BOYS LACROSSE Clarkston clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a 14-10 win over Lake Orion – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Freeland moved into first place alone in the Tri-Valley Conference Red with a 4-1 win over Division 3 No. 8 Essexville Garber – Saginaw News

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Bay City Western remains undefeated thanks to a walk-off 1-0 win over Midland – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 12 Romeo and No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay played to a scoreless tie – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Linden maintained its league-leading status with a 3-0 win over Holly – Mid-Michigan Now

6. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Ayla Tindall set Adrian’s season scoring record with five more goals in a 7-0 win over Ypsilanti Community – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BASEBALL Gavin Nash keyed Hartland’s 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 10 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. GIRLS SOCCER Elly Day scored three goals as Boyne City moved to 6-0 with a 5-0 win over Ogemaw Heights – Petoskey News-Review

9. BOYS GOLF Temperance Bedford shot a 317 to win the Tecumseh Invitational – Monroe News

10. BASEBALL Cole Merrill and Zach Griffis combined for a no-hitter during Bear Lake’s sweep of Manistee Catholic Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle