Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 5, 2026

1. BOYS WRESTLING Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 4 Brighton by a point to win its invitational, which featured four of the top six ranked teams in Division 1 – Detroit Catholic Central athletics

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Stevie Hall scored his 1,000th career point and the game winner in Detroit Cass Tech’s 54-52 win over Cleveland Central Catholic at the Detroit Public School League Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press

3. GIRLS WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River clinched the Montague Invitational with Kaylee Gibson’s win over No. 2-ranked Lowell in the day’s final match – Cadillac News

4. BOYS WRESTLING Division 2 No. 7 Freeland repeated as Saginaw County champion – Saginaw News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michael Lindquist became the second Greenville boys basketball player to reach 1,000 points, doing so during a 71-56 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press

6. GIRLS WRESTLING Bay City John Glenn won the championship at the Reed City Invitational by 30 points – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BOWLING Rockford defeated reigning Division 4 champion Ravenna to clinch the Fruitport Invitational title – Rockford Athletics

8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Houghton defeated Division 1 No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 5-1 and No. 5 Brighton 6-1 during a downstate trip – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage handed DeWitt its first loss, 60-55 in double overtime – Saginaw News

10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Spring Lake – ranked No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – set 34 personal records in winning its home invitational – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

MHSAA Longtime Catholic High School League director Vic Michaels, a member of the MHSAA Representative Council for more than two decades, died at age 71 – Oakland Press

MEDIA The Detroit and statewide media communities are mourning the death of the Detroit News’ longtime prep sports reporter Dave Goricki – Detroit News

FOOTBALL Lansing Eastern hired Dan Boggan – the winningest coach in Lansing Sexton history – to take over the program – Lansing State Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 5/6/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 6, 2026

1. TRACK & FIELD The Mason girls won their 10th-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Red title and the Williamston boys also clinched – WLNS

2. TRACK & FIELD The Petersburg Summerfield girls – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 –edged Ottawa Lake Whiteford 75-62 to clinch a share of their first league championship since 1990 – Monroe News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Rochester Adams downed No. 5 Troy 2-0 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

4. TRACK & FIELD Romeo finished a girls and boys title sweep in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

5. TRACK & FIELD Grand Traverse Academy clinched West Michigan D League girls and boys championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion claimed an outright OAA Red title with an 18-8 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

7. TRACK & FIELD Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s boys and St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s girls were champions in the MAC Blue – Macomb Daily

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville won the opener 8-2 and No. 7 Grand Haven won the second game of their doubleheader 15-5 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 Walled Lake Northern remains atop the Lakes Valley Conference after a sweep of honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press

10. TRACK & FIELD Caseville opened its new facility with girls and boys wins over Mayville and Kinde North Huron – Huron Daily Tribune