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: 1/24/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 24, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan downed Bronson 42-29 in a matchup of top Division 3 teams statewide – Sturgis Journal

2. HOCKEY After falling to Division 3 No. 2 Traverse Bay Reps 8-0 earlier this season, Big Rapids avenged with a 5-2 win – Big Rapids Pioneer

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain Northern Michigan Christian handed Brethren its first defeat of the season, 35-30 – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Maddux Overweg broke a school 3-pointers record from 1992 in Springport’s 58-32 win over Battle Creek Pennfield – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. SKIING The Onekama boys and Grand Rapids Christian girls won Bryan Groenevelt Memorial Invitational titles at Crystal Mountain – Benzie Record Patriot

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Okemos earned one of its best wins this season, 48-41 over Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Central earned its first win over Harper Creek in five years, 55-43 – Battle Creek Enquirer

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Defense reigned as Detroit Cody edged Denby 39-36 – Detroit News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alcona edged Alpena 49-48 in double overtime – WBKB

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Carleton Airport came back to defeat New Boston Huron 53-45 – Monroe News