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: 9/25/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 25, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Elk Rapids clinched the Northern Shores Conference championship with a 29-stroke win, followed by Lower Peninsula Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a 2-1 win over No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
3. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo finished a sweep of Macomb Area Conference Red championships; the girls are ranked No. 2 in LPD1, and the boys are No. 12 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Bay City Western won the 30th Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
5. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 2 Midland Dow set a single-season record for wins with its shutout of Midland High – Midland Daily News
6. GIRLS GOLF Cadillac carded a 365 to win its invitational for the first time – Cadillac News
7. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern advanced to the Lakes Valley Conference championship match with a 3-2 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
8. BOYS SOCCER St. Clair Shores Lake Shore moved closer to a possible Macomb Area Conference Gold title with a 3-1 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 14 Leland edged Buckley 1-0 – MI Sports Now
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Freeland downed Essexville Garber 3-1 – WNEM