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: 6/11/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 11, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina earned its first trip to the Finals with a 2-0 Semifinal win over Almont in Division 3 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Catholic Central advanced to the Division 3 Final with a 1-0 win over Allegan – WZZM
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 New Boston Huron edged No. 9 DeWitt 1-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Monroe News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian edged Grand Rapids Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press
5. SOFTBALL Top-ranked Escanaba got past No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 in eight innings to advance to the Division 2 Semifinals – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. SOFTBALL Top-ranked Clare edged No. 2 Gladstone 1-0 to advance in Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. SOFTBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary defeated No. 5 Holton 4-3 in Division 4 to earn its first Semifinals trip – Saginaw News
8. SOFTBALL Algonac downed No. 7 Millington 8-6 in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – Port Huron Times Herald
9. SOFTBALL No. 9 Carleton Airport advanced in Division 2 with a 5-2 win over No. 4 Dearborn Divine Child – Monroe News
10. SOFTBALL No. 6 Grass Lake earned a return to the Division 3 Semifinals with a 10-9 win over No. 5 Laingsburg – Jackson Citizen Patriot