Today in the MHSAA: 1/6/20

January 6, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The clashing of statewide wrestling powers and a nearly unbelievable performance on the ice highlighted a power-packed first weekend of 2020.

1. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central, No. 2 Davison, No. 3 Brighton and Division 2 top-ranked Lowell took the top four team places, respectively, at the 56th DCC Invitational – Oakland Press

2. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson downed Hartland 5-2, with Seth Lause scoring an incredible three short-handed goals – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher downed Benton Harbor 76-62 in a matchup of teams expected to make runs at Finals championships in March – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 5 Brighton handed the first loss of the season to the last team without one, 3-2 to Division 3 top-ranked Calumet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central earned a significant league win 6-0 over No. 4 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

6. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards went over 30 points for the fifth straight game as Fruitport Calvary Christian earned a 50-46 statement win over Central Montcalm – Muskegon Chronicle

7. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Clinton followed a pair of individual champions to the team title at the 45th Dave Elliott Memorial Tournament – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Boys Basketball: In another matchup of championship hopefuls, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Grand Blanc 69-66 – Flint Journal

9. Girls Basketball: Hart continued its surge with a 51-35 win over Calvary Christian the day after the latter’s big win noted above – Muskegon Chronicle

10. Hockey: Ann Arbor Pioneer improved to 8-2 with a 2-1 win over rival Skyline in the final of the Jilek Cup – We Love Ann Arbor

Also of note …

Football: The football community is mourning the death of Zeeland West assistant Gasper Giarmo, who coached more than 30 years combined at seven schools including a decade at Byron Center – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 27, 2025

1. HOCKEY Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed No. 2 Hartland 2-1 in overtime to win a Division 1 Regional championship – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Riverview Gabriel Richard secured its eighth-straight Division 3 Regional title with a 5-2 victory over Detroit Country Day – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central advanced in a Division 2 District with a 44-35 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Grand Rapids Press

4. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic clinched a Division 2 Regional title with a 4-1 win over No. 10 White Lake Lakeland – WJRT

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek defeated Pennfield in a Division 2 District matchup of co-champions from the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. HOCKEY Sparta claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 2-1 overtime win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning’s Brady Lupcke reached 1,000 career points in his team’s 45-42 Division 3 District win over Beaverton – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich downed Flint Kearsley in Division 2, 61-40, to avenge a pair of regular-season losses including in last week’s Flint Metro League title game – WJRT

9. HOCKEY No. 7 Marquette advanced in Division 2 with a 2-1 overtime win over Midland in a Regional Final – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon won a Division 1 District Semifinal matchup of league champions 66-43 over Greenville – Local Sports Journal