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: 5/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 5, 2026

1. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Heritage and Brennan Denay claimed Saginaw County championships – Saginaw News

2. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Brooklyn Columbia Central remains undefeated thanks to a 4-0 win over No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi – WLNS

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Okemos finished a perfect run through the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue with a pair of shutouts of Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Bryce Boss was the medalist in leading Charlevoix – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – to a Harbor Springs Invitational title – Petoskey News-Review

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Frankenmuth is alone atop the Tri-Valley Conference Red thanks to a 2-0 win over No. 12 Freeland – Saginaw News

6. BASEBALL Milford downed White Lake Lakeland 7-5 to remain first in the Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Warren Cousino remains in the Macomb Area Conference Blue title mix thanks to a 3-0 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

8. TRACK & FIELD Midland earned girls and boys sweeps of Bay City Western and Saginaw United – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL Livonia Churchill earned an important 1-0 win over neighbor Franklin – Hometown Life

10. SOFTBALL Riverview remains first in the Huron League after a 7-0 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort’s Tim Reznich has retired with a 406-162 record over 24 seasons and after leading the program to two Finals titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle