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: 5/14/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 14, 2021
1. Track & Field: Oak Park won girls and boys Oakland Activities Association Blue/Gold championships, the girls outright and the boys sharing with Farmington – Oakland Press
2. Boys Lacrosse: Division 2 No. 7 Okemos downed Division 1 No. 8 Haslett 8-6 to clinch the Capital Area Activities Conference championship – Lansing State Journal
3. Girls Tennis: Traverse City Central won the Big North Conference Tournament, earning a shared league title with dual-season champ West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Track & Field: Zeeland East’s girls – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – wrapped up the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship – Holland Sentinel
5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 13 Livonia Stevenson split with No. 20 Franklin, clinching the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East title with a win in the first game – Observer & Eccentric
6. Track & Field: The Corunna and Fenton boys and Corunna and Flushing girls won Flint Metro League championships – WJRT
7. Softball: Undefeated and Division 3 top-ranked Millington swept Division 2 honorable mention Frankenmuth 1-0 and 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
8. Girls Soccer: Traverse City Central ended a 13-game losing streak to Division 1 No. 10 West with a 2-1 win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Softball: Division 1 honorable mentions South Lyon and Walled Lake Northern split to hold onto their shared lead in the Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press
10. Softball: Fowlerville freshman Tori Briggs hit two homers in each game of a doubleheader sweep of Lansing Catholic – Livingston Daily Press & Argus