Today in the MHSAA: 1/8/17

January 8, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Wrestling: Division 3 top-ranked Dundee scored 348 points to set a record at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Invitational, breaking its previous record by nearly 50; Division 2 No. 4 New Boston Huron finished runner-up – Monroe Evening News

2. Hockey: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s scored three unanswered goals to upend host Hancock 3-2; OLSM is No. 3 in Division 1, and Hancock is the top-ranked team in Division 3 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

3. Hockey: Brownstown Woodhaven downed Riverview Gabriel Richard 4-2 to win its New Year Tournament and give coach Bryan Sullivan his 400th career win – Southgate News Herald

4. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 3 Gaylord finished 5-0 to win the Grand Ledge Invitational, with a win by tie-breaker criteria over No. 5 Eaton Rapids – Gaylord Herald Times

5. Cheer: Reigning Division 3 runner-up Richmond kicked off this season by winning the Division 1 portion of its home invitational – Port Huron Times Herald

6. Girls Basketball: Lexi Niepoth set a Bellaire record with 27 rebounds to go with 24 points in a 54-21 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central won its annual invitational topping a field that included No. 7 Oxford – Oakland Press

8. Wrestling: Adrian improved to 15-1 this season with a championship at its dual invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Boys Swimming & Diving – LP Division 1 No. 5 Northville moved to 7-0 this winter with wins over honorable mentions South Lyon Unified and Canton, and Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

10. Cheer: Adrian Madison won its invitational by nearly 30 points to top a field of 10 varsity teams – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Kingsford and Iron Mountain filled the gym for the Flivvers’ 72-56 win, a show of support less than a week after two Kingsford classmates died in a car crash – Iron Mountain Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/19/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 19, 2026

2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Bath won their first Finals championships, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its second straight but in a new division, and Northville ran its Division 1 winning streak to three as Lower Peninsula titles were awarded at four sites – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS TENNIS Detroit Country Day edged Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by a point for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 title after finishing a point back of Cranbrook in 2025 – MHSAA.com

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center won the 32-team Beast of the East Tournament, finishing 5-1 on the day and defeating four ranked opponents – MHSAA.com

4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 6 DeWitt girls and LPD1 No. 10 Grand Ledge boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian locked up the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament title with a five-set win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal

6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys teams continued their area dominance with Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Valley Lutheran defeated Cadillac in three sets to win the M3 Mayhem – Cadillac News

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs girls and LPD3 No. 7 Charlevoix boys secured Northern Shores Conference championships – Athletic.net

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Fruitport girls and Western Michigan Christian boys won GMAA titles – Athletic.net

10. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian swept girls and boys Lenawee County championships; Adrian’s girls are No. 10 in LPD2, and the boys are ranked No. 13  – Athletic.net