Today in the MHSAA: 1/8/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 8, 2024

1. WRESTLING Birch Run claimed its seventh-straight Saginaw County championship – Saginaw News

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Brownstown Woodhaven, Division 2 No. 2 Allen Park and Division 3 No. 2 Grosse Ile won championships at the Allen Park Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

3. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 7 Hancock downed Division 1 No. 3 Brighton 5-1 on Friday and Capital City 3-2 on Saturday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. WRESTLING MaryAlice Lynch became one of the first few to reach 100 career wins, doing so during her team’s Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Tournament – Monroe News

5. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Benzie Central finished nearly 100 points ahead of the field in winning the Escanaba Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 2 Trenton downed No. 6 Allen Park 4-2 – Southgate News-Herald

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Luke Gelow went over 1,000 career points in Gaylord’s 62-59 loss to Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Spring Lake – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – was first and Holt second as the former won its invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

9. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 10 Jackson Lumen Christi edged No. 8 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3-2 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills’ Craig Hureskin scored 51 points in his team’s 92-59 win over Wayland – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 12/5/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 5, 2024

1. WRESTLING Tyler Vanderpool’s final-match pin gave Monroe Jefferson a 42-38 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Monroe News

2. HOCKEY Bay City downed Division 2 No. 8 Midland 3-2 in a Saginaw Valley League opener – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland edged Frankenmuth 57-56 in a matchup of Division 2 powers – Saginaw News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Western downed All Saints 58-47, but All Saints’ Arnell Somlar scored his 1,000th point in just his 50th varsity game – Bay City Times

5. HOCKEY Midland Dow opened Saginaw Valley League play with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dearborn Divine Child came back from a halftime deficit to get past Northville 50-39 – Dearborn Press & Guide

7. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Brighton scored twice late to get past Livonia Red 5-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald opened its season with a 48-37 win over Warren Cousino – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Ubly followed Brayden Franzel to a 62-57 win over Bad Axe – Huron Daily Tribune

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee pulled away for a 46-39 season-opening win over Mason Country Central – Ludington Daily News