Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/17

January 9, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Upsets reigned as two top-ranked hockey teams were toppled over the weekend, while a No. 1 wrestling team stood tall against one of the toughest fields we’ll see this regular season.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Lansing Waverly jumped back into the mix as a Class A contender with a 55-47 win over previously-undefeated DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

Dana Hoerman had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocked shots in Birmingham Seaholm’s 38-37 win over Troy – C&G News

Alma’s Kenzie Seeley went over 1,000 career points in a win over Standish Sterling – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Hillman’s Vanessa Schook also broke 1,000 career points, crossing the milestone against Mio – Alpena News

Boys Basketball

Class A contender Muskegon downed Illinois’ Chicago Whitney Young (10-4) in the final game of the Muskegon Showcase – Muskegon Chronicle

Bowling

Ithaca’s girls handed first losses to St. Louis and Ovid-Elsie, trailing the Sharks 15-4 before coming back to win on a total-pin tie-breaker – Saginaw News

Hockey

Division 3 No. 5 Warren DeLaSalle dealt Division 2 top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice a 4-1 defeat – Macomb Daily

Calumet, No. 10 in Division 3, upended Division 1 top-ranked Brighton 4-1 on Saturday after beating Division 2 No. 5 Novi 5-1 on Friday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Boys Swimming & Diving

Birmingham Groves, No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won a stacked Battle Creek Lakeview Spartan Invitational ahead of Division 2 top-ranked Dexter – Battle Creek Enquirer

LP Division 3 No. 7 Spring Lake finished 29 points better than runner-up Grand Rapids Northview to win its home invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

Wrestling

Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central bested No. 2 Davison, No. 5 Macomb Dakota and Division 2 No. 3 Warren Woods-Tower among others to win its home invitational – Oakland Press

Division 1 No. 7 Brighton followed four individual champions to the Grand Haven Invitational team title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Grayling won the 44th Escanaba Elks Invitational, 17.5 points ahead of runner-up Ishpeming Westwood – Escanaba Daily Press

Tecumseh just edged Brownstown-Woodhaven to win its 42nd Dave Elliott Memorial Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

Today In The MHSAA: 4/25/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 25, 2022

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Traverse City Central won the Saginaw Heritage Invitational with victories over No. 9 DeWitt and Saginaw Swan Valley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. TRACK & FIELD Northville repeated as champion at Milford’s Balawajder Classic Coed Relays – Oakland Press

3. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 10 Frankenmuth won its invitational, defeating St. Clair Shores Lakeshore, Montrose and Division 4 No. 1 Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News

4. SOFTBALL Hamilton swept Division 4 honorable mention Kalamazoo Christian, with Madie Jamrog throwing a perfect game in the opener – Holland Sentinel

5. TRACK & FIELD The Howell girls – ranked No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Walled Lake Central boys won Howell Invitational championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS SOCCER Holland won its invitational with a 4-2 victory over Three Rivers and 1-0 shutout of South Haven – Holland Sentinel

7. BASEBALL Standish-Sterling won the Midland Dow Sunshine Classic defeating Mount Pleasant 8-6 and then Dow 16-15 – Bay City Times

8. TRACK & FIELD The Sault Ste. Marie girls and Charlevoix boys won Inland Lakes Invitational championships – Sault Ste. Marie News | Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS SOCCER Adrian Lenawee Christian won its Cougar Cup with shutouts of Adrian and Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. SOFTBALL Ravenna tossed two one-hitters and a no-hitter in winning its tournament – Local Sports Journal