Today in the MHSAA: 2/8/18

February 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 No. 2 Richmond got past No. 6 Algonac in the championship match to claim its 20th straight District title – Macomb Daily

2. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 6 Hartland also remains perfect in District competition this century after claiming its 18th straight title with wins over White Lake Lakeland and Highland-Milford – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Boys Basketball: As fans packed full Michigan Tech’s arena to see two of the state’s best in Class D, Dollar Bay pushed to 12-0 by handing Ewen-Trout Creek a 51-42 loss, the Panthers’ first defeat of the season – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Wrestling: No. 6 Stevensville Lakeshore earned its third win in a week over rival and No. 7-ranked Niles, this one 34-30 to claim a Division 2 District title – South Bend Tribune

5. Wrestling: With heavy hearts, Walled Lake Central won its Division 1 District two days after the death of a teammate – Oakland Press

6. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 8 St. Johns won its 10th straight team District title, downing Mount Pleasant and then Owosso – Lansing State Journal

7. Wrestling: Manistee, with its third coach in three seasons, won a Division 3 District title under former longtime Saginaw Swan Valley leader Darrell Burchfield – Manistee News Advocate

8. Wrestling: No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills claimed its 14th straight District title, in Division 3 – Big Rapids News

9. Wrestling: Temperance Bedford came back late to get past Brownstown Woodhaven and win in Division 1, and Division 3 top-ranked Dundee got past No. 9 Ida – Monroe Evening News

10. Wrestling: Warren DeLaSalle won its first District title in wrestling, getting past Roseville in the Final – C&G Newspapers

Also of note …

Wrestling: Jonesville downed Hillsdale in Division 3 to claim a fourth straight District championship – Hillsdale Daily News

Wrestling: No. 8 Alma downed Ithaca and Portland to win its second District title in three seasons in Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Wrestling: Saline advanced in Division 1 with wins over Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron – Saline Post

Wrestling: Coldwater repeated as a Division 2 District champ with wins over Marshall and Sturgis – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Wrestling: Midland edged rival Dow 39-34 to advance with a Division 1 District title – Midland Daily News

Wrestling: Grand Haven is a District champion for the fifth straight season, coming back to win in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune

Wrestling: No. 4 Gaylord clinched its Division 2 District title with a win over Bay City Central, setting up a possible Regional matchup with St. Johns – Gaylord Herald Times

Wrestling: Traverse City West downed rival Central to win its fourth straight team District championship, in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Wrestling: Dowagiac downed Constantine in their Division 3 District Final to advance – South Bend Tribune

Girls Soccer: Retired star Miami Dolphins kicker Pete Stoyanovich is taking over the South Lyon East girls soccer program – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 29, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee downed Gladstone 45-28 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Escanaba Daily Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower took over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red in handing Utica Ford its first loss, 63-49 – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland remains atop the Saginaw Valley League after handing Saginaw Heritage its first conference loss, 53-36 – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Yale remains atop the Blue Water Area Conference, now alone after handing Armada its first loss 69-62 – Port Huron Times Herald

5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Hartland downed Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson 8-5 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grace Mitchell went over 1,000 career points in Paw Paw’s 68-37 win over Kalamazoo Central, believed to be the program’s first win over K-Central since 1968 – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland’s Wilson Huckeby reached 1,000 career points in his team’s 74-47 win over Alma – Saginaw News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Norway got past Kingsford 60-57 on a last-second shot – Upper Peninsula’s Source

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Northville kept pace in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a 49-43 win over Howell – Detroit News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central earned a notable 59-39 win over Sault Ste. Marie – Up North Live