Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 2 Kingsley downed Division 4 No. 9 Onekama, Manton and Division 3 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Carson Welker had three goals and two assists in Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s 7-3 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary twice came back from one-set deficits to defeat Midland Bullock Creek in five – Midland Daily News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Beach girls and Croswell-Lexington boys were victorious at the Cass City Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune

5. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park picked up an important Downriver League road win 3-1 at Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS 1TENNIS St. Joseph – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – earned an important 7-1 Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference win over Battle Creek Lakeview – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. BOYS SOCCER Manistee scored the game’s lone goal on a penalty kick to get past Benzie Central – Manistee News Advocate

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Brooklyn Columbia Central came back to finish a sweep of Napoleon – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth remained undefeated with a shutout of Goodrich – WNEM

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fulton won its Mid-State Activities Conference opener, sweeping Coleman – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

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