Today in the MHSAA: 9/2/16

September 2, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Labor Day weekend meant Thursday again belonged to varsity football in most communities. We’ll cover those results in our weekly “Drive for Detroit” – but please read on to check out a few reports we’ve been saving, including a Michigan Olympian discussing her high school experience.

Leland’s Alisha Glass just finished setting the U.S. women’s volleyball team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and she’s the product in part of high school volleyball and the daughter of a high school coach – Traverse City Record-Eagle

David Ginsburg, a frequent speaker at the MHSAA/Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan “Reaching Higher” events and former college assistant coach, talks about the “real” benefits of high school sports – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Steve Johnson has officiated 13 MHSAA championship games, and now he’s being cheered by officials and many others statewide as he fights cancer – ABC-12

Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 30, 2025

1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 4 Fowlerville downed No. 3 Mason 37-27 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red, and Division 3 No. 8 Lake Odessa Lakewood clinched the CAAAC White with a 46-23 win over No. 4 Portland – Lansing State Journal

2. WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River downed Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac 42-31 and Reed City 38-36 to claim the 131 Showdown – Cadillac News

3. HOCKEY Chelsea leads the Southeastern Conference White thanks to a 3-2 overtime win over Dexter – Ann Arbor News

4. WRESTLING Carleton Airport defeated Ida 47-33 for its 31st dual-meet victory this season, setting a school record – Monroe News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michael Janssen set a Bad Axe record for 3-pointers in his team’s 69-60 win over Caro – Huron Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Michigan Center kept pace in the Cascades Conference East with a 62-49 win over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 9 Mattawan defeated Portage 5-1 to claim the Renbarger Cup – WWMT

8. HOCKEY Traverse City West made a move in the Big North Conference standings with a 3-2 win over Petoskey – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hancock edged Lake Linden-Hubbell 43-39 – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. HOCKEY Gladwin and the FNV Griffins combined for 17 goals as the Flying Gs won 10-7 – WNEM