Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/19

January 14, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Highly-ranked contenders faced off in a number of sports over the weekend, with our list of high achievers led by a matchup of top wrestling teams from neighboring states and top swimming and hockey teams re-igniting familiar rivalries.

1. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central finished 4-0 at its Super Duals with wins Indiana’s top-ranked Indianapolis Cathedral, Division 3 No. 1 Dundee, Brownstown Woodhaven and Culver Academics (Ind.) – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Two days after falling to No. 2 East Grand Rapids in a dual, top-ranked Holland Christian finished ahead of the Pioneers to claim the D3 Invitational championship – Holland Sentinel

3. Hockey: No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle got past No. 1 Detroit U-D Jesuit in a matchup of top teams in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

4. Hockey: Division 2 No. 1 Hartland downed Detroit U-D Jesuit on Friday and followed up with a 3-0 win over Division 1 No. 5 Salem on Saturday – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 6 Houghton earned an impressive 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Gymnastics: Rockford finished first and Bloomfield Hills second at the annual Lowell Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Bowling: Sturgis and Bronson’s boys teams won their division championships at the Battle of the Bakers at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek – Sturgis Journal

8. Hockey: Division 3 No. 5 Detroit Country Day rallied to get past No. 11 Grosse Pointe South 5-3 – Oakland Press

9. Wrestling: Led by standout Adam Bruce, Gladstone edged Ishpeming Westwood for the Kingsford Ray Mariucci Invitational title – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 6 Birch Run finished first and Chesaning second at the Saginaw County Invitational – WEYI

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Jake Burger went over 1,000 career points although Pittsford fell 49-39 to unbeaten Bellevue – Hillsdale Daily News

Football: Grand Rapids South Christian coach Mark Tamminga announced his retirement after 10 years leading the program and guiding the Sailors to two Division 4 titles – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 9/14/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 14, 2023

1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – earned shutouts of No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing and a 6-2 win over No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Midland Daily News

2. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 350 to win the Montague Invitational by 17 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Dearborn Edsel Ford and Brownstown Woodhaven drew in the latest matchup of Downriver League favorites – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc remained undefeated with a 4-0 win over Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT

5. BOYS SOCCER The Detroit Catholic League Central lead belongs to Toledo St. John’s after its 2-1 win over reigning champion Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged Grand Haven 2-1 – Local Sports Journal

7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac went to Traverse City West and returned with a four-set victory – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Niles Brandywine maintained its Lakeland Conference lead with a 9-4 win over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star

9. BOYS SOCCER Kolton Heidrich scored three goals in Grass Lake’s 4-1 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. VOLLEYBALL Petoskey also went on the road in Big North Conference play and earned a four-set win, at Alpena – Petoskey News-Review