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: 5/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 9, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern clinched the Lakes Valley Conference championship with a 1-0 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press

2. BOYS GOLF Tecumseh, No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 317 to dominate at the Lenawee County Championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 18 Sterling Heights Stevenson moved ahead of No. 11 Grosse Pointe South into the top spot alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 16-2 win – Macomb Daily

4. SOFTBALL Division 4 No. 2 Mendon swept No. 10 Decatur 3-0 and 11-7 – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. BASEBALL Unranked Howell downed Division 1 No. 9 Brighton 12-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 St. Joseph and No. 8 Stevensville Lakeshore played to a 1-1 draw – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Detroit Country Day handed Pontiac Notre Dame Prep its first defeat, 10-0 – Oakland Press

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 (tied) Hartland pitchers threw a perfect game and no-hitter in sweeping Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS SOCCER Midland edged Division 3 No. 7 Essexville Garber 1-0 – Midland Daily News

10. BASEBALL Bay City Central moved past Grand Blanc in an extra-inning walk-off win and then tied the Bobcats in the second game – Bay City Times