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: 10/2/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 2, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Milford finished its first championship run in this sport in nearly four decades with a 2-1 win over South Lyon in the Lakes Valley Conference – Hometown Life

2. BOYS SOCCER Marshall clinched the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference title with a 1-0 win over runner-up Coldwater – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. GIRLS GOLF Gibraltar Carlson won the final Downriver League event, but Brownstown Woodhaven finished as the overall league champion – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Macomb Lutheran North finished runner-up in the Catholic High School League Bishop Tournament with a 3-0 loss to Toledo St. Francis de Sales – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Elk Rapids downed No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis 2-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. VOLLEYBALL Troy Athens moved into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a four-set win over Oxford – Oakland Press

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Mason downed East Lansing 3-1 in a Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup semifinal – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER DeWitt came back to defeat Okemos in a shootout also in CAAC Gold Cup play – Lansing State Journal

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Cass City swept Millington – WNEM

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Ubly swept Harbor Beach in its Volley for a Cure match – Huron Daily Tribune