Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/17
January 9, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Upsets reigned as two top-ranked hockey teams were toppled over the weekend, while a No. 1 wrestling team stood tall against one of the toughest fields we’ll see this regular season.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Basketball
Lansing Waverly jumped back into the mix as a Class A contender with a 55-47 win over previously-undefeated DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
Dana Hoerman had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocked shots in Birmingham Seaholm’s 38-37 win over Troy – C&G News
Alma’s Kenzie Seeley went over 1,000 career points in a win over Standish Sterling – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Hillman’s Vanessa Schook also broke 1,000 career points, crossing the milestone against Mio – Alpena News
Boys Basketball
Class A contender Muskegon downed Illinois’ Chicago Whitney Young (10-4) in the final game of the Muskegon Showcase – Muskegon Chronicle
Bowling
Ithaca’s girls handed first losses to St. Louis and Ovid-Elsie, trailing the Sharks 15-4 before coming back to win on a total-pin tie-breaker – Saginaw News
Hockey
Division 3 No. 5 Warren DeLaSalle dealt Division 2 top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice a 4-1 defeat – Macomb Daily
Calumet, No. 10 in Division 3, upended Division 1 top-ranked Brighton 4-1 on Saturday after beating Division 2 No. 5 Novi 5-1 on Friday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boys Swimming & Diving
Birmingham Groves, No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won a stacked Battle Creek Lakeview Spartan Invitational ahead of Division 2 top-ranked Dexter – Battle Creek Enquirer
LP Division 3 No. 7 Spring Lake finished 29 points better than runner-up Grand Rapids Northview to win its home invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
Wrestling
Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central bested No. 2 Davison, No. 5 Macomb Dakota and Division 2 No. 3 Warren Woods-Tower among others to win its home invitational – Oakland Press
Division 1 No. 7 Brighton followed four individual champions to the Grand Haven Invitational team title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Grayling won the 44th Escanaba Elks Invitational, 17.5 points ahead of runner-up Ishpeming Westwood – Escanaba Daily Press
Tecumseh just edged Brownstown-Woodhaven to win its 42nd Dave Elliott Memorial Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 11/15/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 15, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian defeated top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian in five sets in a Division 2 Regional Final, and No. 6 Rockford swept No. 8 Jenison in Division 1 – FOX 17
2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in Division 3 – Monroe News
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central claimed its first Regional title, defeating Flushing in four sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Essexville Garber won its first Division 2 Regional title with a four-set victory over Kingsley – Bay City Times
5. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Hancock swept No. 5 Crystal Falls Forest Park in a Division 4 Regional Final – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis came back from two sets down to defeat No. 4 Calumet in five in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian defeated No. 8 Bronson in five sets in Division 3 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Roscommon also is a Division 3 Regional champion after defeating No. 9 McBain – Cadillac News
9. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Tecumseh earned its first Regional title since 2011 with a four-set win in Division 2 over Parma Western – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Battle Creek Lakeview downed Portage Northern in four sets in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer