Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/15

October 23, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Notable milestones made headlines Thursday – among them, Rockford’s boys cross country team extending an incredible championship streak and one of Michigan’s best volleyball coaches being celebrated for 1,000 victories.

Cross Country

The Milford girls and White Lake Lakeland boys, both ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, won Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes championships; Milford’s girls finished ahead of No. 4 Brighton and No. 12 Waterford Mott – Oakland Press

The Rockford boys, No. 1 in LPD1, won their 21st straight league title, claiming the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red; Rockford’s 10th-ranked girls added their third straight league title – Grand Rapids Press

Boys Soccer

Unranked Okemos edged No. 11 Portage Central in a Division 1 semifinal 2-1 after jumping out to a two-goal lead – Kalamazoo Gazette

Division 2 No. 14 Petoskey advanced despite three Cadillac comebacks, finally winning a 5-4 semifinal – Petoskey News

Division 3 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian repeated as a district champion with a 2-1 win over No. 18 Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Grand Rapids Press

Volleyball

Unionville-Sebewaing, an MHSAA semifinalist in 2014, won its fourth straight Greater Thumb Conference West title by avenging an earlier loss to Bad Axe with a five-set win – Huron Daily Tribune

Class D No. 6 North Adams-Jerome needed to reach 31-29 to win its first set against Pittsford before finishing a sweep – Hillsdale Daily News

Good Reads

Battle Creek Enquirer sports editor Bill Broderick says what a lot of former high school football players have felt in his message to seniors playing their final games this week and over the next few – Battle Creek Enquirer

Longtime Midland Dow, Pinconning and now Bronson volleyball coach Jean LaClair won her 1,000th match last week; her team is ranked No. 1 in Class C and she was the 2015 MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership Award winner – Sturgis Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 11, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Grand Haven earned coach Aaron Smaka his 700th win with a sweep of East Kentwood – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids earned coach Nate Plum his 300th victory with a big one over Grayling – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buckley handed Suttons Bay its first loss, in four sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Lansing Eastern scored the game’s lone goal during the second half of a win over Haslett – WLNS

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Plymouth Christian Academy came back from two sets down to defeat Allen Park Inter-City Baptist in five – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Alma edged Freeland 1-0 – WNEM

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ishpeming downed rival Negaunee in five sets – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 5 Leland downed Traverse City St. Francis 6-0 – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland came back after losing the first set to down Bay City Central in four – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Trenton continued an early-season rebound with a sweep of Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald