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: 9/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 9, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Holland scored three goals during the second half in downing Holland Christian 4-1 – Holland Sentinel

2. BOYS SOCCER White Lake Lakeland came back to hand Walled Lake Western its first loss, 4-2 – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 2 Traverse City Christian remained undefeated with a sweep of Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys swept wins at the Macomb Area Conference Red jamboree and Macomb Dakota had both individual first-place finishers – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Mount Pleasant defeated Beal City and Alma while hosting them for an outdoor match at Community Memorial Stadium – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Stevensville Lakeshore girls and Edwardsburg boys won Berrien Springs Shamrock Invitational titles – Niles Daily Star

7. BOYS SOCCER DeWitt defeated Mason 3-1 – WLNS

8. BOYS SOCCER Freeland came back from two goals down to defeat Bay City John Glenn 3-2 – WNEM

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Painesdale Jeffers swept Ishpeming Westwood and Negaunee swept Marquette – My UP Now

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids remained undefeated with a win over Kingsley – MI Sports Now