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: 5/27/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 27, 2026
1. BOYS GOLF No. 6 McBain Northern Michigan Christian claimed its first Regional title in this sport, edging No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian by five strokes in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Cadillac News
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Rochester advanced to a Division 1 District Final by handing No. 2 Utica Eisenhower its lone loss, 1-0 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion came back from three goals down to clinch a Division 1 Regional title with a 10-8 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press
4. BOYS LACROSSE Mattawan downed Portage Northern 12-5 to clinch a Division 2 Regional title – WWMT
5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Armada downed reigning Division 2 champion Richmond 4-0 in a District opener – Macomb Daily
6. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints swept Peck to finish a third-straight Big Thumb Conference Red title run – Bay City Times
7. BASEBALL Traverse City Central clinched the Big North Conference title with a sweep of Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Hartland scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get past Brighton 5-4 in a Division 1 District opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. SOFTBALL Taylor Schuberg tossed a no-hitter to lead No. 5 Morley Stanwood past Central Montcalm in a Division 3 District opener – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. BASEBALL Mount Pleasant upset No. 10 Midland Dow 7-5 in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun