Today in the MHSAA: 10/24/17
October 24, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Farmington Hills Mercy returned to the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship match after finishing runner-up a year ago, and this time left victorious with a four-set win over No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press
2. Volleyball: Class C honorable mention Wixom St. Catherine improved to 32-2-2 with a Detroit Catholic League C-D championship win over Allen Park Cabrini – Southgate News Herald
3. Officials: With their father Tony Joostberns, Stefanie (Joostberns) Jones and sister Amy Joostberns help make up a notable and inspiring football officiating crew in the Lansing area. They are two of 14 women registered to officiate that sport (out of more than 2,300 football officials total) this season – Lansing State Journal
4. Football: Flat Rock is in the playoffs for the first time since 1990 and without one of its best in Sameer Tayeb, a two-way starter on the field now contributing instead from the sidelines – Monroe Evening News
5. Volleyball: Class B No. 7 Kingsley went undefeated at a strong Traverse City Central ABCD quad with wins over the Trojans, Class C honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis and Class D No. 2 Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 14 Grand Haven and Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian made it through tough Districts to earn Regional opportunities this week – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Volleyball: Class D No. 5 Onaway split against larger opponents Monday, falling to Sault Ste. Marie but winning close over Cheboygan – Alpena News
8. Volleyball: Berrien Springs improved to .500 on the season with first and second-set comebacks against St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Volleyball: L’Anse came back from losing the first set to win the next three and down Baraga – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Volleyball: Alpena ran off wins over the final two sets to win in four over Ogemaw Heights – Alpena News
Also of note …
Cross Country: From Saturday, Marshall’s boys and Parma Western’s girls won Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championships; Coldwater’s Shuaib Aljabaly won his second straight individual title – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 3, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Pinconning held on after losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Farwell in five in a Division 3 District opener – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 3-2 in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Jackson Lumen Christi girls – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and the LPD2 No. 4 Parma Western boys won team titles at the J Chris Jensen County Championships – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Berrien Springs opened Division 2 District play with a sweep of Dowagiac – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Petoskey finished a season sweep of Gaylord with a three-set sweep in Division 1 – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City won the first two sets on the way to a win in four over LeRoy Pine River in Division 3 – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After splitting with Manistee during the regular season, Mason County Central finished with the edge in the season series thanks to a Division 3 District sweep – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gwinn advanced in Division 3 with a sweep of Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Monroe led throughout in sweeping Gibraltar Carlson in Division 1 – Monroe News
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After a split of the first two sets, Baldwin came back to win the final two over Pentwater in Division 4 – Big Rapids Pioneer