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: 11/11/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 11, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Athens swept honorable mention St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes in Division 4 to clinch its first Regional title in this sport – Coldwater Daily Reporter

2. VOLLEYBALL Berkley also won its first Regional title in this sport by defeating Grosse Pointe South in four sets in Division 1 – Oakland Press

3. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Grand Rapids West Catholic swept Fruitport in Division 2 to clinch its first Regional title in volleyball – Grand Rapids Press

4. VOLLEYBALL Mt. Morris defeated honorable mention Frankenmuth in four sets to also claim its first volleyball Regional title – Mid-Michigan Now

5. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 North Branch won a rematch of last season’s Division 2 Final, defeating No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in four sets for a Regional championship – Oakland Press

6. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Cass City swept New Lothrop to earn its first Regional title since 1977 – Huron Daily Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 7 Plymouth Christian Academy to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Monroe News

8. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over No. 7 Hudsonville – FOX 17

9. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian defeated No. 5 Watervliet in four sets to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – WWMT

10. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian swept No. 10 Macomb Dakota in Division 1 to advance to next week – Oakland Press