Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/15

October 27, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of notable volleyball accomplishments for two of the state’s top Class B teams tops the headlines from Monday’s action from across the state.

Cross Country

Detroit Catholic Central won its ninth straight Detroit Catholic League championship, while Waterford Our Lady’s Tessa Fornari won her fourth individual title – Oakland Press

Waldron senior Alicia Roney won the Sand Creek Invitational after finishing second each of the last two seasons – Hillsdale Daily News

Boys Soccer

From Saturday, Division 2 No. 1 Holland Christian downed No. 11 East Grand Rapids with a second-half goal to win a District title – Holland Sentinel

Also from Saturday, Leslie won its first District title, led by coach and former Mason standout goalkeeper Jake Derby, who also led the Leslie girls team to its first District title during the spring – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Volleyball

Class B top-ranked Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard continued its surge, downing No. 5 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep to win the Class A-B championship of the Detroit Catholic League – Oakland Press

The Catholic League C-D final matched unranked Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Allen Park Cabrini, but Bishop Foley built on a semifinal win over Class D No. 6 Waterford Our Lady by winning the title in four sets – Oakland Press

Saginaw Swan Valley, an honorable mention in Class B, downed Birch Run, Hemlock and Saginaw Valley Lutheran to set a school record by improving to 51 wins this fall – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 16, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh got past reigning Division 2 champion Detroit Edison 70-65 in double overtime at the Best of Michigan event – Tecumseh Girls Bball (X)

2. WRESTLING Westland John Glenn ran its streak of Wayne County championships to three – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing downed reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln 69-54 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS

4. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 2 Hartland improved to 9-0 with a 4-2 win over Novi and 3-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli went over 1,000 career points in Paw Paw’s win over Plainwell – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Avery Lay eclipsed 1,000 points in Chelsea’s 61-58 victory over Grand Blanc – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hamilton’s Kaitlyn Geurink joined the 1,000-point club during her team’s 52-40 loss to Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills – Grand Rapids Press

8. HOCKEY Bay City Wolves shut out Rockford and Chippewa Valley United at the Bay City Showcase – Bay City Times

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford, Byron Center, Hudsonville Unity Christian and Grand Haven won at The Invite at Calvin University – FOX 17

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Aubree Calloway set a Bronson single-game scoring record with 40 points in a big win over Union City – Coldwater Daily Reporter