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: 10/25/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 25, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Byron Center downed top-ranked Portage Central 1-0 in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title – FOX 17

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Oxford claimed its first Regional championship with a shootout win over Detroit Catholic Central in Division 1 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Hartford also claimed a first Regional title in this sport with a 2-1 win over No. 15 Fennville in Division 3 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian upset No. 2 Leland in their Division 4 Regional Final – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Plymouth Christian Academy upset No. 3 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic to clinch a Division 4 Regional title – Hometown Life

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Elk Rapids claimed a Division 3 Regional title with a 5-0 win over No. 4 Kingsford – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Lansing Christian advanced with a Division 4 Regional title win over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian – WILX

8. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester Adams scored the lone goal of its Division 1 Regional Final against Romeo – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 13 Williamston got past Ann Arbor Greenhills in a shootout to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Lansing State Journal

10. VOLLEYBALL Erie Mason swept Ottawa Lake Whiteford to win the Tri-County Conference title, its first league championship since 1995 – Monroe News

Also of note …

VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Fenton clinched the Flint Metro League championship with a four-set win over Division 2 honorable mention Lake Fenton – WJRT