Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/20

October 27, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball was the name of the only game in Michigan on Monday, with an annual meeting of northern powers topping today’s headliner list.

1. Volleyball: Three teams finished 2-1 at the annual ABCD quad featuring Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 4 No. 2 Leland, Traverse City Central and Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 2-0, but the Norse did sweep Allendale – Local Sports Journal

3. Volleyball: Alma’s Alyssa Leister was honored for breaking the school’s kills record the previous Saturday during a Monday sweep of Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Volleyball: Corunna earned an emotion-fueled win against Ortonville Brandon – WJRT

5. Volleyball: Rudyard continued its unbeaten run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Volleyball: Mesick improved to 18-1 with a five-set win over Manton – Cadillac News

7. Volleyball: Goodrich earned a sweep against Lake Fenton – WJRT

8. Volleyball: Brimley came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Engadine – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Utica Eisenhower downed Romeo 3-1 in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily

10. Volleyball: Buckley swept Brethren as both prepared for the postseason – Manistee News Advocate

Today in the MHSAA: 2/19/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 19, 2021

Buzzer beaters and big comebacks were some of the names of the game among headliners across the state Thursday.

Boys Basketball: Hemlock’s Nolan Finkbeiner went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 68-55 win over Carrollton – Saginaw News

2. Girls Basketball: Montague won a matchup of West Michigan Conference contenders, 44-37 over Hart – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Boys Basketball: Fife Lake Forest Area came back from 20 down after three quarters to defeat Indian River Inland Lakes 73-71 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Basketball: Gabriella Guy’s buzzer beater gave Petoskey a 41-39 win over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Basketball: After seeing a double-digit lead disappear in the fourth quarter, Grand Ledge took over in overtime of a 49-43 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal

6. Hockey: Ann Arbor Pioneer came back from a goal down to defeat Saline 3-2 in overtime – Ann Arbor News

7. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield earned an important league win impressively against Clarkston – Oakland Press

8. Boys Basketball: Reese moved to 3-0 while handing Bad Axe its first defeat, 65-53 – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Ann Arbor Pioneer earned nine Finals cuts in a big win over Monroe – We Love Ann Arbor

10. Wrestling: Goodrich opened its season with a sweep including a win over Fenton – WJRT