Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/19

October 30, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The regular season is speeding toward its conclusion in volleyball, and Tuesday that meant a number of championships were decided – with two matches including top-ranked teams statewide.

1. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 4 Camden-Frontier earned a second-straight outright Southern Central Athletic Association title with a four-set win over top-ranked Battle Creek St. Philip – Hillsdale Daily News

2. Volleyball: Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy swept No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Marian to win the Detroit Catholic League Bishop tournament championship – C&G Newspapers

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1, got past LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian 104-80 to clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship – Holland Sentinel

4. Volleyball: Macomb Lutheran North downed Warren Regina 3-1 to finish a Catholic League Cardinal tournament championship run – Macomb Daily

5. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Beal City downed Manton to lock up the Highland Conference championship for the second-straight season – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. Volleyball: Midland Dow earned the overall Saginaw Valley League championship with a five-set win over Grand Blanc, which had beaten the Chargers twice this fall – Midland Daily News

7. Volleyball: Marquette swept Escanaba to complete an outright championship run in the Great Northern Conference – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Onsted earned a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with three more wins – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Cross Country: The Three Rivers girls and Sturgis boys earned St. Joseph County championships – Sturgis Journal

10. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Harbor Beach finished a perfect run through the Greater Thumb Conference East with a sweep of Memphis – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Volleyball: Brownstown Woodhaven finished its perfect run through the Downriver League with a comeback win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

Today In The MHSAA: 5/13/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 13, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 17 Ludington clinched its first league championship in this sport with a win over Muskegon Orchard View – Ludington Daily News

2. Girls Soccer: Davison handed Division 1 No. 20 Midland Dow its first league loss, 4-3 – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Golf: Traverse City St. Francis – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 332 to win its Lake Michigan Conference event by a stroke ahead of LPD4 No. 5  Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Soccer: Morgan Stack’s four goals helped Dearborn Divine Child past Division 3 No. 18 Wixom St. Catherine 8-4 – Oakland Press

5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 12 Lake Orion came back for a 6-4 win over Clarkston to complete a sweep of the Wolves – Oakland Press

6. Boys Golf: Ann Arbor Skyline – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – defeated Huron and Monroe to remain perfect in match play – We Love Ann Arbor

7. Girls Soccer: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran downed Niles thanks to six goals by Ellie Primerano – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Girls Soccer: Newaygo remains unbeaten in league play after a 3-2 win over Howard City Tri County – MI Sports Now

9. Girls Soccer: Flushing edged Fenton 1-0 to keep pace in its league race – WJRT

10. Softball: Saline’s Abby Kleinschmidt earned an MHSAA record book entry with seven RBI in a big win over Jackson – Saline Post

Also of note …

Football: Derek Pfaff had been among stars of Harbor Beach’s 2012 Division 8 championship team. Less than two years later, he nearly lost his life in an attempted suicide. He is sharing his story in hopes of helping others – and as part of his miraculous survival and recovery, he is a candidate to become the fourth person in U.S. history to receive a facial transplant – Minden City Herald