Today In The MHSAA: 11/10/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 10, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Watervliet held on to win the fifth set 15-13 and defeat No. 4 Bronson in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a four-set win over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 North Branch swept No. 10 Essexville Garber to move on in Division 2 – WJRT

4. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids swept No. 10 Charlevoix in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

5. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Lake Orion twice came back from a set down to defeat White Lake Lakeland in five – Oakland Press

6. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Morley Stanwood – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Portage Northern won a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions, 3-2 over Byron Center – FOX 17

8. VOLLEYBALL Three Rivers earned a chance to win a first Regional title with a five-set win over Grand Rapids South Christian in Division 2 – Three Rivers Commercial News

9. VOLLEYBALL Brighton advanced to a Regional Final for the first time since 2001 with a sweep of Grand Ledge in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. VOLLEYBALL Eben Junction Superior Central advanced in Division 4 with a sweep of Crystal Falls Forest Park – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/20

January 31, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A trio of girls basketball headliners lead off our list of Thursday’s high achievers across the state, which also included coverage from boys basketball, boys swimming & diving and hockey.

1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Cass Tech handed the first loss this season to Detroit Martin Luther King 68-43, clinching the Detroit Public School League East championship with the win – Detroit News

2. Girls Basketball: Camden-Frontier handed Pittsford its first loss of the season, 54-34 – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Girls Basketball: Pinconning’s Lauren Laures set program records for points in a game and career during a 74-40 win over Farwell – Bay City Times

4. Boys Basketball: Joe Liedel scored a school-record 54 points to lead Erie Mason past Onsted 70-67 in double overtime – Monroe News

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: No. 4 Holland West Ottawa won a matchup of Lower Peninsula Division 1 foes, 186-116 over Rockford – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Basketball: Andre Floyd’s basket during the closing seconds pushed Southfield Arts & Technology past Farmington 66-65 – C&G Newspapers

7. Boys Basketball: Thanks also to Erie Mason’s win, Blissfield moved into a three-way tie for first in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 76-52 victory over Ida – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD2 honorable mention Gibraltar Carlson celebrated nine event winners on the way to defeating Allen Park 111-74 – Southgate News-Herald

9. Hockey: Ben Hepp scored four goals, including two short-handed, to key Oxford/Avondale’s win over Bishop Foley United – Oakland Press

10. Boys Basketball: Ravenna moved to 11-0 with a 60-42 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

Wrestling: The second Michigan Wrestling Association Girls State Championships will be wrestled Sunday, with nearly double the field of the first year’s event – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Basketball: From Wednesday, Chase Ingersoll scored 31 points and broke the school’s career scoring record during Fife Lake Forest Area’s 79-67 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

Boys Basketball: Bullock Creek’s Brant O’Keefe will be recognized Saturday for saving his father’s life with CPR this past fall – Saginaw News