Today in the MHSAA: 11/11/19
November 11, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
District week of the MHSAA Volleyball Tournament closed with more champions earning their way to Regionals, but swimming & diving earned the brightest weekend headlines with power-packed league meets and historic accomplishments.
1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Saline – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer by 16 points to win the Southeastern Conference Red meet – Saline Post
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc won the Saginaw Valley League meet, ending LPD2 No. 7 Midland Dow’s 13-year hold on the title – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 6 Dexter won its 22nd straight league championship, finishing ahead of runner-up and LPD3 No. 9 Chelsea at the Southeastern Conference White meet – Chelsea Sun Times News
4. Girls Swimming & Diving: No. 5 Northville was first, No. 9 Novi second and No. 7 Brighton third at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. Volleyball: Escanaba swept Menominee in Division 2 to claim its first District title in this sport – Escanaba Daily Press
6. Volleyball: Jackson Northwest won the final two sets of a five-set victory over Okemos in Division 1 to claim its first District title in this sport since 2001 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. Volleyball: Niles Brandywine avenged last month’s league-deciding loss to honorable mention Bridgman with a five-set Division 3 District title win – Niles Daily Star
8. Volleyball: Sterling Heights Stevenson went to an 18-16 fifth-set win to get past Macomb Dakota for a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily
9. Volleyball: Ann Arbor Skyline repeated as a Division 1 District champion with a sweep of honorable mention Saline – We Love Ann Arbor
10. Volleyball: Honorable mention Edwardsburg swept Buchanan in Division 2 to finish a third straight District title run – Niles Daily Star
Also of note …
Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Zeeland finished an outright Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship with a league meet win – Holland Sentinel
Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 3 Rockford edged honorable mention Holland West Ottawa to claim the O-K Red meet title – Holland Sentinel
Volleyball: From Thursday, Ionia defeated Central Montcalm in five sets in Division 2 to earn its first District championship in this sport since 1977 – Greenville Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 22, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie moved into a first-place tie in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference with an 87-63 win over co-leader Mt. Morris – WILX
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Christian won its first meeting ever with Traverse City St. Francis, 66-55 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc ended Midland Dow’s six-game winning streak, 59-47 – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida followed Alyssa Torres to a 50-39 win over Erie Mason – Monroe News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Izzy DePestel led the way as Hartland downed Canton 50-25 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsley held off Grayling 49-35 in the Northern Shores Conference – MI Sports Now
7. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan followed Korbyn Russell to a 69-37 win over Bellaire – Up North Live
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale started fast and never stopped in a big win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brighton remains tied atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West thanks to a 57-33 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Clair Shores Lake Shore came back from an early deficit to get past New Haven 67-59 – Macomb Daily