Today in the MHSAA: 11/18/15
November 18, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The 16 MHSAA volleyball semifinalists were set Tuesday night, and we’ve tracked down coverage of all 16 Quarterfinals.
Volleyball
Class A: Reigning champion and No. 6-ranked Romeo will return to Battle Creek seeking a repeat after downing Traverse City West – Macomb Daily
Class A: Top-ranked Novi also will be heading back to Battle Creek after sweeping Grosse Pointe North – Oakland Press
Class A: Unranked Livonia Churchill swept three close sets against Monroe – Observer & Eccentric
Class A: No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian downed No. 2 Mattawan to also advance in Class A – Grand Rapids Press
Class B: Top-ranked Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard remained undefeated with a win over No. 3 Lake Odessa Lakewood – AnnArbor.com
Class B: Reigning champion and No. 8 North Branch upended No. 5 Cadillac in four sets to continue its attempt at a repeat – Flint Journal
Class B: No. 4 Battle Creek Harper Creek swept honorable mention Coopersville to reach the Semifinals for the second straight season – Battle Creek Enquirer
Class B: No. 7 Goodrich earned its first trip to the Semifinals with a defeat of Livonia Ladywood – Flint Journal
Class C: No. 8 Brown City won its first MHSAA Quarterfinal ever, in four sets over New Lothrop – Port Huron Times-Herald
Class C: Top-ranked Bronson continued to justify its No. 1 ranking with a Quarterfinal win over No. 6 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – Sturgis Journal
Class C: No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis earned another trip to Battle Creek with a sweep of honorable mention Calumet – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Class C: Reigning champion and No. 2 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central ended the longest run ever for honorable mention Laingsburg – Lansing State Journal
Class D: Reigning champion and No. 2-ranked Battle Creek St. Philip got past No. 8 Mendon for the second season in a row in this round – Battle Creek Enquirer
Class D: Reigning runner-up and current No. 3 Leland downed honorable mention Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart to earn a return to the Semifinals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Class D: Top-ranked Plymouth Christian continued its impressive run with a sweep of No. 9 Marine City Cardinal Mooney – New Baltimore Voice
Class D: Honorable mention Crystal Falls Forest Park earned a trip downstate with a four-set win over Rogers City – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/18
February 21, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class C champion Detroit Edison edged Saginaw Heritage 57-55 in double overtime, handing the Class A Hawks their first defeat this season – Saginaw News
2. Girls Basketball: Kingsley capped a perfect regular season and outright Northwest Conference title with a 70-66 win over second-place Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Boys Basketball: Muskegon secured its fifth straight league title in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black with a 67-46 win over Jenison – Local Sports Journal
4. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Christian downed Delton Kellogg 59-21 to clinch a share of the Southwestern Athletic Conference West title – FOX17
5. Girls Basketball: Hamilton downed Zeeland West 53-15 to secure the outright O-K Green title – Holland Sentinel
6. Girls Basketball: Walled Lake Western clinched the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 59-19 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press
7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon finished its outright O-K Black title with a 59-45 win over Jenison – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Girls Basketball: Lauren Turner became the first player in Sterling Heights Parkway Christian basketball history, girls or boys, to score 1,000 career points when she reached the milestone in a win over Warren Michigan Collegiate – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Basketball: Grant downed Fremont and Reed City defeated Big Rapids to keep the night’s losing teams tied for first place in the Central State Activities Association Gold – Muskegon Chronicle
10. Boys Basketball: Calumet downed Iron River West Iron County 58-46 to climb into a first-place tie with the Wykons in the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette