Today in the MHSAA: 11/20/19

November 20, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The field is set for this weekend’s MHSAA Volleyball Semifinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena after 16 Quarterfinals on Tuesday, including five that matched top-10 ranked teams.

Division 1: Reigning champion and current state poll honorable mention Lake Orion is one win closer to playing for another title after defeating unranked Mount Pleasant – State Champs Sports Network

Division 1: No. 2 Lowell came back after losing the first set to No. 3 Mattawan to earn its first trip to the Semifinals – FOX 17

Division 1: Top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy continued its near-perfect run this fall with a Quarterfinal win over unranked Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Oakland Press

Division 1: Unranked Ann Arbor Skyline will make its first trip to the Semifinals thanks to a sweep over unranked Livonia Churchill – Detroit News

Division 2: Reigning champion and top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian will return to the Semifinals after a win over No. 4 Hamilton – WZZM

Division 2: No. 5 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep is headed back to the Semifinals after a sweep of unranked Warren Regina – Oakland Press

Division 2: No. 2 Lake Odessa Lakewood swept honorable mention Ida to earn a rematch with a familiar opponent – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Division 2: No. 6 Kingsley swept unranked Freeland to advance to the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2004 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Division 3: No. 7 Beaverton ran its winning streak to 37 with a sweep of honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis – Midland Daily News

Division 3: No. 10 Saginaw Valley Lutheran earned its first Quarterfinal win in this sport, sweeping unranked Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest – Saginaw News

Division 3: No. 1 Schoolcraft swept No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian to move on to the Semifinals – WWMT

Division 3: No. 2 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept unranked Hudson to also earn a familiar trip to Kellogg – Adrian Daily Telegram

Division 4: Reigning champion and top-ranked Mendon earned a return trip to Battle Creek with a 3-1 win over No. 2 Camden-Frontier – Sturgis Journal

Division 4: No. 5 Leland swept No. 6 Merrill to also earn a return to Kellogg Arena – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Division 4: No. 10 Rudyard won in four sets over honorable mention Carney-Nadeau to earn a trip downstate – MI Sports Now

Division 4: No. 4 Southfield Christian swept unranked Ubly to reach the Semifinals for the second-straight season – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Volleyball: Mercy’s Jess Mruzik was named the 18th Miss Volleyball Award winner – State Champs Sports Network

Today in the MHSAA: 5/12/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 12, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Howard City Tri County's Savanah Thompson became the MHSAA's career goals leader with three more against Reed City – WZZM 

2. GIRLS SOCCER New Boston Huron clinched a third-straight Huron League title with a 7-4 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News

3. LACROSSE Hartland’s boys and Brighton’s girls both locked up Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall titles with wins over Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS GOLF Taleon Guess won the Monroe County championship tournament for the third time and led Temperance Bedford to a second-straight team title – Monroe News

5. GIRLS SOCCER Holland Black River clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 2-1 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel

6. BOYS GOLF Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and Macomb Lutheran North’s Lance Milton were Catholic High School League Bishop champions – Macomb Daily

7. BASEBALL Saline took over first in the Southeastern Conference Red with a sweep of Division 1 No. 11 Dexter – Ann Arbor News

8. BASEBALL Frankenmuth and Division 2 No. 12 Freeland split in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 2 Portland St. Patrick swept No. 10 Fowler – Lansing State Journal

10. SOFTBALL Two days after falling to Division 3 honorable mention Gladstone in tournament play, Division 2 honorable mention Escanaba earned a league sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source