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: 9/25/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 25, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Elk Rapids clinched the Northern Shores Conference championship with a 29-stroke win, followed by Lower Peninsula Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a 2-1 win over No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

3. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo finished a sweep of Macomb Area Conference Red championships; the girls are ranked No. 2 in LPD1, and the boys are No. 12 – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS GOLF Bay City Western won the 30th Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

5. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 2 Midland Dow set a single-season record for wins with its shutout of Midland High – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS GOLF Cadillac carded a 365 to win its invitational for the first time – Cadillac News

7. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern advanced to the Lakes Valley Conference championship match with a 3-2 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press

8. BOYS SOCCER St. Clair Shores Lake Shore moved closer to a possible Macomb Area Conference Gold title with a 3-1 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 14 Leland edged Buckley 1-0 – MI Sports Now

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Freeland downed Essexville Garber 3-1 – WNEM