Today in the MHSAA: 11/20/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 20, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day will play in its first Semifinal after coming back to defeat No. 4 North Branch 3-2 in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – Hometown Life

2. VOLLEYBALL No. 8 St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake earned its first Semifinal trip with a five-set win over No. 10 Concord in Division 4 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Essexville Garber earned its first trip to the Semifinals with a sweep of honorable mention Fruitport in Division 2 – Bay City Times

4. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Hancock moved on to the Division 4 Semifinals with a sweep of Atlanta – Upper Michigan’s Source

5. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek Harper Creek earned a trip just down the road with a Division 2 Quarterfinal win over No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian in four sets – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Tecumseh will play in its first Semifinal since 2011 after defeating Dearborn Divine Child in four sets in Division 2 – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over No. 7 Utica Eisenhower – Oakland Press

8. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Northville is headed to Kellogg Arena for the third-straight season after sweeping honorable mention Temperance Bedford – MLIVE-Detroit

9. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Clarkston Everest Collegiate continued its Division 4 repeat pursuit with a sweep of No. 9 Ubly – Oakland Press

10. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian won a repeat Division 3 Quarterfinal matchup, sweeping honorable mention Pewamo-Westphalia – Kalamazoo Gazette

Also of note …

VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Cass City earned a trip to the Division 3 Semifinals with a sweep of Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Saginaw News

VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Fenton swept Battle Creek Lakeview to advance in Division 1 – WNEM

VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis is headed back to Battle Creek after a 3-1 win over honorable mention Roscommon – Up North Live

VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Rockford advanced in Division 1 with a sweep of honorable mention Traverse City Central – MI Sports Now

VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart earned a return in Division 4, sweeping Traverse City Christian – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept honorable mention Hanover-Horton to advance in Division 3 – Monroe News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 28, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart clinched its first outright Highland Conference championship since 1999 with a 53-30 win over Roscommon – Cadillac News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brownstown Woodhaven claimed its first Downriver League title in eight years with a 40-36 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee finished the regular season 21-0 by completing a sweep of Gladstone 58-44, and with those Gladstone’s only losses of the season – Upper Michigan’s Source

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Zeeland West’s Jordyn Klaasen reached 1,000 career points during a 45-39 win over Wyoming – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy earned coach Gary Morris his 500th win, 68-33 over Detroit University Prep – MLIVE-Detroit

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian set a team record with its 19th win this season, 47-30 over Linden – WJRT

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine finished the regular season 22-0 with a 51-36 win over St. Joseph – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby Ignash set the pace as Cass City edged Sandusky 47-41 – Huron Daily Tribune

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs won a matchup of ranked opponents, 56-40 over Gaylord St. Mary – Petoskey News-Review

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace capped the regular season at 21-1 with a 57-45 win over Frankfort – MI Sports Now