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: 1/7/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 7, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Kingsford won a matchup of Upper Peninsula powers, 56-39 over Crystal Falls Forest Park – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and Traverse City West boys were champs at the Harbor-Petoskey Invitational – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Quinton Swanson connected on the game-winner to sent Portage Northern past Vicksburg 67-65 – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOWLING The Utica United and Macomb L’Anse Creuse North girls impressed in big wins – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Luke Hennessey made four late free throws to take Ida past Ottawa Lake Whiteford 44-41 – Monroe News
6. BOWLING Grand Haven’s boys earned a 26-4 win over Rockford, while the Rams and Buccaneers girls tied 15-15 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning put up 93 points in a big win over Rudyard – Bay City Times
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center came back from a halftime deficit to get past Williamston 62-51 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Davison handed Mt. Morris just its second loss, 70-42 – WNEM
10. BOWLING Macomb Dakota and Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s boys earned close wins – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Zeeland West coach John Shillito announced his retirement, coming off leading the Dux to the Division 3 championship this past fall – Holland Sentinel