Today in the MHSAA: 11/2/16

November 2, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA volleyball and boys soccer tournaments continued to progress Tuesday, although tragedy over the weekend left one community mourning – while paying a touching tribute – during its first-round victory.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Cross Country

The Sturgis girls and Constantine boys won one of the final regular-season races of this fall, earning St. Joseph county championships – Sturgis Journal

Boys Soccer

Division 1 No. 6 Troy Athens secured the final spot in the MHSAA Semifinal field with a shootout win over Macomb Dakota – Oakland Press

Volleyball

In a matchup of Class A honorable mentions, Macomb Dakota came back from a 2-0 deficit to edge New Baltimore Anchor Bay in five – Macomb Daily

Romulus Summit Academy earned its first volleyball postseason win ever, 3-2 over Flat Rock in Class B – Southgate News-Herald

Class A honorable mention Saline swept Pinckney in Class A, earning coach Kenny Seiler his 300th victory at the school – Saline Post

In perhaps the closest three-set match of Tuesday night, Battle Creek Lakeview downed Coldwater in Class A 25-23, 25-21, 26-24 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Good Read

Class A honorable mention Caledonia won its first-round District match Tuesday against Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, but with an empty seat on the bench; teammate Macayla Kohn died in a car crash Friday, and her seat will remain hers alone during this tournament run – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 11/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 5, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Elk Rapids ran its shutout streak to 14 with a 2-0 win over No. 4 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian in a Division 3 Semifinal – MI Sports Now

2. BOYS SOCCER A final-minute goal sent No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate past unranked DeWitt 3-2 in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett advanced in Division 4 with a shootout win over No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Williamston also advanced with a shootout, moving past No. 14 Grosse Ile in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS SOCCER Kevin Garay scored three goals in top-ranked Troy’s 5-2 Division 1 win over No. 6 Salem – Oakland Press

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned its Finals return with a 5-0 win over No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian in Division 4 – Local Sports Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Livonia Stevenson will return to the Finals thanks to a 1-0 win over also-unranked East Kentwood in Division 1 – Detroit News

8. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked St. Joseph advanced in Division 2 with a 6-0 win over No. 5 Holland – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Romeo came back after losing the first set to get past No. 5 Utica Eisenhower in five in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bella Barnes set a Manton single-season record for kills as her team, an honorable mention in the state poll, defeated Lake City in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle