Today in the MHSAA: 11/2/18

November 2, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

The first of this week’s District titles were awarded Thursday – we found coverage of 31 District championships in all – and below we’ve filled today’s list with 10 of them.

1. Volleyball: Division 3 top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central won its 18th straight District title with a sweep of No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard – Monroe Evening News

2. Volleyball: Grand Haven clinched its 12th straight District title with a win over Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Volleyball: Pellston also earned its 12th straight District title with a win over St. Ignace in Division 4 – Petoskey News-Review

4. Volleyball: No. 8 Northville swept three-time reigning Class A champion and current honorable mention Novi to claim a Division 1 District title – Observer & Eccentric

5. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant claimed its first District title in this sport with a five-set win over Midland Dow in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. Volleyball: No. 6 Unionville-Sebewaing swept honorable mention Harbor Beach to clinch its eighth straight District title, this time in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune

7. Volleyball: Waterford Our Lady outlasted honorable mention Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in five sets to finish a Division 4 District title run – Oakland Press

8. Volleyball: No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis swept Grand Traverse Academy to clinch its seventh straight District title, in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Volleyball: Sterling Heights Stevenson won its fourth straight District title with a sweep of Warren Cousino in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

10. Volleyball: Bellaire swept Central Lake in Division 4 for its fourth straight District title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 10, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a key Catholic League Central win with statewide impact, 70-56 over Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland earned a 50-39 win over Salem, a Division 1 semifinalist last season – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Lansing Catholic handed Portland its first defeat, 62-34 – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford won a matchup of undefeated rivals, 55-36 over Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield broke away late for a 60-37 win over Detroit Country Day – MLIVE-Detroit

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashley Weller went over 1,000 career points as Jackson Northwest won a key Interstate 8 Athletic Conference matchup 43-35 over Coldwater – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher edged rival Hamady, 62-58 – WJRT

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL White Lake Lakeland earned its first Lakes Valley Conference win ever over reigning champion South Lyon East, 36-31 – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter made a strong statement with a 45-43 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Ignace delivered Pickford’s first loss this season, 69-51 – MI Sports Now

Also of note ...

BOYS BASKETBALL All-time winningest Michigan boys basketball coach Roy Johnston announced he will retire after this season, his 50th total and 48th at Beaverton – Midland Daily News

SKIING Upper Peninsula teams began their season at the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan Source