Today In The MHSAA: 11/2/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 2, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Hannahville Nah Tah Wahsh advanced during the volleyball postseason for the first time in more than a decade with 3-0 sweep of Norway in a Division 4 District opener – Escanaba Daily Press

2. VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian opened District play with a sweep of honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Division 4 – Oakland Press

3. VOLLEYBALL Howell twice trailed Hartland before winning their Division 1 District opener in five sets – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Farmington Hills Mercy also moved on in Division 1 with a four-set win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City West opened Division 1 District play with a sweep of host Marquette – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. VOLLEYBALL Saugatuck swept Holland Black River in Division 4, with Aerin Baker scoring the game winner in all three sets – Holland Sentinel

7. VOLLEYBALL Brighton got past Milford in four sets to open in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press-Argus

8. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek St. Philip opened its Division 4 District schedule with a sweep of Bellevue – Battle Creek Enquirer

9. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention McBain in Division 3 and No. 8 Cadillac in Division 2 were also among first-round District winners – Cadillac News

10. VOLLEYBALL Portage Central opened Division 1 play with a sweep of Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today in the MHSAA: 4/16/18

April 16, 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.

1. Boys Golf: Portage Central won the 23-team Coldwater Invitational with a 309, four strokes ahead of runner-up Richland Gull Lake – Coldwater Daily Reporter

2. Softball: Three Rivers avenged a District Semifinal loss to Vicksburg last season with a pair of shutouts – Three Rivers News

3. Girls Soccer: Madison Heights Bishop Foley shut out Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 2-0 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press

4. Track & Field: The Mendon boys and Battle Creek Pennfield girls won championships at the White Pigeon Invitational – Sturgis Journal

5. Track & Field: The Dundee boys and Ida girls were champions at the Pelz Invitational at Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Softball: Chloe Haskins had 12 strikeouts in the first game of a shutout sweep of Grand Blanc and threw in relief during the second – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Soccer: Midland outshot Traverse City Central 15-3 in a 4-0 win – Midland Daily News

8. Track & Field: The host Richland Gull Lake girls and Kalamazoo Loy Norrix boys were champions at Gull Lake’s Invitational – Kalamazoo Gazette

9. Boys Lacrosse: South Lyon moved to 4-0 with a 16-7 win over Novi – Observer & Eccentric

10. Football: Coming off leading Wyoming Godwin Heights to its best season since 1989, Carlton Brewster has left to become coach at Kalamazoo Central – WZZM