Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/15

November 3, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Monday saw the first games of this season’s MHSAA Volleyball Tournament – and with those, a number of key matches including a few that came down to the final set.

Volleyball

Class A No. 4 Lake Orion swept honorable mention Clarkston, guaranteeing an end to the Wolves’ string of eight straight District championships – Oakland Press

Portage Central won a matchup of Class A honorable mentions, sweeping Niles 3-0 in their opener – Kalamazoo Gazette

Class B top-ranked Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard started what it hopes will be a title run with a sweep of No. 10 Chelsea – AnnArbor.com

Class B honorable mentions Coopersville and Fruitport also met in an opener, with Coopersville coming away with a sweep – Grand Rapids Press

Also in Class B, Essexville Garber won a battle of Tri-Valley Conference teams, claiming the fifth game 15-12 to win the match 3-2 – Saginaw News

Concord lost the first two sets to Hanover-Horton in their Class C opener, but came back to win 3-2 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Good Read

We’ve heard a few stories like this in the past, but they never get old. Algonac’s Morgan Beadlescomb is one of the top cross country runners in Michigan and won the Lower Peninsula Division 2 title last season – and last week, pulled St. Clair’s Jack Keais to the latter's first sub-16 minute finish – Port Huron Times-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 6/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 12, 2025

1. GIRLS SOCCER No. 12 Byron Center earned its first Finals trip with a 1-0 win over Northville in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline remained undefeated with a 1-0 Division 1 Semifinal win over No. 8 Troy Athens – Detroit News

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian downed No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central 2-0 to earn a return to the Division 4 Final – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett earned a trip to the Finals with a 2-0 win over No. 9 Plymouth Christian Academy in Division 4 – State Champs!