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: 10/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice scored both goals off corner kicks to get past No. 7 Clarkston 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North advanced in its Division 2 District with an upset of No. 7 Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central defeated Cadillac 3-1 to finish an outright championship run in the Big North Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Saugatuck continued its surge with a 5-0 Division 4 win over No. 12 Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire finished a repeat title run in the Ski Valley Conference with a sweep of Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Saginaw Heritage scored all three of its goals during the second half to come back and defeat Midland Dow 3-2 in Division 1 – WJRT
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL North Muskegon finished a perfect run through the West Michigan Conference Rivers with a sweep of Shelby, and Maci Lathrop reached 1,000 career assists – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian earned a key sweep of Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford held on for a 4-3 win over Houghton in Division 3 – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker advanced with a 1-0 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune