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: 4/24/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 24, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville and Zeeland West split, West’s 10-1 win ending Hudsonville’s winning streak at 48 – Holland Sentinel
2. GIRLS SOCCER Baylor Lauinger scored all three goals in Division 2 No. 15 Goodrich’s 3-0 win over No. 11 Holly – WJRT
3. TRACK & FIELD Traverse City West’s girls and boys teams swept Central, but Central’s Lorelai Zielinski broke a school record for the second time this month; West’s girls are ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Central’s are No. 8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. SOFTBALL Livonia Churchill improved to 9-1 with a 6-3 win over Division 1 honorable mention Livonia Stevenson – Hometown Life
5. BASEBALL Mikey Giroux threw every out but one of a no-hitter as Division 2 No. 18 Flat Rock downed previously-undefeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 3-0 – Monroe News
6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Saline won 13-3 and tied 9-9 in its doubleheader with Chelsea – Ann Arbor News
7. GIRLS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage approached the state record for goals in a game with 25 in a win over Lapeer – Saginaw News
8. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton edged Dearborn Edsel Ford 4-3 to run its Downriver League winning streak to 37 – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS LACROSSE South Lyon United continued its Lakes Valley Conference winning streak going back to 2021 with a 10-3 win over Huron Valley United – Oakland Press
10. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints allowed one hit over its doubleheader sweep of Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times