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: 11/19/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 19, 2025
Division 1 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Farmington Hills Mercy will return to Battle Creek after a sweep of Trenton in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Oakland Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Byron Center advanced to the Semifinals for the first time since 1993 with a sweep of Ann Arbor Skyline – Grand Rapids Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills swept Oxford, with the second set going to 27-25 – Hometown Life
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford continued its impressive run with a sweep of honorable mention Traverse City Central – WOOD TV
Division 2 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian and No. 6 Tecumseh traded sets before the Eagles won in the fifth – Grand Rapids Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont continued its historic run with a five-set win over Ogemaw Heights – Muskegon Chronicle
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day defeated honorable mention Lake Fenton 3-1 to continue its repeat pursuit – Flint Journal
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 10 Flat Rock swept Ferndale to advance – Monroe News
Division 3 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest – Saginaw News
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Kalamazoo Christian advanced to the Semifinals for the fourth-straight season, sweeping No. 9 Pewamo-Westphalia – Kalamazoo Gazette
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central will continue its repeat pursuit after a four-set win over No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy – Monroe News
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley finished a season sweep of No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis with a four-set win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Division 4 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Ubly earned its first trip to the Semifinals since 2007 with a five-set win over honorable mention Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Huron Daily Tribune
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Fowler advanced with a sweep of Traverse City Christian – Lansing State Journal
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park will return to Battle Creek after sweeping Atlanta – MyUPNow
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon advanced to the Semifinals with a sweep of honorable mention Hillsdale Academy – WWMT