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: 10/19/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 19, 2026

2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Bath won their first Finals championships, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its second straight but in a new division, and Northville ran its Division 1 winning streak to three as Lower Peninsula titles were awarded at four sites – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS TENNIS Detroit Country Day edged Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by a point for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 title after finishing a point back of Cranbrook in 2025 – MHSAA.com

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center won the 32-team Beast of the East Tournament, finishing 5-1 on the day and defeating four ranked opponents – MHSAA.com

4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 6 DeWitt girls and LPD1 No. 10 Grand Ledge boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian locked up the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament title with a five-set win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal

6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys teams continued their area dominance with Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Valley Lutheran defeated Cadillac in three sets to win the M3 Mayhem – Cadillac News

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs girls and LPD3 No. 7 Charlevoix boys secured Northern Shores Conference championships – Athletic.net

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Fruitport girls and Western Michigan Christian boys won GMAA titles – Athletic.net

10. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian swept girls and boys Lenawee County championships; Adrian’s girls are No. 10 in LPD2, and the boys are ranked No. 13  – Athletic.net