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: 3/4/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Grand Blanc closed the regular season with a 68-57 win over Division 3 No. 2 Flint Beecher in a matchup of 2021 MHSAA Finals champions – Flint Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson City-Crystal and Blanchard Montabella are sharing the Mid-State Activities Conference title after the Eagles’ 32-29 overtime win – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 3 New Buffalo downed Bridgman 70-44 to clinch the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference White title outright – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Orion downed Birmingham Groves 49-34 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian completed its first 20-0 regular season since 1999-2000 with a 76-55 win over Zeeland West – FOX 17
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 6 Reese finished its regular season with a 79-55 win over Division 2 No. 18 Carrollton – Saginaw News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 4 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a perfect regular season with a 44-29 win over McBain – Cadillac News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Negaunee avenged a 30-point loss to Iron Mountain with a 57-53 win – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 18 Grandville Calvin Christian came back from a third-quarter deficit to down Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 79-73 – FOX 17
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Marshall closed the regular season with a 61-56 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer