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: 9/29/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 29, 2025

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Traverse City West girls – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and LPD2 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic boys were Elite race champions at the Shepherd BlueJay Invitational – Flint Journal | Athletic.net

2. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 7 St. Joseph girls and LPD3 No. 11 Buchanan boys were champions at the Berrien County Meet – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Cass City claimed the silver bracket title at the D3/D4 Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Holland West Ottawa shut out Division 2 No. 8 Holland High 2-0 – Holland Sentinel

5. VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber finished 5-0 to win the Mt. Morris Invitational – Bay City Times

6. CROSS COUNTRY Rochester swept the girls and boys overall championships at the Hanson’s Invitational in Sterling Heights; Rochester’s girls are ranked No. 15 in LPD1 – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Gibraltar Carlson pushed past reigning champion Allen Park to win the Downriver Classic – Southgate News-Herald

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Berkley girls and Temperance Bedford boys were victorious at the Gibraltar Carlson Invitational – Monroe News

9. BOYS TENNIS LPD3 No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian was first and Ludington second in a Grand Rapids-area quad that also included Zeeland East and Grand Rapids Christian – Ludington Daily News

10. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Bullock Creek girls and Yale boys won championships at the Wagener Park Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net