Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/17

November 3, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10

1. Volleyball: Class B No. 4 Niles continued its surge with a first-ever District Final win, sweeping honorable mention Buchanan – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. Volleyball: Beaverton claimed its first District championship in volleyball with a sweep of Coleman in Class C; last week the Beavers also won their first league title in this sport – Midland Daily News

3. Volleyball: No. 8 Rogers City claimed a third straight District title by coming back from a one-set deficit to down No. 5 Onaway in four in Class D – Alpena News

4. Volleyball: Reigning Class C champion and top-ranked Bronson got past a major obstacle again, sweeping honorable mention Mendon in a District Final – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. Volleyball: Class D No. 3 North Adams-Jerome swept No. 9 Adrian Lenawee Christian to claim a District title – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Volleyball: Hamilton secured its first District title since 2007 with a four-set Class B win over honorable mention Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel

7. Volleyball: Class B honorable mention Parma Western swept Eaton Rapids to clinch its first District title in 19 years – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. Volleyball: Crystal Falls Forest Park extended its District title streak to 18 seasons with a sweep of Wakefield-Marenisco – Iron Mountain Daily News

9. Volleyball: Grand Haven clinched its 11th straight District title and 16th in 17 seasons with a sweep of Muskegon Mona Shores in Class A – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Volleyball: Class C No. 6 Unionville-Sebewaing won a seventh straight District title, this time with a sweep of Harbor Beach – Huron Daily Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 5/27/16

May 27, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A set of incredible golf scores by the Plymouth boys team to win its District were among heroics on what generally is tune-up day for most sports heading into Memorial Day weekend and then the busiest championship week of the year. 

Baseball

Division 1 formerly-ranked Battle Creek Lakeview swept Division 2 top-ranked Coldwater 13-8 and 7-5 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Holt one-hit St. Johns and emerged 3-2 winners in nine innings in the quarterfinals of the Capital Area Diamond Classic – Lansing State Journal

Remus Chippewa Hills claimed a nine-inning 6-5 win over Big Rapids and with it the outright Central State Activities Association title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Birmingham Brother Rice won its fifth straight Catholic League A-B title with a 5-1 win over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

Golf

Plymouth won its Division 1 Regional at Fox Hills Golf Course with a 283, led by junior Jack Boczar’s 64 – MLive-Detroit

Pentwater 8th-grader Gannon McDonough won a two-hole playoff to claim the individual Division 4 Regional title at Stonegate Golf Club as North Muskegon won the team title (eighth graders are allowed to compete on high school teams at schools with enrollments of fewer than 100) – Muskegon Chronicle

Softball

Edwardsburg set a school record for wins by moving to 30-5 with a sweet of Niles, 3-0 and 4-1 – Niles Daily Star

Track & Field

From Wednesday, the Adrian Madison girls won the Tri-County Conference for the 10th straight season, while the boys made it three consecutive titles – Adrian Daily Telegram

From Tuesday, Hanover-Horton swept Cascades Conference boys and girls titles for the first time – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Good Read

Incredibly, Lake City three-sport athlete Laraiah Schichtel finished her academic career this spring as her class valedictorian – after working against dyslexia that wasn’t discovered until she was well into her 4.0 career – Detroit Free Press