Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/15

November 4, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls Volleyball Districts continued Tuesday with 55 games across the state, but one of the biggest headlines told of a softball coaching hire in Monroe County.

Volleyball

Saginaw Heritage advanced in Class A with a five-set win over Mount Pleasant; the teams split during the regular season – Saginaw News

Class A No. 8 Rockford opened with a sweep of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Grand Rapids Press

Class A No. 10 DeWitt swept East Lansing in their first-round match – Lansing State Journal

Reigning Class D champion Battle Creek St. Philip opened with a sweep of Marshall Academy coming off Saturday’s 1,000th win by coach Vicky Groat – Battle Creek Enquirer

From Monday, Carney-Nadeau fell in the first two sets before winning the final three of its Class D opener against Felch North Dickinson – Escanaba Daily Press

Softball

Former standout catcher Caitlin Blanchard, who led Petersburg-Summerfield to an MHSAA title in 2010 and then starred at University of Michigan, will return to her high school as coach – Monroe Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 6/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 6, 2025

1. GIRLS SOCCER Almont clinched its first Regional title with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Frankenmuth in Division 3 – Port Huron Times Herald

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 Regional title win over No. 2 Detroit Country Day – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian edged reigning Division 2 champion Spring Lake 1-0 in their Regional Final matchup – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS SOCCER Northville advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett claimed a Division 4 Regional championship with a 1-0 win over No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline downed Salem 4-0 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Emily Gorton scored both goals as No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian defeated Byron Center Zion Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel also clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a 7-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL No. 5 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 17 Hopkins 10-2 to move on to a Division 2 Regional title game – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. BASEBALL Frankenmuth advanced in Division 2 as well with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News