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: 4/23/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 23, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville increased its winning streak to 48 with a sweep of No. 6 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 11 Hartland scored three straight second-half goals to get past No. 10 Brighton 3-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS SOCCER A late goal led to a 2-2 draw between Division 1 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills and No. 5 Rochester – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6  Frankenmuth and No. 4 Essexville Garber remain undefeated after playing to a 1-1 draw – Mid-Michigan Now

5. BOYS LACROSSE Birmingham United took a big step toward a league title with a 12-11 overtime win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. SOFTBALL Kalamazoo Central improved to 13-0 with a sweep of Mattawan – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. TRACK & FIELD Kingsford’s girls and boys were among the most impressive teams at the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 15 Watervliet and Bridgman split, with the Bees winning the opener – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. TRACK & FIELD Temperance Bedford’s boys – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – continued their undefeated run through the Southeastern Conference Red with wins over Monroe and Ann Arbor Pioneer, while Pioneer’s girls also went 2-0 – Monroe News

10. BASEBALL Essexville Garber and Freeland split, with Garber winning the opener in extra innings – Bay City Times