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: 10/31/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 31, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 3 Kingsley swept Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central, Leland and Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis at the ABCD quad – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Valley Lutheran set a team wins record while defeating Midland Dow, Essexville Garber and Yale – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL McBain swept through the Oceola Showdown with wins over Reed City, Evart and LeRoy Pine River – Cadillac News

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ava Mauntler went over 2,000 career digs as Division 4 No. 10 Onekama defeated Bellaire and Buckley but fell to Traverse City Christian – Manistee News Advocate

5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – defeated Midland High 102-78 – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City swept Whitehall, Big Rapids and Montague – Traverse City Record-Eagle