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: 9/16/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 16, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Jenna Middleton became the 34th player in MHSAA history to reach 2,000 career kills during Division 2 No. 4 Kingsley’s sweep of Grayling – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER A last-minute goal resulted in a 1-1 draw between Division 1 top-ranked Troy and No. 10 Troy Athens – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Maddy Kozuch reached 1,000 career digs in Division 3 No. 9 Morley Stanwood’s sweep of Grand Rapids Sacred Heart – Big Rapids News

4. GIRLS GOLF Frankenmuth – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and Freeland senior Alexis Heinz were champions at the Saginaw County Invitational – Saginaw News

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North continued its impressive stretch with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Richmond – Macomb Daily

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland girls and LPD2 No. 7 Alma boys were first in the Tri-Valley Conference Red opener – Saginaw News

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids moved to 10-1-3 with a 3-0 win over Charlevoix – Up North Live

8. CROSS COUNTRY Lake City’s LPD3 No. 6-ranked girls and McBain’s boys won the first Highland Conference jamborees – Cadillac News

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladstone struck first but Ishpeming came back to win in five sets – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Groves went on the road to defeat Royal Oak 4-0 – Oakland Press