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: 8/25/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 25, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCCER Carter Stapleton had four goals and an assist in Frankenmuth’s 5-0 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran, setting school career goals and points records at 80 and 113, respectively – Saginaw News

2. BOYS SOCCER St. Joseph avenged last season’s 2-1 postseason loss to Edwardsburg with a 2-1 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. BOYS SOCCER Utica Eisenhower reopened Swinhart Stadium with a 3-0 win over Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City West finished first at a home quad ahead of Central, St. Francis and Holt – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Painesdale Jeffers came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Ishpeming – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. FIELD HOCKEY Ann Arbor Pioneer shut out Saline 5-0 – Saline Post

7. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Heritage picked up its first victory, 4-1 over Midland – WNEM