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: 9/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 5, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis defeated top-ranked Roscommon 2-1, and also took a four-set loss against Midland Dow – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Frankenmuth came back from a two-goal halftime deficit to defeat Freeland 4-2 – Saginaw News

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic improved to 8-1 with a shutout of No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee continued to dominate the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Kingsley downed Charlevoix in a matchup of teams off to strong starts – MI Sports Now

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Grand Haven and Hudsonville played to a scoreless draw – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Hanover-Horton improved to 5-1-1 with a sweep of Michigan Center – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVIING Allen Park earned victories over Riverview and Dundee – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS TENNIS Cadillac swept Alpena in the Big North Conference – Cadillac News

10. BOYS TENNIS Midland downed Bay City Western 6-2 – Midland Daily News