Today in the MHSAA: 11/5/18

November 5, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

In addition to Lower Peninsula Cross Country and Boys Soccer Finals – see coverage all over Second Half – the rest of Michigan’s volleyball District title winners celebrated this weekend, as did a number of league swimming & diving champions including a few who prevailed against loaded state-ranked fields.

1. Volleyball: No. 10 Brighton Charyl Stockwell downed Whitmore Lake in Division 3 for its first District title in any sport – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa, tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, finished atop a field including No. 7 Rockford, No. 9 Grand Haven and T-No. 10 Hudsonville to secure the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red meet and outright titles – Holland Sentinel

3. Volleyball: No. 3 Mattawan swept No. 10 Portage Central to claim a Division 1 District title – WWMT

4. Volleyball: No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek repeated as a Division 1 District champ with a sweep of Macomb Area Conference Red title winner Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

5. Volleyball: No. 2 Lake Orion won its first District title since 2015 with a sweep of honorable mention Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 4 Saline won the Southeastern Conference Red meet ahead of runner-up and No. 6-ranked Ann Arbor Skyline – Saline Post

7. Volleyball: Honorable mention Spring Lake won its first District title since 2013 with a sweep of No. 10 Whitehall in Division 2, with two of three sets decided by two points – Local Sports Journal

8. Volleyball: Onekama locked up its first District title since 2003, downing Bear Lake in Division 4 – Manistee News Advocate

9. Volleyball: Richland Gull Lake won its fourth straight District title, downing honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart earned its sixth straight District title, sweeping McBain Northern Michigan Christian in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also of note …

Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Bridgman won the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference meet just ahead of LPD2 No. 9 Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 5 Midland Dow followed standout Claire Newman to its 13th straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News

Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland won big at the O-K Green meet – Holland Sentinel

Football: Boyne City coach Dave Hills stepped down after 21 seasons and with a 125-45 record – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2026

Division 1 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford held on for a 48-47 win over Grand Rapids Northview – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice will return to the Semifinals for the first time in 42 years thanks to an 88-59 win over Wayne Memorial – Detroit Free Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning champion East Lansing will continue its repeat pursuit thanks to a 72-60 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – Lansing State Journal

BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale will play in its first Semifinal since 2002 thanks to a 71-50 win over Roseville – Oakland Press

Division 2 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North will be back at Breslin thanks to a 56-44 win over Chelsea – Southgate News-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit University Prep advanced with a 59-52 win over Country Day – Hometown Life

BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland will return to the Breslin Center for the first time since 2022 thanks to a 69-53 win over Ludington – WNEM

BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central 50-38 – WOOD TV

Division 3 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee will return to the Breslin Center after a 64-42 win over Beal City – My UP Now

BOYS BASKETBALL Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac is returning to the Semifinals after downing Habor Beach 67-39 – Oakland Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Elite advanced to the Semifinals for the first time with a 55-53 win over Onsted – WJRT  

BOYS BASKETBALL Grady Eklund reached 2,000 career points in Pewamo-Westphalia’s 70-47 win over Schoolcraft – Lansing State Journal

Division 4 Boys Basketball Quarterfinals

BOYS BASKETBALL Dollar Bay handed Pickford its only loss, 55-46 in this Quarterfinal – Upper Michigan’s Source

BOYS BASKETBALL Concord pulled away from Colon 49-41 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass dominated from the 3-point arc in a 76-33 win over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Oakland Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Wyoming Tri-unity also will attempt a repeat this weekend after downing Onekama 53-45 – Manistee News Advocate