Today in the MHSAA: 11/5/19
November 5, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
District play began across the state Monday for many of more than 700 volleyball teams, and we gathered some of the most notable headlines from vast coverage on both peninsulas.
1. Volleyball: Honorable mention Lake Orion upset No. 6 Clarkston in four sets to open Division 1 District play – Oakland Press
2. Volleyball: Howell swept Lakes Valley Conference champion South Lyon East to kick off Division 1 District play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Volleyball: Midland Dow came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Bay City Western in Division 1 – Midland Daily News
4. Volleyball: Hillsdale Academy came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Pittsford, avenging District losses to the Wildcats the last two years in Division 4 – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Volleyball: Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy opened the postseason with a sweep of Livonia Stevenson – Observer & Eccentric
6. Volleyball: No. 4 Hamilton began Division 2 District play with a sweep of Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel
7. Volleyball: No. 6 Kingsley opened Division 2 District play with a sweep of Boyne City – Up North Live
8. Volleyball: Honorable mention Carney-Nadeau opened Division 4 District play with a sweep of Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Volleyball: Johannesburg-Lewiston swept Harbor Springs to open its Division 3 District – Petoskey News-Review
10. Volleyball: Mt. Morris downed Division 2 honorable mention Corunna in five sets in a District opener – Owosso Argus-Press
Also of note …
Football: Oxford coach Bud Rowley retired with 264 wins over 43 seasons – State Champs Sports Network
Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 21, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow defeated Shepherd, McBain, Mason, Division 3 No. 3 Roscommon and Mount Pleasant to win the Oilers’ invitational – Midland Daily News
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 11 Bloomfield Hills Marian and LPD1 No. 7 Brownstown Woodhaven girls and LPD2 No. 13 Adrian and Novi boys were team winners at the 57th Huron Invitational – Monroe News
3. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City Central swept championships at the Maple City Glen Lake Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber went 4-1 at its invitational with wins over Division 2 No. 4 Kingsley and No. 10 North Branch – Bay City Times
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 6 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran repeated as Bridgman Invitational champion with a 6-0 record – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Macomb Lutheran North girls and Livonia Churchill boys won Autumn Classic team titles – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS SOCCER Alpena defeated Grayling once and Cheboygan twice to claim its Sunrise Soccer Challenge championship – Alpena News
8. CROSS COUNTRY Belding swept the team titles at the Morley Stanwood Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer
9. CROSS COUNTRY A total of 10 varsity champions were awarded at the 58th Holly-Duane Raffin Festival of Races – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western and St. Louis girls and LPD1 No. 7 Midland and Montrose boys won at the 57th Al Kayner/Delta Invitational – Athletic.net