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: 5/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 5, 2025

1. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 19 Fruitport defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 9-1 to win its first Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship since 1991 – MuskegonSports.com

2. GIRLS SOCCER Mia Clemence scored six goals over two games to set a Fremont career record with 109 as her team – ranked No. 11 in Division 3 – won the Newaygo County Tournament – Local Sports Journal

3. TRACK & FIELD The Farmington Invitational saw the four fastest boys 200-meter times run in the state this season, with Belleville’s Will Jaiden Smith finishing first in 21.11 seconds – Detroit Free Press

4. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Muskegon Reeths-Puffer repeated as GMAA champion with an 8-2 win over Division 3 No. 3 Ravenna – CatchMark SportsNet

5. GIRLS TENNIS Detroit Country Day – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – downed LPD4 No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 7-1 – Oakland Press

6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota downed No. 9 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 8-4 – Macomb Daily

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 2 Escanaba went 2-1 against downstate opponents, falling to Division 1 No. 6 Walled Lake Northern and defeating Division 2 No. 5 Goodrich and Imlay City – Escanaba Daily Press

8. TRACK & FIELD The Muskegon Mona Shores girls and Whitehall boys earned GMAA titles – Muskegon Chronicle

9. TRACK & FIELD The Gladstone girls and Sault Ste. Marie boys claimed Escanaba Invitational championships – Escanaba Daily News

10. GIRLS TENNIS Muskegon Mona Shores took back the GMAA team title, and Fruitport’s Josalynn Nowicki won No. 1 singles – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

GIRLS SOCCER Johannah McDonald became Dowagiac’s single-season goals record holder with her 33rd and 34th in a loss to Three Rivers – Niles Daily Star

BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grosse Pointe South and Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett had a combined 54 players see action in their matchup at Comerica Park – Detroit Free Press