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: 4/14/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 14, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Utica Eisenhower downed No. 15 Romeo 4-1 in a Macomb Area Conference Red opener – Macomb Daily
2. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Midland Dow and No. 9 Bay City Western split their Saginaw Valley League doubleheader, Western winning 5-2 and Dow claiming the second game 4-2 – Midland Daily News
3. BASEBALL Freeland improved to 5-0 with a 16-12 win over Division 4 No. 2 Beal City – Saginaw News
4. SOFTBALL Allen Park downed Wyandotte Roosevelt 8-3 in a matchup of potential Downriver League contenders – Southgate News-Herald
5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 Grand Ledge stayed undefeated with a sweep of DeWitt including a 9-8 comeback win in the first game – WLNS
6. BASEBALL Bay City Central earned a notable 5-4 win over Mount Pleasant – Bay City Times
7. SOFTBALL Chelsea defeated Pinckney 21-3, but Pinckney came back to win the second game 6-3 – Ann Arbor News
8. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Blanc shut out Flint Powers Catholic 4-0 – WNEM
9. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 4 Laingsburg moved to 7-1 with a sweep of Portland St. Patrick – WLNS
10. SOFTBALL Elk Rapids and Traverse City St. Francis split a doubleheader – Traverse City Record-Eagle