Today in the MHSAA: 11/6/19

November 6, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball Districts continued Tuesday across Michigan with a number of state-ranked teams advancing, some to championship matches.

1. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Byron Center continued its fantastic fall with a sweep of East Grand Rapids in a District opener – FOX 17

2. Volleyball: Brimley alternated winning sets with Engadine including the fifth to claim its Division 4 District opener – MI Sports Now

3. Volleyball: Honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis moved on in Division 3 with a sweep over Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Volleyball: No. 10 Rudyard advanced to a Division 4 District Final with a sweep of Newberry – MI Sports Now

5. Volleyball: No. 4 Hudsonville swept Zeeland West in Division 1 District play – Holland Sentinel

6. Volleyball: Waterford Our Lady swept Clarkston Everest Collegiate in a Division 4 District Semifinal – Oakland Press

7. Volleyball: Holland West Ottawa also earned a sweep in Division 1, over Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel

8. Volleyball: Host and No. 7-ranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian swept Auburn Hills Christian to advance to a Division 4 District Final – Oakland Press

9. Volleyball: No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian moved on in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over Saugatuck – Holland Sentinel

10. Volleyball: Riverview Gabriel Richard swept Allen Park Cabrini in Division 3 play – Southgate News-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/17

October 3, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Today's Top 10

1. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 11 Holland partially avenged an earlier 4-0 loss by tying Division 3 No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian 1-1 – Holland Sentinel

2. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 3 Traverse City West and lead scorer Anika Dy (72) finished with championships at the Traverse City Central Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Golf: Unranked South Lyon East edged rival and LPD2 No. 4 South Lyon by a stroke to win the inaugural Lakes Valley Conference tournament with a score of 344; South Lyon ended with the overall league title – Observer & Eccentric

4. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 3 St. Joseph shot a 338 to win the South Haven Invitational ahead of runner-up and LPD4 top-ranked Kalamazoo Hackett (349) – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Boys Tennis: Big Rapids capped an undefeated regular season with a 7-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Big Rapids News

6. Girls Golf: Utica shot a 386 to win the Macomb Area Conference Blue tournament, with Macomb L’Anse Creuse’s Maddie Quick (84) earning the individual title – Macomb Daily

7. Volleyball: Cadillac outlasted Traverse City West in five sets, winning the last 15-13, to avenge an earlier sweep against the only team that’s beaten the Vikings in the Big North Conference – Cadillac News

8. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 7 Hillsdale Academy added to its recent success against its rival with a 2-0 win over Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Soccer: Ben Holscher’s three second-half goals helped Gaylord to a 5-2 win over Alpena – Gaylord Herald-Times

10. Football: As Fox Sports Detroit wrote in describing this installment of its “Earning the Letter” series, “Corunna Football homecoming spirit extends beyond pep rallies and spirit days in this tight-knit community” – Fox Sports Detroit

Also of note …

Boys Cross Country: From Saturday, Coldwater’s Shuaib Aljabaly (14:53) and Otsego’s Alex Comerford (14:55) posted the fastest boys times in the state this season in finishing first and second, respectively, at the Otsego Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Girls Swimming & Diving: Also from Saturday, Midland Dow won its seventh straight Tri-Cities Swimming and Diving Championships, led by star sophomore Claire Newman – Midland Daily News