Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/19

November 7, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wednesday night was the week’s busiest for Volleyball Districts as teams all over the state earned opportunities to play for championships.

1. Volleyball: No. 7 Parma Western moved on to a Division 2 District Final with a four-set win over No. 10 Onsted – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. Volleyball: After falling to South Lyon in District play the last two seasons, Division 1 honorable mention Brighton avenged with a sweep – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Volleyball: No. 4 Hamilton and No. 9 Holland Christian won Division 2 matches to set up a District Final meeting – Holland Sentinel

4. Volleyball: No. 5 Bronson and No. 8 Centreville swept their Division 3 District Semifinals, setting up a championship match meeting – Three Rivers News

5. Volleyball: No. 6 Kingsley’s Division 2 sweep of Sault Ste. Marie finished a perfect run at home for the Stags’ senior class – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Volleyball: After winning its first league title since 2009, St. Johns has continued to surge and moved into a District Final with a Division 1 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

7. Volleyball: After splitting the first four sets, No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek held on in the fifth to get past Rochester Adams in Division 1 – Oakland Press

8. Volleyball: Rapid River ended Munising’s two-year District title run with a Division 4 win – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Volleyball: Honorable mention Montague avenged a city tournament loss to Fruitport in a Division 2 District Semifinal win – Local Sports Journal

10. Volleyball: No. 2 Lowell moved on to a Division 1 District Final with a sweep of Rockford – FOX 17

Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/20

October 30, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
 

Lower Peninsula soccer teams pulled a win closer to the ultimate MHSAA prize with Regional championship victories across four divisions Thursday.

1. Boys Soccer: No. 6 (MPR) DeWitt handed No. 5 Riverview just its second loss, 6-1 to clinch a Division 2 Regional title – Southgate News-Herald

2. Boys Soccer: No. 14 (MPR) Leland held on for a 1-0 Division 4 Regional title win over No. 4 Bad Axe – MI Sports Now 

3. Boys Soccer: No. 3 (MPR) Mattawan repeated as a Division 1 Regional champions with a 1-0 win over No. 9 Saline – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. Boys Soccer: No. 5 (MPR) Troy Athens held on through a shootout to hold off New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a Division 1 Regional Final – Macomb Daily

5. Boys Soccer: No. 2 (MPR) Grosse Ile earned a return to the season’s final week with a 1-0 Division 3 win over Clawson – Southgate News-Herald

6. Boys Soccer: Tony Gallegos scored four goals in No. 2 (MPR) Traverse City West’s 5-1 Division 1 title clincher against Muskegon Mona Shores – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central came back to defeat Berkley and clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Observer & Eccentric

8. Boys Soccer: No. 8 (MPR) East Grand Rapids hung on for a 2-1 win over Spring Lake in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Soccer: Williamston claimed a Division 3 Regional title with a 1-0 win over Macomb Lutheran North – Lansing State Journal

10. Boys Soccer: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood advanced with a Division 2 win over Imlay City – State Champs Sports Network