Today in the MHSAA: 11/8/17

November 8, 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. Volleyball: Class D No. 8 Rogers City and No. 2 Leland traded sets before Rogers City emerged with a five-game win in their Regional Semifinal – Alpena News

2. Volleyball: Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will meet No. 2 North Branch in a Regional Final thanks to Tuesday wins, the Irish’s over No. 7 Marysville and North Branch’s over Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press

3. Volleyball: Class D honorable mention Muskegon Catholic Central downed No. 4 Fife Lake Forest Area in five sets in their Regional Semifinal – Local Sports Journal

4. Volleyball: Beaverton, coming off first league and District titles, will play for a first Regional title as well after a five-set win over honorable mention Ravenna in Class C – Midland Daily News

5. Volleyball: Fruitport won a matchup of Class B honorable mentions in four sets over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Volleyball: Class A No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian and No. 8 Clarkston will meet for a Regional title after winning their Regional Semifinals, Marian over honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek and Clarkston over Troy – Oakland Press

7. Volleyball: Unranked South Lyon swept honorable mention Ann Arbor Huron to move on in Class A – Observer & Eccentric

8. Volleyball: Alma advanced to its first Regional Final since 2007 by coming back to beat Gladwin in four sets in Class B – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. Volleyball: Honorable mention Cadillac swept Sault Ste. Marie, a champion of two leagues this fall, to advance in Class B – Cadillac News

10. Volleyball: Whitmore Lake earned the opportunity to play for a first Regional title with a 3-1 win over Jackson Lumen Christi in Class C – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 16, 2023

1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 5 Plainwell earned its first Regional championship in this sport with a 32-30 clinching win over No. 4 Allendale – FOX 17

2. WRESTLING No. 3 Algonac defeated No. 5 Richmond 34-31 to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Macomb Daily

3. WRESTLING No. 6 Romeo edged No. 4 Macomb Dakota 36-30 to clinch its first Regional title since 2012, in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

4. WRESTLING Top-ranked Dundee won its 31st-straight Regional championship, in Division 3 – Monroe News

5. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic edged Division 2 No. 10 Midland 4-3 in overtime to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title – Mid-Michigan Now

6. WRESTLING No. 8 Temperance Bedford advanced in Division 1 with wins over No. 10 Westland John Glenn and Belleville – Monroe News

7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 3 Alpena clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a 6-1 win over Cadillac – Alpena News

8. BOWLING The Fruitport girls and Division 3 No. 3 Muskegon Orchard View boys won Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships – MuskegonSports.com

9. WRESTLING No. 7 Rockford defeated No. 9 Grandville and Hudsonville by slim margins to advance in Division 1, while top-ranked Lowell won its matches big to move on in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

10. WRESTLING Hart defeated Remus Chippewa Hills and Clare to clinch its fourth-straight Regional title, in Division 3 – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Edwardsburg coach Kevin Bartz is retiring after 28 seasons and 216 victories – Niles Daily Star