Today in the MHSAA: 11/9/16

November 9, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The second week of the MHSAA volleyball tournament began Tuesday as a number of teams ranked or honorable mention in final state polls matched up in Regional Semifinals.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Volleyball

Unranked Fenton continued its run in Class A with an upset of No. 10 Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

Class A No. 2 Clarkston advanced with a sweep of honorable mention Macomb Dakota – Oakland Press

Also in Class A, No. 9 Grand Haven swept honorable mention East Grand Rapids – Grand Haven Tribune

Goodrich swept Marysville in a match of Class B honorable mentions – Flint Journal

In another match of Class B honorable mentions, Holland Christian came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Fruitport – Holland Sentinel

Class B No. 5 Buchanan avenged two straight Regional losses to Battle Creek Harper Creek with a four-set win over the No. 6 Beavers – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Unranked Haslett swept Class B No. 8 Grand Rapids South Christian in another upset – Lansing State Journal

Class C No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis also survived a 2-0 deficit, downing No. 10 McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

In a match of Class C honorable mentions, Calumet swept Munising – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Class D No. 2 Mendon swept honorable mention and reigning MHSAA Finals runner-up Battle Creek St. Philip – Sturgis Journal

Class D top-ranked Plymouth Christian also moved on, downing No. 10 North Adams-Jerome – Hillsdale Daily News

Today In The MHSAA: 4/6/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 6, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Hartland or Novi has won the last three Division 1 championships, and 2021 title winner Hartland won their matchup Tuesday 4-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Cheboygan opened with a 6-3 win over Gladwin thanks in part to Cassidy Jewell’s three goals – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City Central opened with a 2-1 win over 2021 Division 3 runner-up Boyne City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. SOFTBALL Portage Northern came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Division 4 honorable mention Kalamazoo Christian 5-4 in the first game of a sweep – WWMT

5. BASEBALL West Bloomfield improved to 5-0 with a 7-4 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids is off to another solid start after a 3-0 win over Ludington – Big Rapids News

7. BOYS LACROSSE Clarkston moved past Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 11-7 – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS SOCCER Birmingham Groves scored first, but Oxford scored four second-half goals to win 4-1 – Oakland Press

9. BASEBALL A pair of freshmen helped Hart to a sweep of Mason County Eastern – MuskegonSports.com

10. GIRLS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian opened with a 4-0 win over Big Rapids Crossroads – Cadillac News

Also of note …

WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore’s Bruce Bittenbender retired after 52 years leading one of Michigan’s top programs and as the MHSAA record holder with 981 wins in the sport – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium