Today in the MHSAA: 11/9/18

November 9, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Thursday’s 32 Volleyball Regional Finals saw the elimination of 12 top-10 teams but all eight contenders ranked No. 1 or 2 move on as next week’s Quarterfinals were set.

1. Volleyball: No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep downed No. 3 North Branch in a power-packed Division 2 Regional title matchup – Oakland Press

2. Volleyball: Reigning Class C champion and current top-ranked Bronson moved on in Division 3 with a 3-2 Regional title win over No. 3 Schoolcraft – Sturgis Journal

3. Volleyball: Top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy continued its run this fall over rival and No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Marian with a Division 1 Regional Final sweep – Oakland Press

4. Volleyball: Unranked Richland Gull Lake avenged two sweeps by No. 3 Mattawan this season with a 3-1 Regional Final win in Division 1 – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. Volleyball: No. 2 Lake Orion swept league rival and No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek for a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press

6. Volleyball: No. 2 Mendon came back from dropping the first set to clinch a Division 4 Regional title with a four-set win over No. 5 Battle Creek St. Philip – Sturgis Journal

7. Volleyball: Honorable mention Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian continued a title-filled run with a 3-1 win over No. 7 North Muskegon in a Division 3 Regional Final – Grand Rapids Press

8. Volleyball: No. 7 Adrian Lenawee Christian came back from a two-set deficit to down No. 3 Camden-Frontier in a Division 4 Regional Final – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Volleyball: Honorable mention Onaway came back from losing the first set to upset No. 10 Rudyard in five in a Division 4 Regional Final – Alpena News

10. Volleyball: Kingsley won its first Regional since 2009 and ended Cadillac’s streak at nine with a sweep in a Division 2 matchup of honorable mention teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Volleyball: No. 5 Manchester swept Bath in Division 3 to earn its first Regional title in 25 years – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Volleyball: Kingston downed No. 8 Merrill in Division 4 to clinch its first Regional title in this sport – Saginaw News

Football: Central Lake coach Rob Heeke has announced his retirement; he led the team to the 8-player Division 1 title in 2017 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today In The MHSAA: 6/10/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 10, 2021

1. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 Hartland will play for the Division 1 championship thanks to an 18-7 Semifinal win over No. 6 Detroit Catholic Central – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Baseball: No. 13 Muskegon Catholic Central upset top-ranked Beal City 4-0 to advance in their Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal

3. Girls Lacrosse: No. 2 Rockford held off a challenge from No. 6 Midland/Dow to win their Division 1 Semifinal 16-10 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Lacrosse: No. 4 Brighton downed No. 9 Bloomfield Hills 18-5 in a Division 1 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Girls Lacrosse: Top-ranked East Grand Rapids advanced to the Division 2 Final with a 22-4 win over No. 4 DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

6. Baseball: Corunna scored a walk-off upset of No. 3 Eaton Rapids in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Owosso Argus-Press

7. Girls Lacrosse: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood advanced to the season’s final day with a 23-12 Division 2 Semifinal win over Farmington Hills Mercy – State Champs Sports Network

8. Boys Lacrosse: Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice advanced to the Division 1 Final with a 9-1 win over No. 5 Lake Orion – Oakland Press

9. Girls Soccer: No. 12 Williamston scored the lone goal in overtime in downing No. 14 Flint Powers Catholic 1-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Flint Journal

10. Baseball: Escanaba held off No. 15 Petoskey to advance with a 3-2 Division 2 Regional Semifinal win – Escanaba Daily Press