Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/16
June 9, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Girls and Boys Lacrosse Semifinals gave us our championship contenders for Saturday's games, and they were joined as well Wednesday by key soccer wins and a pair of baseball milestones.
Boys Lacrosse
Birmingham Brother Rice will play for its 12th straight Division 1 championship after downing Detroit U-D Jesuit 17-4 in a Semifinal – Oakland Press
Detroit Catholic Central held Detroit County Day scoreless during the second half to advance in Division 1 with a 13-5 Semifinal win – Oakland Press
East Grand Rapids downed Okemos 16-15 in double overtime to get back to the Division 2 Final – Grand Rapids Press
After falling to Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in the postseason the last three years, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central earned a championship game berth with a 17-7 win over the Cranes – Grand Rapids Press
Girls Lacrosse
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood started on a 7-0 run in downing Farmington Hills Mercy 22-4 in a Division 2 Semifinal – Oakland Press
Four-time reigning Division 2 champion East Grand Rapids will play for a fifth straight title after downing Okemos 14-7 in a Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press
Three-time reigning Division 1 champion Rockford earned another trip to the Finals with a 23-7 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily
Birmingham United advanced to its first MHSAA lacrosse championship game since 2012 with a 16-4 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer in Division 1.
Girls soccer
The closest of four Regional games across the state came in Division 4, where Montrose got past Harbor Springs 2-0 – Petoskey News
Baseball
Shepherd baseball coach Jack Nartker retired after 27 seasons and a final 5-4 win over Beal City; his record is 647-288-7 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Grand Ledge avenged a District loss to Holt with a comeback win to claim the Capital Area Diamond Classic championship 7-3 and finish 31-4 – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 11/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 12, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley upset top-ranked Roscommon with a sweep in their Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Up North Live
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL South Lyon came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Brighton in five in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chesterfield Austin Catholic advanced to its first Regional Final with a sweep of Deckerville in Division 4 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 1, sweeping No. 10 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged a 2024 Regional Final loss to No. 10 Hancock with a Division 4 sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford defeated No. 9 Hudsonville in Division 1 and No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian defeated No. 5 Holland Christian in Division 2 – WOOD TV
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport got through a tough first set on the way to a sweep of honorable mention Ionia in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy swept honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a Division 1 matchup of Catholic High School League champions – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City Central advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ann Arbor Christian came back from two sets down to defeat two-time reigning Division 4 champion Clarkston Everest Collegiate in five – MHSAA.com