Today in the MHSAA: 9/5/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 5, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber defeated honorable mention Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and Rochester Adams and fell to Division 1 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian at an NDP quad – Bay City Times

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central took a major step toward a possible Big North Conference repeat with a sweep of Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford improved to 7-0 with its seventh shutout, 3-0 over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

4. CROSS COUNTRY Macomb Dakota and Lucas LaMilza won the first Macomb Area Conference Red jamboree – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS SOCCER Filippo Formato scored all four goals in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker’s 4-2 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – Huron Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee won the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS SOCCER Utica Eisenhower remained undefeated after a 3-2 win over Utica High – Macomb Daily

8. VOLLEYBALL Petoskey came back after losing the first set to defeat Gaylord in four – Petoskey News Review

9. VOLLEYBALL Romeo also lost its first set but came back to down New Baltimore Anchor Bay in four – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS SOCCER Lake Orion scored on a late penalty kick to get past Royal Oak 3-2 – Oakland Press

Also of note …

VOLLEYBALL The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association announced this season’s Miss Volleyball Award finalists – Detroit Free Press

Today in the MHSAA: 6/14/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 14, 2023

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 10 Grosse Ile earned its first Finals trip with a shootout win over No. 6 Flint Powers Catholic in a Division 3 Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

2. GIRLS SOCCER Both of No. 4 East Grand Rapids’ goals came over the final five minutes of its 2-1 Division 2 Semifinal win over No. 11 Plainwell; the Pioneers will face unranked Grosse Pointe North, which defeated No. 10 Linden 1-0 – FOX 17

3. SOFTBALL No. 10 (tied) Brownstown Woodhaven advanced to its first Semifinals in this sport with a 5-1 win over Canton – Detroit News

4. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart advanced in Division 4 with a sixth postseason shutout, this one over honorable mention Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Ravenna turned 15 hits into a 12-6 win over No. 4 Buchanan in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – CatchMark SportsNet

6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 6-0 win over No. 3 Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now

7. SOFTBALL No. 10 Standish-Sterling continued its surge with a 3-1 Division 3 Quarterfinal win over No. 5 Gladstone – Bay City Times

8. SOFTBALL No. 6 Grand Blanc is headed back to the Semifinals for the first time in 17 years thanks to a 4-2 win over No. 7 Jenison – WNEM

9. SOFTBALL No. 7 Laingsburg continued its historic run with an 8-6 win over honorable mention Cass City in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal

10. SOFTBALL A homer off the scoreboard highlighted top-ranked Gaylord’s 4-1 win over No. 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian in Division 2 – Up North Live

Also of note …

SOFTBALL No. 2 Mendon edged honorable mention Fowler 13-12 to advance in Division 4 – Sturgis Journal

SOFTBALL Honorable mention Johannesburg-Lewiston also moved on in Division 4 with a 7-1 win over Hancock – Petoskey News-Review

SOFTBALL Honorable mention Southfield Christian opened the scoring, but top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing continued its pursuit of a fourth-straight Division 4 title with a 7-4 win – Bay City Times

SOFTBALL Unranked Dearborn Divine Child advanced in Division 2 with an 11-3 win over honorable mention Trenton – Dearborn Press & Guide