Highlight Reel: Class B Semifinals

November 21, 2014

The Lake Odessa Lakewood volleyball team defeated Battle Creek Harper Creek 3-1 in a Class B Semifinal on Thursday. North Branch followed with a 3-1 victory over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. Click the headings below for highlights: 

LAKEWOOD WINS FIRST SET - Lake Odessa Lakewood captured the first set against Battle Creek Harper Creek on this big swing by Vanessa Reynhout.

TEACHING THEM A LESON - Harper Creek bounced back to win the second set against Lakewood. Here's one of two big points Olivia Leson connected on down the stretch. 

CARLSON BLASTS ONE FOR ND PREP - Katherine Carlson comes through for Notre Dame Prep on this play in the first set against North Branch. However, it was the Broncos who advanced.

WILLSON MOWS THEM DOWN - This big hit by Laura Willson of North Branch was a key play in the fourth and final set against Pontiac Notre Dame.

Watch the matches in full and order DVDs by Clicking Here for Lakewood/Harper Creek and Clicking Here for North Branch/Notre Dame Prep. 

Quarterfinals Begin Championship Week for Volleyball's 32 Contenders

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 14, 2023

The final week of the 2023 girls volleyball season begins this evening with 16 MHSAA Quarterfinals across the state.

Winners in Divisions 2 and 3 will advance to Semifinals on Thursday at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena, with winners in Divisions 1 and 4 playing Semifinals on Friday. All four championship matches will be played Saturday at Kellogg.

All 16 matches, with start times and locations, are listed below. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased on GoFan. All 16 matches will be broadcast as well on MHSAA.tv and viewable with subscription; those individual broadcasts are linked below. Brackets and more are posted to the Volleyball page.

DIVISION 1

Grand Haven vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Hudsonville, 6 p.m. – WATCH
Portage Northern vs. Northville at Ypsilanti Lincoln, 7 p.m. – WATCH
Macomb L’Anse Creuse North vs. Clarkston at St. Clair County Community College, 7:30 p.m. – WATCH
Farmington Hills Mercy vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian at Dearborn, 7 p.m. – WATCH

DIVISION 2

Milan vs. Dearborn Divine Child at Chelsea, 7 p.m. – WATCH
Ludington vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic at Fremont, 7 p.m. – WATCH
North Branch vs. Frankenmuth at St. Clair County Community College, 5:30 p.m. – WATCH
Grand Rapids Christian vs. Edwardsburg at Charlotte, 6 p.m. – WATCH

DIVISION 3

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Plymouth Christian Academy at Ypsilanti Lincoln, 5:30 p.m. – WATCH
Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 7 p.m. – WATCH
Cass City vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran at New Lothrop, 6 p.m. – WATCH
Calumet vs. Traverse City St. Francis at Sault Ste. Marie, 6 p.m. – WATCH

DIVISION 4

St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. – WATCH
Clarkston Everest Collegiate vs. Marlette at Fenton, 7 p.m. – WATCH
Leland vs. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart at Ferris State University, 6 p.m. – WATCH
Crystal Falls Forest Park vs. Newberry at Manistique, 7 p.m. – WATCH

PHOTO Clarkston libero Kiley Gallagher awaits an approaching hit during her team's Regional Semifinal win over Hartland last week. (Photo by Terry Lyons.)