Today in the MHSAA: 11/15/17

November 15, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Today's Top 10 

1. Volleyball: Reigning champion and top-ranked Bronson will return to the Class C Semifinals after downing No. 2 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central in four sets in the Quarterfinal – Coldwater Daily Reporter

2. Volleyball: Class B No. 3 Lake Odessa Lakewood went to five sets with No. 4 Niles before emerging with a 15-13 win in the decider and another trip to the Semifinals – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

3. Volleyball: Class A No. 4 DeWitt swept No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian to earn a trip to the Semifinals and matchup with reigning champion Novi – MLive-Lansing

4. Volleyball: Class C No. 10 Wixom St. Catherine earned its first Semifinal berth with a sweep of No. 6 Unionville-Sebewaing – Oakland Press

5. Volleyball: Class D No. 8 Rogers City knocked off yet another ranked opponent, this time No. 10 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart to earn a Quarterfinal win in five sets – Alpena News

6. Volleyball: Honorable mention Munising earned its first Semifinal trip with a four-set win over No. 7 Rudyard in Class D – Marquette Mining Journal

7. Volleyball: Fruitport won the first two sets close and held on to get past Cadillac in four in a matchup of Class B honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Volleyball: After splitting the first two sets, No. 6 Farmington Hills Mercy won the next two to down honorable mention New Baltimore Anchor Bay in four in Class A Oakland Press

9. Volleyball: Class A No. 2 and reigning champion Novi earned a fourth straight trip to the Semifinals with a sweep of honorable mention Temperance Bedford – Observer & Eccentric

10. Volleyball: No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian swept honorable mention Midland to make it back to the Class A Semifinals for the first time since 2013 – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Volleyball: No. 6 Fowler swept honorable mention Southfield Christian to move on in Class D – Oakland Press

Volleyball: Laingsburg downed Shelby 3-0 in a Quarterfinal matchup of Class C honorable mentions – Lansing State Journal

Volleyball: Class C No. 8 Calumet also is headed back to the Semifinals, thanks to a sweep of unranked Houghton Lake – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette     

Volleyball: Livonia Ladywood won a Quarterfinal matchup of unranked teams, sweeping Livonia Clarenceville in Class B – Observer & Eccentric

Volleyball: Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep swept Corunna to move to 62-2-2 and into the Semifinals – NorthOaklandSports.com

Volleyball: Top-ranked and reigning champion Plymouth Christian downed annual power Battle Creek St. Philip 3-1 in Class D – WWMT

Today in the MHSAA: 5/10/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 10, 2023

1. GIRLS TENNIS Macomb Dakota followed No. 1 singles champion Eva Stevanovic to the Macomb Area Conference White Tournament championship – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Swan Valley, No. 12 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, shot a 322 to edge Freeland and LPD4 No. 7 Nouvel by four strokes and win the Saginaw County Championship – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood shut out Division 4 No. 9 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic 3-0 to clinch a share of the Detroit Catholic League AA championship – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 4 Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes claimed a share of the Detroit Catholic League Intersectional title with a split against No. 12 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Lowell edged Division 3 No. 12 Allegan 1-0, handing the Tigers their first defeat – Grand Rapids Press

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek swept No. 8 Lake Orion 1-0 and 4-0 – Oakland Press

7. TRACK & FIELD Petersburg Summerfield and Morenci split, Summerfield’s boys winning as Brandon Thompson broke the school’s 800 record set in 1976. Summerfield’s boys are No. 8 in LPD4 – Monroe News

8. BOYS LACROSSE Haslett/Williamston moved on to the Capital Area Activities Conference Cup championship game with an 8-7 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal

9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Zeeland East swept Muskegon Mona Shores 1-0 and 5-0 – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BASEBALL Byron Center swept Grand Rapids Northview, with Kellen Payne throwing a 1-0 no-hitter in the opener – Grand Rapids Press