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: 9/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Jesse Sangster scored four goals in Division 4 No. 15 Manchester’s 5-1 win over Leslie to become the program’s career leader with 94 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Leland shut out Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern maintained its league lead with a 1-0 win over East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

4. BOYS SOCCER Milford downed Waterford Kettering 1-0 in a key Lakes Valley Conference matchup – Oakland Press

5. CROSS COUNTRY Houghton swept the Calumet Invitational; Houghton’s girls are ranked No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1, and Houghton’s boys are No. 2   Upper Michigan Source

6. BOYS SOCCER Monroe defeated Dexter for the first time in program history, 1-0 – Monroe News

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and LPD4 No. 12 Frankfort boys won Kalkaska Invitational titles, with Petoskey St. Michael individuals sweeping first places – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

8. BOYS SOCCER Fennville edged Saugatuck 2-1 in their latest rivalry matchup – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Undefeated Kingsford, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, earned an impressive 8-0 win over Iron Mountain – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran shut out Ithaca 4-0 – WNEM