Today in the MHSAA: 11/24/15

November 24, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

With Thanksgiving only a few days away, the following are a pair of stories from communities thankful for special coaches.  

Girls Basketball

Watersmeet is mourning the loss of former girls basketball coach Norm Ellenberger, who led the program the last four seasons – after a career that took him to the NCAA Tournament, NBA and WNBA before bringing him to this Class D school – Ironwood Daily Globe

Football

Good Morning America visited Benton Harbor High School on Monday to surprise football coach Elliot Uzelac and award the school $10,000 for a scholarship in his name – and give his players an expenses-paid trip to Disney World as part of its “Thank You America” series – Good Morning America

Today in the MHSAA: 11/15/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 15, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian defeated top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian in five sets in a Division 2 Regional Final, and No. 6 Rockford swept No. 8 Jenison in Division 1 – FOX 17

2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in Division 3 – Monroe News

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central claimed its first Regional title, defeating Flushing in four sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Essexville Garber won its first Division 2 Regional title with a four-set victory over Kingsley – Bay City Times

5. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Hancock swept No. 5 Crystal Falls Forest Park in a Division 4 Regional Final – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis came back from two sets down to defeat No. 4 Calumet in five in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian defeated No. 8 Bronson in five sets in Division 3 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Roscommon also is a Division 3 Regional champion after defeating No. 9 McBain – Cadillac News

9. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Tecumseh earned its first Regional title since 2011 with a four-set win in Division 2 over Parma Western – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Battle Creek Lakeview downed Portage Northern in four sets in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer