Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 4, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Ithaca swept Sanford Meridian in Division 3 to earn its first District championship in this sport – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. VOLLEYBALL Mackinaw City also won its first District title in this sport, defeating St. Ignace in four sets in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep swept top-ranked Detroit Country Day in Division 2 to clinch a 17th-straight District title – Oakland Press

4. VOLLEYBALL Frankenmuth ended Birch Run’s five-year District title run with its first championship since 2011 in a matchup of state poll honorable mentions – Saginaw News

5. VOLLEYBALL Bronson rebounded from losing the first set to defeat Centreville in four in a Division 3 District Final matchup of honorable mentions as well – Sturgis Journal

6. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 North Branch swept Croswell-Lexington to finish an 18th-straight District title run – WJRT

7. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Clarkston came back from a 2-1 deficit to edge honorable mention Lake Orion in five sets in Division 1 – Oakland Press

8. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Battle Creek St. Philip made it 21 straight District titles with a sweep of Battle Creek Calhoun Christian in Division 4 – Battle Creek Enquirer

9. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Northville swept honorable mention Novi to claim a Division 1 District title – Hometown Life

10. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Watervliet came back after losing the first set to defeat honorable mention Bridgman in four in a Division 3 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 21, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven Merritt scored the winner with 1.3 seconds to go to defeat Canton Prep 69-68 and clinch the Detroit Metro Athletic Conference Gold championship – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bronson finished an outright championship run through the Big 8 Conference with a 47-39 win over Springport – Sturgis Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City won big over Alanson to finish a perfect run through the Northern Lakes Conference – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Blanchard Montabella downed Carson City-Crystal 38-29 to clinch the Mid-State Activities Conference title – Greenville Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brooke Ferraiuolo went over 1,000 career points in Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian’s big win over Ellsworth – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice earned its first Catholic League Tournament championship game berth since 1999 with a 65-47 win over Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

7. HOCKEY Mount Pleasant advanced in Division 2 with a 1-0 Regional-opening win over Bay Area – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Caro also won with a buzzer-beater, getting past Kingston 52-50 – Saginaw News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hancock got past rival Houghton 47-45 – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids earned a 69-59 win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Up North Live