Today in the MHSAA: 11/6/20

November 9, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Thursday was District Finals day for volleyball across most of the state, with the Muskegon area leading the way in big-time matchups – and an unexpected result.

1. Volleyball: Unranked Whitehall upset No. 7 Montague in four sets to claim a Division 2 District championship – Local Sports Journal

2. Volleyball: No. 3 Leland avenged a loss to No. 2 Traverse City Christian with a sweep in Division 4 – Up North Live

3. Volleyball: No. 4 North Muskegon won a Division 3 District Final matchup of ranked teams over No. 6 Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle

4. Volleyball: Breckenridge claimed its first District title in this sport, celebrating in Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. Volleyball: No. 5 Utica Eisenhower won a high-powered Division 1 District Final over honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – State Champs Sports Network

6. Volleyball: Honorable mention Clarkston clinched its Division 1 District title with a 3-1 win over Lake Orion – State Champs Sports Network

7. Volleyball: Central Montcalm avenged a 2019 District Final loss to Ionia with a five-set win in Division 2 – Greenville Daily News

8. Volleyball: Honorable mention Unionville-Sebewaing swept Bad Axe in a Division 3 Final that saw the first two sets decided by two points apiece – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Volleyball: Three Oaks River Valley emerged with a five-set win over St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran in a Division 4 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. Volleyball: Honorable mention Bronson swept Reading in Division 3 for its seventh-straight District title – Hillsdale Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 24, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Laingsburg remained undefeated and first alone in the Central Michigan Athletic Conference with a 59-55 win over Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Norway downed West Iron County 63-60, but Danica Shamion went over 1,000 career points for the Wykons – Upper Michigan Source

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall won a matchup of undefeated teams 58-56 over Cadillac – CatchMark SportsNet

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s finished a Catholic League Central sweep of Warren De La Salle Collegiate, 68-55 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont ended a 23-game losing streak to Ludington with a 41-35 win – Muskegon Chronicle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield scored six points over nine seconds to get past Britton Deerfield 59-53 – Monroe News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Luke Gelow’s 36 points helped Cheboygan past Gaylord 71-63 in overtime – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian hung on for a 70-66 win over Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Stevensville Lakeshore followed a pair of key individual performances to a 71-53 win over Kalamazoo Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Spring Lake came back for a 55-47 overtime win over Hamilton – Muskegon Chronicle