Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/18

November 7, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Volleyball Regionals kicked off Tuesday, with a matchup of ranked teams in Division 3 topping today’s list of achievers – and be sure to check out as well a major announcement in boys soccer.

1. Volleyball: No. 2 Bronson swept No. 9 Centreville in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Coldwater Daily Reporter

2. Volleyball: No. 8 Northville downed honorable mention Temperance Bedford in four sets to move on in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric

3. Volleyball: No. 7 North Muskegon continued a 25-1 run over the second half of the season with a four-set win over Pewamo-Westphalia in Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 10 Brighton Charyl Stockwell swept honorable mention Adrian Madison by the closest possible margins to move on – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Volleyball: No. 3 Camden-Frontier moved on in Division 4 with a sweep of honorable mention Fowler – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Volleyball: Fraser came back from losing the first set to outlast Grosse Pointe South in five in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

7. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 10 Rudyard swept Pellston to move on to a Regional Final – Petoskey News-Review

8. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 8 Merrill split the first two sets before prevailing over Dryden – Saginaw News

9. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac came back after losing the first set to defeat Gladwin in four – MI Sports Now

10. Volleyball: No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep advanced with a sweep of Marysville – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Boys Soccer: Kalamazoo Hackett’s Brennan Creek became the first Division 4 player to be selected Mr. Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association – WWMT

Today in the MHSAA: 10/25/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 25, 2023

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 3 Hartford – WZZM

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Troy Athens unseated reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 10 Rochester Adams with a 2-1 Regional Semifinal victory – Oakland Press

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Cass City clinched its second-straight league title and first outright since 1977, sweeping Bad Axe in the Greater Thumb Conference West – Huron Daily Tribune

4. VOLLEYBALL Trenton avenged a weekend loss to Brownstown Woodhaven and finished a season sweep of the Warriors with a four-set victory to clinch an outright Downriver League title – Southgate News-Herald

5. VOLLEYBALL Addison clinched its first Cascades Conference title in this sport, and Adrian Madison and Division 4 top-ranked Lenawee Christian also claimed league championships – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Lake City finished an undefeated run through the Highland Conference with a sweep of McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News

7. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Holland Christian downed No. 9 DeWitt 4-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel

8. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Detroit Country Day shut out No. 6 Grosse Ile 2-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Hometown Life

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Ada Forest Hills Eastern swept Grand Rapids South Christian to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold Tournament – FOX 17

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 10 Holland Christian finished its run through the O-K Blue Tournament with a 3-1 win over Fruitport – Holland Sentinel

Also of note ... 

GYMNASTICS The statewide gymnastics community is mourning the death of longtime Canton coach John Cunningham, who made significant contributions to the sport over decades Social House News