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: 1/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 17, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Karie Keefer scored 33 points in Freeland’s 67-61 win over Chelsea as the Division 2 contenders played in memory of late Falcons coach Tom Zolinski – Saginaw News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain edged Kingsford 48-47 in a matchup of arguably the top teams in the Upper Peninsula – Upper Michigan Source

3. BOYS BASKETBALL MJ Yeager became Saginaw Nouvel’s all-time leading scorer with 31 more points in his team’s win over Standish-Sterling – Saginaw News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich defeated Fenton 66-49 to earn coach Gary Barns his 500th career victory – WJRT

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Braiden Whitaker went over 1,000 career points in Dundee’s 72-63 win over Monroe Jefferson – Monroe News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central moved into first alone in the Big North Conference with a 51-40 win over second-place Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica turned back Fraser’s challenge for first in the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a 63-31 win – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona pushed past Bellaire 50-49 in a matchup of Ski Valley Conference leaders – Up North Live

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest maintained its lead in the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference with a 59-44 win over Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Big-time scorers matched up as Chelsea edged Saline 59-57 – Ann Arbor News