Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/19

August 28, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball took the spotlight Tuesday across the state with multiple hopefuls showing they plan to be in the championship mix this fall.

1. Volleyball: Oxford made a serious opening statement with wins over Division 1 honorable mentions Lake Orion and Clarkston and Division 2 No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at a quad – Oakland Press

2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Mattawan downed No. 5 Grand Haven in two sets to win the Buccaneers’ Early Season Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Volleyball: Essexville Garber won its first Bay County Championship by defeating Bay City Western in the final – Bay City Times

4. Cross Country: Otsego swept the girls and boys meets at the St. Joseph Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 4 Hamilton defeated No. 10 Niles, Edwardsburg and Spring Lake at a home quad – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Soccer: Petoskey edged previously-unbeaten Elk Rapids 3-2 – Petoskey News-Review

7. Boys Soccer: Lake Orion improved to 6-2 by handing West Bloomfield its first defeat, 1-0 – Oakland Press

8. Boys Soccer: South Lyon added its second shutout in two games this season, downing Milford 3-0 – Observer & Eccentric

9. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 6 Camden-Frontier downed Jonesville and Reading, winning a combined six of seven games – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Volleyball: Escanaba opened league play with a sweep of neighbor Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 3/20/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 20, 2024

(Girls Basketball Quarterfinals coverage from across the state)

Division 1

GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield will be returning to the Semifinals after a 54-32 win over Temperance Bedford – Detroit News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc downed Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 49-27 to reach the Semifinals for the first time in 47 years – Mid-Michigan Now

GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning champion Rockford advanced another step in its repeat pursuit with a 52-36 win over Holland West Ottawa – WOOD TV

GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville advanced with a 44-39 win over Holt – WLNS

Division 2

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard will play in its first Semifinal since 1993 thanks to a 50-45 win over Tecumseh – Ann Arbor News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids West Catholic is making a repeat trip to Breslin thanks to a 35-27 win over Vicksburg – FOX 17

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Edison handed Goodrich its lone loss, 50-33, to move on – Flint Journal

GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee hung on for a 50-45 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Upper Michigan Source

Division 3

GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest earned its first Semifinal trip with a 38-16 win over Sandusky – Oakland Press

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ypsilanti Arbor Prep edged New Lothrop 38-34 to advance – Ann Arbor News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City won one of the most high-profile Quarterfinals statewide, 36-28 over Elk Rapids – Cadillac News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine will give its school two Semifinals trips in two weeks as it advanced with a 43-34 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – South Bend Tribune

Division 4

GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston defeated Morenci 36-21 to book its return to Breslin – WJRT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort is headed back to the Semifinals with a 56-46 win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Traverse City Record-Eagle

GIRLS BASKETBALL Fowler earned another trip to Breslin with a 51-32 victory over Mendon – Lansing State Journal

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming advanced with a 65-45 victory over St. Ignace – Upper Michigan Source

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa’s Gabby Reynolds was named this season’s Miss Basketball Award honoree – Detroit Free Press