Volleyball

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard finished the final set of the 2015 MHSAA volleyball season Saturday evening the same way it finished every match beginning in mid-August.  As the winner.

Novi was plenty familiar with Romeo heading into Saturday’s Class A Final at Kellogg Arena.  And the Wildcats had more or less memorized last season’s championship match loss to the Bulldogs. “I watched that game … a lot,” Novi seni...

Alexa Ratkowski wears jersey number 1, and so she was first through the hug line as Bronson accepted its Class C championship medals Saturday at Kellogg Arena.  She had a smile across her face until she hugged coach Jean LaClair and the first tears fell. Every te...

A championship trophy wrapped in her arms Saturday, minutes after one of the most memorable wins in recent MHSAA Volleyball Tournament history, Leland senior Maddie Trumbull said she would remember those post-match moments for the rest of her life. And she’ll sur...

The Grand Rapids Christian volleyball team has enjoyed one of its best seasons in school history. One main reason for the Eagles’ unbridled success: Experience.

This weekend's Volleyball Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena will be filled with history-making opportunities, in addition to the usual significance that comes with winning an MHSAA championship.  In Class B, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard is seeking to finish a pe...

The numbers tell the story – 10 consecutive District titles, nine of 10 Regional crowns, three MHSAA Semifinal appearances. It's been quite a run for coach Michelle Brines and her Cadillac Vikings volleyball program.

Finally, the time has arrived to put volleyball on the sports map at Manistique High School. Under coach Amy Nixon, the Emeralds take an 18-0 record into this week's Regional. Their first District title came on the heels of their first Mid-Peninsula Conference champion...

Meredith Norris has traveled all over the United States thanks to her ability to crush a volleyball and stop opponents from doing the same. The Corunna junior knows where she'll play in college, and she's already tasted international competition. But home is never far...

It was early in the volleyball season when Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard went to the Novi Invitational as the only Class B team in a talent-rich tournament full of highly-ranked Class A teams. “We really hadn’t made a name for ourselves yet,” Fight...

Emma Hess has spent much of her young life chasing dreams and overcoming odds. The 5-foot-8 outside hitter became an all-stater last season as a junior, another starring role to add to credits she earned acting in three films as a middle schooler. 

Volleyball found Bill Trenary early on. Actually, countless volleyballs did. “I was getting hit in the head with volleyballs before I could walk,” the Mendon High School varsity coach, now in his second year at the helm, said. “There’s a very go...

Small school, big aspirations. Welcome to Leland, where the volleyball and soccer programs are once again celebrating success and include nearly half the students who attend the Class D school. 

Gia Milana’s pace at this stage in her life is as fast-paced as the sport she plays. But ask Milana about the Miss Volleyball Award and she’s a tad reserved, deflecting the attention given to an athlete who plays a team sport who’s under strong consid...

On Monday night, Temperance Bedford High School honored its long-time volleyball coach Jodi Manore for breaking the national high school record for wins. At the end of her short speech prior to the match, Manore said to her players, “It’s about you the rest ...

Daria Richards and Rachel Thomas always are partners when Okemos’ volleyball team lines up for drills, and always on opposite teams when the Chiefs split up to scrimmage. Who better to match up than a pair of 6-foot-2 hitters who tower above their teammates and r...

In the heat of an intense volleyball match, it could be easy to get the wrong impression about Hannah and Sarah Tabit of Mount Morris. A raised voice or a stern stare isn't an alarming indication of discord between the two. They're not mad at each other. They're not ...

The Marysville volleyball program built a pair of incredible streaks at the turn of this century, one that was equaled last season – and a second that likely won’t be approached. No team in MHSAA history has come within 90 wins of Marysville’s incredi...

Leasa Griffith was introduced to Bronson’s Jean LaClair while officiating one of LaClair’s volleyball tournaments. Through the years and a variety of experiences since, the Mendon athletic director has had plenty of opportunities to appreciate LaClair&rsquo...

Saturday’s final MHSAA Volleyball Final felt familiar – and not just because North Branch and Lake Odessa Lakewood wore nearly identical uniforms.  It wasn’t long ago that the Class B powers met to finish another season, and a Lakewood team fille...