Entries for 'Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central'

State poll voters have been right on with their favorites for this weekend's MHSAA Volleyball Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena, as all four top-ranked teams will be making the trip.  What's more, Division 1 No. 1 Farmington Hills Mercy is one of seven conten...

By the end of play Friday, Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart had already repeated as the Lower Peninsula Division 4 team champion, but don't ask any of the girls how that felt. The coaches did not mention it until Saturday at Kalamazoo College’s Stowe ...

Saturday’s girls tennis forecast calls for traditional powers to dominate another Lower Peninsula Finals. But keep an eye out for at least a pair of hopefuls aiming for their first championships in this sport.

Nikoma Holmen played a major role as Grandville reached its first MHSAA softball championship game in 25 years in 2017 – and 15 record book entries are enduring proof of the impact she made on the program. Get the scoop on her accomplishments and more recent reco...

Micah Sonnenberg capped his Brooklyn Columbia Central career this fall with 11 record book listings and as one of the most accomplished scorers in MHSAA boys soccer history. Click for the details and to check out more recent record book additions in boys soccer as well...

It would make sense that Bronson’s most important win to date this season would come in Thursday’s Division 3 Semifinal at Kellogg Arena. It’s also fair to assume that the No. 2-ranked Vikings’ comeback 3-2 win over No. 1 Monroe St. Mary Catholi...

There are important changes to note as we move into the final weekend of the 2018 Michigan high school girls volleyball season. First, remember that Classes A, B, C and D are no longer. This weekend will see the first champions of Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4. And while Pon...

Karen O’Brien took the whole “rankings-don’t-matter” approach and threw it out the window this year. And, for her Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central volleyball team, the method has worked.

For the second straight season this past fall, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central sophomore Zachary Cepo tallied 48 assists – tying the MHSAA record he set in 2016 as a freshman. He’s also put together a career-full of assists – with two more y...

The numbers may not lie, as the saying goes. But sometimes they tell an unexpected story. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central entered Thursday’s Class C Semifinal undefeated, and then made 52 percent of its shots from the floor. But Maple City Glen Lake will play fo...

Regardless of which team emerges as Class C champion Saturday, that crowning moment will conclude quite a story. At the very least, the winner could be celebrating a first MHSAA boys basketball title in more than two decades.

This edition of “Clips of the Week” sponsored by Great Clips features more top tournament plays, this time in football and volleyball. First up is a 92-yard touchdown run for Clinton Township Chippewa Valley against Macomb Dakota in Division 1 foot...

One of the most successful careers in MHSAA softball history came to a close Saturday with one last major feat extending an incredible list.  Senior Meghan Beaubien pitched Monroe St. Mary to a third straight Division 3 championship, striking out 16 and allowing t...

Something had to give in Saturday’s Division 3 Final between Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Napoleon. All-state pitcher Meghan Beaubien, in 33 innings at Michigan State in Semifinal and Finals action over the last three seasons before Saturday, had allowed ...

Everyone who follows high school softball in Michigan expected another dominating Meghan Beaubien performance in Friday’s first Division 3 Semifinal. But few expected a pitchers dual – broken up only by Beaubien the hitter as Monroe St. Mary Catholic Centra...

Two reigning champions but also two 2016 runners-up are headed back to MHSAA Softball Finals weekend at Michigan State University’s Secchia Stadium. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central is playing for its third straight Division 3 title, while Richmond is looking to ...

Former Freeland star Tori Jankoska has had a week filled with milestones, setting two Michigan State women’s basketball records Tuesday against Ohio State.  The 2013 Miss Basketball Award winner also was added this week to the MHSAA record book four times fo...

When the going gets tough for the Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central volleyball team, all the players have to do is look over to the bench to see a symbol of strength and courage and the will to fight and never give up. Second-year head coach Karen O'Brien is battling o...

The 2015-16 high school sports year concluded early Saturday evening at Old College Field on the Michigan State University campus, as the last champions of MHSAA Tournaments were crowned in Baseball, Softball and Girls Soccer.

The best Division 3 softball teams still haven't found a way to solve Meghan Beaubien. Unfortunately for them, they'll have to undertake that frustrating task for one more year.