Hancock, Forest Park and Calumet won regional volleyball semifinals in straight sets Tuesday, Nov. 10, advancing to Thursday’s championship matches.

Hancock defeated host Ishpeming 25-13, 25-15, 25-6, while Forest Park beat Ewen-Trout Creek 25-11, 25-23, 25-12, according to Keweenaw Report.

The victories set up a Division 4 regional final between Hancock and Forest Park at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Ishpeming. The teams entered the postseason ranked fifth and ninth, respectively, in Division 4.

Calumet advanced in Division 3 by beating Norway 25-16, 25-5, 25-13.

Hancock and Forest Park renew rivalry

Hancock and Forest Park have ended each other’s tournament runs in the past two seasons.

The Bulldogs won their 2024 regional final before reaching the state semifinals. Forest Park won their regional semifinal last fall. Hancock won this season’s Sept. 12 meeting, according to MHSAA’s Hancock feature.

MHSAA’s regional preview listed Hancock at 30-2-1, with both losses against Division 2 Kingsford.

Hancock won the WestPAC championship, according to WLUC’s all-conference report. Azura Aho, Romey Koskela and Chloe Bastian received first-team honors, and Brian Lamppa was named Coach of the Year.

“Romey is definitely leading us at the net and with her serving,” Lamppa told MHSAA. “We’ve been working on our blocking. We’re being aggressive at the net.”

Forest Park finished the regular season 34-4-1 and won its fifth consecutive Skyline Central Conference championship, according to the MHSAA’s Nov. 5 feature. The Trojans extended their conference winning streak to 43 matches.

Forest Park has reached the state semifinals in three of the past four seasons.

“I think we have a lot of depth,” coach Bobbie Jo Anderson told MHSAA. “We have strong hitters across the board.”

The Division 4 regional winner advances to a Nov. 17 quarterfinal at Manistique.

Calumet faces St. Francis

Calumet will play Traverse City St. Francis at 6 p.m. Thursday at Manistique for the Division 3 regional championship.

St. Francis advanced by beating Boyne City 25-20, 25-12, 25-20, Keweenaw Report reported.

College tournament begins Wednesday

Michigan Tech travels to fourth-seeded Davenport for a GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Northern Michigan hosts Saginaw Valley State at 6 p.m. at Vandament Arena, as detailed in our Nov. 10 preview.