Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/20

August 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Golf again dominated the headlines Thursday as Traverse City West finished a major comeback for an impressive opening-week win. 

1. Girls Golf: Traverse City West came back from a 16-stroke first-round deficit to shoot a two-day 675 and edge Flint Powers Catholic at the Lober Classic; Anci Dy was medalist with a 137 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Golf: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern shot a 311 to win the Kent County Classic by 43 strokes – Local Sports Journal

3. Girls Golf: Muskegon Mona Shores shot a 371 to win the Zeeland East Invitational by 22 strokes – Local Sports Journal

4. Boys Tennis: Holland West Ottawa won both of its Portage Invitational matches, over Portage Central and Mason – Holland Sentinel

5. Boys Tennis: Midland opened by edging Traverse City West to win Saginaw Heritage’s Jim Teal Invitational – Midland Daily News

6. Girls Tennis: Reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Marquette opened the season with a sweep of Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

7. Girls Tennis: Menominee opened with a 7-1 win over Escanaba – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 10/25/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 25, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Onaway defeated Posen and Rogers City for the Presque Isle championship – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

2. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley, Division 2 No. 2 Leland and Traverse City Central all went 2-1 at the ABCD quad with Division 3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. VOLLYBALL Gabby Bryja went over 2,000 career assists as Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian swept honorable mention Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. VOLLEYBALL Sturgis went undefeated at the Mendon quad with wins over New Buffalo, Homer and the Division 4 No. 4 Hornets – Sturgis Journal

Also of note …

BASKETBALL The Ithaca and Alma areas are among those mourning the death of longtime coach Bob Anderson, who total coached 52 seasons of girls and boys basketball and led varsity teams to 1,145 wins – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun