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Today in the MHSAA: 8/24/20
August 24, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Cross country statewide and volleyball, boys soccer and girls swimming & diving in northern Michigan were able to kick off competition over the weekend, bringing a fresh slate of storylines to the return of high school athletics in this state.
1. Cross Country: Bay City Western ran its first dual meets in 21 years, with the boys defeating Freeland and the Freeland girls winning by two in a matchup of possible Finals contenders – Bay City Times
2. Girls Golf: Rockford edged St. Joseph by 11 strokes to win the Sydney Carfine Invitational at The Meadows – Local Sports Journal
3. Boys Tennis: South Lyon freshman Cameron Crosby dominated No. 1 singles in highlighting the season-opening Pinckney quad – Livingston Daily
4. Volleyball: Grand Haven opened with a strong showing at Cadillac, defeating the host Vikings, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and Coopersville – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Boys Tennis: Big Rapids won back-to-back quads at Ludington and Wyoming – Big Rapids News
6. Volleyball: Petoskey edged Alpena 25-23, 25-19 to win the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational – Alpena News
7. Cross Country: Adrian Lenawee Christian swept championships at the Addison Early Bird Invitational – JTV
8. Girls Tennis: Ishpeming Westwood and Iron Mountain swept their tri-meets as the annual Kingsford Invitational was split into two round-robins to account for COVID-19 restrictions – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. Girls Golf: Parma Western shot a 380 to win its invitational by nine strokes – JTV
10. Boys Soccer: Traverse City Central outscored Manistee and Boyne City by a combined 11-0 during Saturday play – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Football: From last week, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Muskegon Catholic Central are mourning the death of Cranbrook varsity coach Ben Jones, who died in a car crash; he formerly starred at MCC – Detroit News
Boys Basketball: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley coach Kevin Voss has retired after 38 years coaching basketball – Macomb Daily
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Today in the MHSAA: 10/26/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 26, 2023
1. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin defeated Harrison, Farwell and Shepherd to finish a repeat run in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News
2. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater and Division 3 honorable mention Bronson earned wins over Division 4 No. 7 Battle Creek St. Philip at the Coldwater Mini, while Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian topped Coldwater and Bronson also defeated Adrian High – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central swept Traverse City West in their Dig Pink match – Up North Live
4. VOLLEYBALL Cheboygan swept Pellston in their Volley for a Cure match – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
5. VOLLEYBALL Linden swept Clio in a Flint Metro League crossover – WJRT
6. VOLLEYBALL Benzie Central earned wins over Manton and Mesick – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac finished league play with a sweep of Petoskey – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Pentwater closed its regular season with a 3-1 win over Marion – Ludington Daily News