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
Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 10, 2024
1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won its 16th-straight Regional title – Midland Daily News
2. CROSS COUNTRY East Jordan’s girls and boys teams clinched Ski Valley Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Centreville boys and Bangor girls clinched Southwest 10 Conference titles – Sturgis Journal | Athletic.net
4. BOYS SOCCER Patryk Skomski’s first goal gave Utica a 2-1 Division 1 District win over Rochester – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Hartland advanced with a 3-1 District win over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 10 Utica Eisenhower moved on with a shootout win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS SOCCER Edwardsburg defeated Niles 4-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Niles Daily Star
8. BOYS SOCCER Jonesville downed Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy 7-0 in Division 4 – Hillsdale Daily News
9. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm opened District play with a 2-1 win over Royal Oak – Oakland Press
10. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western swept Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen Patriot