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: 2/17/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 17, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield earned a share of the Tri-County Conference championship with a 46-28 win over Morenci – Monroe News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason clinched its first league title since 2007, downing Lansing Eastern 58-46 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red – Lansing State Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview claimed its third-straight outright Huron League championship with a 55-25 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald

4. GIRLS BASKEBALL Lake City clinched a share of the Highland Conference title with a 49-22 win over Manton – Cadillac News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis clinched a share of the Lake Michigan Conference title with a big win at Kalkaska, and Gaylord St. Mary downed Johannesburg-Lewiston to win the Ski Valley Conference for the third-straight season – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart repeated as a league champion with a big win over Hesperia – Muskegon Chronicle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mio finished an outright North Star League Big Dipper title run with a 60-41 win over Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington moved back into first in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 54-45 overtime win over Richmond – Port Huron Times Herald

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech defeated Mumford 48-39 to advance to the Detroit Public School League Tournament final – Detroit News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Sterling Heights avenged a pair of losses to Madison Heights Lamphere with a 58-56 win in the Macomb Area Conference Silver/Bronze Tournament – Macomb Daily