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: 12/19/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 19, 2022
1. HOCKEY Houghton finished a winning weekend with a 5-1 victory over Division 1 No. 3 Hartland, giving coach Corey Markham his 379th victory – breaking the school record of past coach Don Miller; both are among the winningest coaches in MHSAA history – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
2. WRESTLING South Lyon won its first Oakland County championship in this sport – Oakland Press
3. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 3 Bronson went 5-0 to win the Coldwater Classic, including edging No. 6 Union City 39-34 – Coldwater Daily News
4. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 3 Bay City John Glenn won a fourth-straight Bay County championship – Bay City Times
5. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed its Christmas Tournament title for the second-straight year with a pair of 9-1 victories – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Grand Rapids edged Redford Westfield Prep 61-56 at the West Michigan Hoops Summit – FOX 17
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central capped its Don Jackson Invitational with a 63-61 win over Saginaw – WWMT
8. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Iron Mountain was among teams to impress at the Marquette Challenge – Upper Michigan Source
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon opened with a 71-38 win over Rockford – Muskegon Chronicle
10. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Alpena finished its weekend with a 4-1 win over Traverse City Central – Alpena News