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: 10/1/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 1, 2024
1. BOYS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn clinched its first Tri-Valley Conference championship after finishing runner-up a year ago – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS GOLF Carleton Airport carded a 370 to win the Monroe County championship – Monroe News
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 15 Fennville clinched a third-straight Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 3-0 win over Watervliet – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids earned a spot in the Central State Activities Association Tournament final with a 5-1 win over Howard City Tri County – MI Sports Now
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 North Muskegon earned an important 2-2 draw with Ludington – Ludington Daily News
6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood downed Division 3 No. 7 Grosse Ile 3-2 – Dearborn Press & Guide
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 11 Grayling improved to 17-1 with an 8-2 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba continued its successful fall with a sweep of Iron Mountain – Escanaba Daily Press
9. BOYS SOCCER Midland came back from a goal down to defeat Mount Pleasant 2-1 – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS SOCCER North Farmington won its Senior Night 6-1 over Ferndale – Oakland Press