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: 9/26/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 26, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF Freeland – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – capped a Tri-Valley Conference championship run with another jamboree win – Saginaw News
2. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 10 Traverse City Central claimed the Big North Conference Tournament title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 top-ranked Midland Dow finished a perfect dual match run through the Saginaw Valley League with a sweep of Davison – Midland Daily News
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Holland earned a 3-0 league win over No. 15 Zeeland East – FOX 17
5. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey edged Cadillac by two strokes to win the Vikings’ invitational – Cadillac News
6. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 top-ranked Romeo girls and Utica boys won the latest Macomb Area Conference Red jamborees – Macomb Daily
7. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Parma Western in five during its annual Purple Week matchup – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. VOLLEYBALL Allen Park Cabrini ended a six-match losing streak to Riverview Gabriel Richard with a sweep – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Farmington downed rival North Farmington 3-1 – Oakland Press
10. VOLLEYBALL A late second-set rally helped Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to a sweep of Macomb Lutheran North – Oakland Press