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: 10/7/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 7, 2022
1. GIRLS GOLF St. Louis edged Shepherd by eight strokes to clinch its first Regional title in golf, in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Saginaw News
2. BOYS TENNIS Fowlerville also won its first Regional in this sport, edging DeWitt by two points in LPD3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Saline shuffled the league standings and possibly the state rankings with a sweep of No. 3 Ann Arbor Skyline – Chelsea Sun Times News
4. BOYS TENNIS No. 6 Birmingham Seaholm was first and reigning Finals champion and current No. 5 Groves second at their LPD2 Regional – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD1 No. 3 Northville swam past No. 5 Brighton 98-88 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis is returning to the LPD3 Finals after claiming a Regional title – Sturgis Journal
7. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern was first and No. 8 Traverse City Central second at their LPD2 Regional – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 Saline clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a big win over Ypsilanti Lincoln – Saline Post
9. BOYS SOCCER Portage Central got past Mattawan in a shootout to claim the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament title – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. BOYS SOCCER East Lansing defeated Okemos 1-0 to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup – Lansing State Journal