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: 9/25/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 25, 2024

2. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – secured another Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 302 at the postseason tournament – Hometown Life

1. VOLLEYBALL East Grand Rapids defeated Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills and Division 2 No. 8 Ada Forest Hills Eastern – FOX 17

3. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western defeated rival Central for the first time in five years – Bay City Times

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Manton swept Lake City – MI Sports Now

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Clarkston Everest Collegiate moved to 16-0 with a sweep of Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press

6. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington swept wins at the Kelder Poured Walls 2-Mile Races – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net

7. VOLLEYBALL Remus Chippewa Hills avenged an early-season loss to Big Rapids with a 3-1 win – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. VOLLEYBALL Bear Lake came back after losing the first set to defeat Brethren in three – Manistee News Advocate

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 11 Hudsonville shut out Grand Haven 4-0 – Grand Haven Tribune

10. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord edged Cadillac 3-2Petoskey News-Review