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: 9/18/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 18, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Rochester Adams made an early goal stand the entirety in handing No. 3 Troy its first loss – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Hudsonville shut out No. 10 Byron Center 2-0 – FOX 17
3. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 top-ranked Detroit Country Day won the first set 31-29 on the way to a sweep of Fraser – Hometown Life
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 1 Lansing Christian improved to 12-0 with a shutout of Bath – WILX
5. VOLLEYBALL Mattawan earned a pair of impressive wins over East Grand Rapids and Grandville – FOX 17
6. VOLLEYBALL Ludington came back after losing the first set to defeat Muskegon Oakridge in five – Ludington Daily News
7. VOLLEYBALL Midland came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Saginaw Heritage in five sets – Midland Daily News
8. CROSS COUNTRY Brownstown Woodhaven swept the first Downriver League jamborees – Southgate News-Herald
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Utica Eisenhower opened Macomb Area Conference Red competition with a 116-69 win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily
10. VOLLEYBALL Petoskey edged Traverse City West 3-2 – Up North Live