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: 9/7/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 7, 2022
1. VOLLEYBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston remains undefeated after a sweep of Gaylord St. Mary, which entered with only one loss (earlier to the Cardinals) – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Northville delivered Novi’s first loss this season, 5-0 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven and Division 1 No. 5 Rockford remained undefeated with a scoreless draw – Grand Haven Tribune
4. BOYS SOCCER Evan Schmitz scored both goals in Ida’s 2-1 win over Division 4 No. 10 Clinton – Monroe News
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian swept Dearborn, Tecumseh and Morenci – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central and Division 3 No. 11 Elk Rapids also played to a draw, 1-1 – MI Sports Now
7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Macomb L’Anse Creuse North edged New Baltimore Anchor Bay by two points in a season opener – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER Zeeland West defeated Holland 3-2, the Dux’ first win over the Dutch in recent memory – Holland Sentinel
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 McBain Northern Michigan Christian defeated Elk Rapids in three sets and swept Mason County Eastern – Cadillac News
10. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 St. Joseph came back during a big second half to defeat Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 5-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium