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: 5/31/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 31, 2022
1. TRACK & FIELD The Detroit Renaissance girls and Martin Luther King boys won Detroit Public Schools League meet championships – Detroit News
2. TRACK & FIELD Clare swept the MITCA Division 3 “team” state championships; both teams entered the meet top ranked in the division – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. TRACK & FIELD The Rochester Adams boys and Walled Lake Central girls won Oakland County championships – MLive-Detroit
4. BASEBALL Dexter downed Monroe 8-4 to clinch the Southeastern Conference Red title – Ann Arbor News
5. TRACK & FIELD The Athens (D4 No. 2) and Rockford girls (D1 No. 2), Zeeland East girls (D2 No. 1) and Zeeland West boys (D1 No. 3), White Cloud boys (D4 No. 1) and Frankenmuth boys (D2 No. 1) were also MITCA champions – Coldwater Daily Reporter | Holland Sentinel | Saginaw News | MITCA
6. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West advanced in its Division 1 District with a 4-1 win over Midland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS LACROSSE No. 7 Traverse City United advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 21-6 win over Grand Blanc – Up North Live
8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 6 New Lothrop swept No. 17 Hudson 5-2 and 8-4 – Owosso Argus-Press
9. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Beal City and Division 3 No. 17 Hudson split, the Aggies winning the opener and the Tigers the second game to break Beal City’s 19-game winning streak – MI Sports Now
10. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Clinton swept Reese and Boyne City to win the Reese Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram