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: 9/6/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 6, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North defeated Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in a matchup of previously-undefeated teams – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS TENNIS Gunnar Kruse set Milan’s career singles wins record during his team’s shutout of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Plainwell defeated Portage Central and Marshall and lost to Division 1 honorable mention Byron Center at Portage Central’s Mini Invite – WWMT
4. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn moved into first place in the Tri-Valley Conference Red with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 11 Alma – Bay City Times
5. BOYS SOCCER Saline and Division 1 No. 14 Ann Arbor Huron played to a scoreless draw – Saline Post
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Troy Athens downed Birmingham Seaholm 2-1 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press
7. VOLLEYBALL Hamilton continued to impress with a sweep of Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
8. BOYS TENNIS A major singles matchup highlighted St. Joseph’s 6-2 win over Stevensville Lakeshore; the Bears are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington swept girls and boys championships at the Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
10. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids remained atop the Central State Activities Association standings with a two-stroke win in the latest league jamboree – Big Rapids Pioneer