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: 2/9/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 9, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 10 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North finished a Macomb Area Conference White title run with a 56-44 win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Haven downed Hazel Park 38-30 in a MAC Bronze title clincher – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Saginaw Nouvel moved into first alone in the Tri-Valley Conference 10 with a 53-51 win over Division 3 No. 12 Hemlock – Saginaw News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Hartland avenged its lone defeat of the season with a 48-36 victory against Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Benton Harbor came back to get past No. 19 Battle Creek Pennfield 79-74 – Battle Creek Enquirer
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro’s Adelyn Moore went over 1,000 career points during a 57-36 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Tony Williams went over 1,000 career points as Division 2 No. 7 Parchment downed Kalamazoo Christian 58-32 – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich edged Flushing 43-42 in a matchup of Flint Metro League divisional leaders – WJRT
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sophie Canen set a school record with 41 points in Saline’s big win over Ann Arbor Huron – Saline Post
10. GIRLS BASKETALL Flushing also earned a strong Flint Metro League crossover win 35-27 over Goodrich – WEYI