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: 1/19/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 19, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 2 Frankenmuth went to overtime to hand Division 1 No. 3 Midland Dow its first loss, 63-60 – Saginaw News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 18 Ferndale downed North Farmington 56-49 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Red contenders – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland swam past Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian 103-83 – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 15 Rockford sits alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red after a 62-56 win over No. 7 Grand Haven – FOX17
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 20 Carrollton won a matchup of unbeatens, 77-69 over No. 14 Standish-Sterling – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson defeated Trenton 51-42 in a matchup of Downriver League leaders – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 2 Traverse City St. Francis held on to win a battle for first in the Lake Michigan Conference, 50-47 over No. 4 Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 2 Parchment remained undefeated in handing Kalamazoo Christian its second loss, 52-41 – WWMT
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A late 3-pointer pushed Holt past DeWitt 49-48 – Lansing State Journal
10. SKIING Cadillac swept the championships at its home invitational – Cadillac News