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: 8/21/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 21, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY Mason County Eastern swept Division 2 championships at the Eagle Invitational in Fruitport – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY Shepherd swept girls and boys races at the Remus Chippewa Hills Early Season Warrior Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer Boys | Girls | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum was the first-round leader at the Ben Lober Classic – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS GOLF Adrian won its home invitational, carding a 380 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. BOYS SOCCER Mason edged East Lansing 2-1 in a matchup of annual Lansing-area contenders – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Drew Davis earned the shutout as Muskegon Mona Shores blanked Grandville 3-0 – Local Sports Journal
7. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis downed Gaylord 4-0 in its first match as the primary school in a cooperative with Traverse City Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Kingsley earned its first win this season, 3-2 over Sault Ste. Marie – MI Sports Now
9. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey and Midland drew 1-1 in nonleague play – Petoskey News-Review
10. BOYS SOCCER Midland Calvary Baptist earned its first win of the fall, 6-0 over Unionville-Sebewaing – Midland Daily News