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: 1/18/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 18, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Piepho scored 30 points as Howell handed Canton its only loss this winter, 56-34 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central downed reigning Division 4 champion Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 – MI Sports Now
3. WRESTLING St. Joseph edged Division 2 No. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore 34-33 to remain atop the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central improved to 15-1 with a 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North handed Macomb Dakota its only loss this season, 50-41 – Macomb Daily
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh delivered reigning Division 3 runner-up Blissfield a 47-29 defeat – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mekhi Wingfield went over 1,000 career points in Concord’s 79-44 win over Springport – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett edged rival DeWitt 56-55 – WILX
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Marquette made a strong move in the Great Northern Conference with a 64-55 win over Menominee – Upper Michigan Source
10. HOCKEY Portage edged Division 3 No. 10 Jackson Lumen Christi 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot