Today In The MHSAA: 8/30/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 30, 2021
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Traverse City Central boys won big-school championships, Johannesburg-Lewiston swept the small-school titles, and Hartland’s Riley Hough and Central’s Julia Flynn won races featuring some of the state’s elite individuals at the Benzie Central Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Marquette girls edged Negaunee by a point, and the Marquette boys dominated as the school swept the Queen City Invitational titles – Marquette Mining Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER After ferrying across Lake Michigan, Ludington won the inaugural Carferry Classic Cup by downing Wisconsin’s Manitowoc Lincoln – Ludington Daily News
4. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford downed Niagara, Wis., in a tiebreaker to win the Great 8 Fall Classic at Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News
5. BOYS TENNIS Midland edged Petoskey by a point to win the eight-team Bill Baum Invitational – Midland Daily News
6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores repeated as champion at Grand Haven’s Battle on the Boardwalk – Grand Haven Tribune
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian downed host Kingsley 2-1 in the final of the Stags’ invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. CROSS COUNTRY Holland West Ottawa’s girls won the Under the Light Invitational at Grand Rapids South Christian; the Portage Central boys and both Forest Hills Eastern teams also won championships – Holland Sentinel
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac downed Clio a second time to finish a 5-0 day and championship run at its home invitational – Cadillac News
10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its sixth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer
Also of note …
HEALTH & SAFETY Grand Rapids-based be nice. began providing valuable mental health training for MHSAA preseason coaches meetings in 2019, and received some much-deserved national recognition on the TODAY show – TODAY
Today in the MHSAA: 9/4/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 4, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Grayling improved to 5-0 and has yet to give up a goal after defeating Kingsley 6-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn moved to 8-0-1 with their eighth shutout, this one over Essexville Garber – Bay City Times
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Onsted girls and Brooklyn Columbia Central boys won Keunner Invitational titles in Addison – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net
4. BOYS SOCCER Nolan McHenry scored all four goals in Walled Lake Northern’s 4-1 win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press
5. CROSS COUNTRY Pairs from host Erie Mason and Flat Rock won Connolly Relays championships – Monroe News
6. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 10 Frankenmuth edged Birch Run 3-2 – WNEM
7. VOLLEYBALL Marquette improved to 4-0 with a 3-1 victory over Menominee – Upper Michigan Source
8. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central, tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, earned a 7-1 win over rival Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West opened league play with a 6-0 win over Alpena – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Elk Rapids earned a league victory 1-0 over Harbor Springs – Up North Live
Also of note …
BASEBALL Dan Cimini, most recently the coach of Northville’s Division 1 championship team this spring, is taking over at Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily