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: 11/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 6, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City West swept Midland Dow in a Division 1 District Quarterfinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brighton twice came back from one-set deficits to defeat Howell in five in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. VOLLEYBALL Frankfort swept Brethren in a Division 4 District match – Manistee News Advocate

4. VOLLEYBALL Hartland swept Milford in a Division 1 District opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek swept Standish-Sterling in Division 3 – Midland Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Warren Mott and Fraser advanced in Division 1 District openers – Macomb Daily

7. VOLLEYBALL Addison swept Onsted, winning close in all three sets in Division 3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. VOLLEYBALL Brownstown Woodhaven and Gibraltar Carlson won in Division 1 – Monroe News

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Historian Jim Moyes tells of his longtime friendship with past Muskegon championship football coach Dave Taylor, who died Sunday – Local Sports Journal