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: 2/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 6, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada downed Yale 40-23 in a matchup for first place in the Blue Water Area Conference – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Ithaca upset Saginaw Nouvel 43-41 to create a first-place tie in the Tri-Valley Conference White – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Keira Maki went over 1,000 career points in Escanaba’s 63-31 win over Gwinn – Escanaba Daily Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grant’s Julie Ashbaugh joined the 1,000-point club in her team’s 48-34 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Topher Allen went over 1,000 career points in Montrose’s 67-62 win over Otisville-LakeVille Memorial – Mid-Michigan Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lee Chaney became the winningest coach in Mason history with his team’s 62-45 victory over Parma Western – WILX

7. SKIING The Traverse City West girls and Central boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day got past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 77-47 – Hometown Life

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reed City’s defense shined most in its 48-11 win over Clare – MI Sports Now

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall moved to 17-0 with a 75-27 victory over 11-win Big Rapids – CatchMark SportsNet