Today In The MHSAA: 10/8/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake handed top-ranked St. Joseph its first loss, 4-2, to win the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament championship – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian swept No. 1 Athens in a matchup of Division 4 contenders – Adrian Daily Telegram
3. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Rochester Adams broke a three-team tie with the low fifth scorer to claim a Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional title just ahead of No. 7 Troy Athens and No. 10 Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Clarkston downed top-ranked Berkley 3-1 in league play – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Okemos defeated No. 13 East Lansing 3-1 to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills and Troy – tied for the top spot in LPD1 – both won Regional titles – Oakland Press
7. BOYS TENNIS Petoskey edged St. Johns to clinch an LPD3 Regional championship – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Centreville clinched a share of the Southwest 10 Conference championship with a sweep of Hartford – JoeInsider.com
9. BOYS SOCCER Howard City Tri Country advanced to the Central State Activities Association championship match with a shootout win over Big Rapids – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Davison remained undefeated in Saginaw Valley League play with a four-set win over Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal
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