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: 12/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 12, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont’s Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double to lead her team to a 48-36 win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Henry Schanbeck broke two Oscoda pool records in Bay City John Glenn’s 112-72 victory – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vanessa Husband had a career game as Farmington Hills Mercy downed Birmingham Groves 66-59 – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freshman Winnie Cunningham had a double-double to lead Detroit Pershing past Detroit East English 44-42 – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kingsford picked up a key road win at Negaunee, 62-54 – My UP Now

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shepherd outlasted Pinconning for a 35-31 overtime victory – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Madleen Hussein’s game-winning free throw gave Flat Rock a 47-46 victory over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale improved to 4-0 with a 69-51 victory over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A 20-point win over Leland made Frankfort 2-0 for the first time since 2014-15 – Benzie Record Patriot

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon won its season opener 47-25 at Grand Rapids West Catholic – Muskegon Chronicle