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: 5/13/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 13, 2026

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Romeo finished a run to the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a 3-1 win over 2025 MHSAA Division 1 runner-up Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS SOCCER Clarkston downed Birmingham Groves 5-1 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association White championship – Oakland Press

3. SOFTBALL Midland High and Dow split a doubleheader, with the Chemics’ win clinching the Saginaw Valley League North title – Midland Daily News

4. TRACK & FIELD The Caro girls and Cass City boys won Big Thumb Conference White championship meets – Saginaw News

5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Armada clinched a share of the Blue Water Area Conference title with a sweep of Imlay City – Macomb Daily

6. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 4 Mason and Williamston both earned shares of the Capital Area Activities Conference Red title with doubleheader sweeps – Lansing State Journal

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Paw Paw pulled within an inning of clinching the Wolverine Conference title after defeating No. 10 Three Rivers to begin a doubleheader – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt and Mason advanced to the CAAC Gold Cup championship match – WLNS

9. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced to the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game with a 6-0 win over Warren Regina – Oakland Press

10. BOYS GOLF Leland’s Howie Kropp won the Northwest Conference 18-hole event by a stroke as his team won by six – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace coach Dorene Ingalls is retiring with a 542-104 record – Up North Live