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: 10/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 2, 2026
1. GIRLS GOLF Alpena won the Big North Conference team title by a stroke, and runner-up Petoskey boasted the individual medalist in Anna Hasse – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – ran its Saginaw Valley League Tournament title streak to 21 – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS SOCCER Warren Woods-Tower clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Silver title with a win over Warren Fitzgerald – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lexi Coleman starred as Division 1 No. 7 South Lyon East swept honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire lost the first set but won the next three to defeat Central Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Onekama ran its winning streak to nine with a sweep of Brethren – MI Sports Now
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Louis also extended its winning streak with a sweep of Alma – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Okemos shut out Mason 6-0 – WLNS
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Kingsford swept Negaunee – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Dowagiac downed Berrien Springs in five sets – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium