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: 11/13/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 13, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Parma Western swept Ionia to clinch its first Regional championship in this sport – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Onekama swept Suttons Bay to claim its first Regional championship – Manistee News Advocate
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Allendale also claimed its first Regional title in this sport, defeating Grand Rapids West Catholic 3-1 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Bath claimed its first Regional title, downing Leslie in Division 3 – WLNS
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian prevailed in four sets over top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy in Division 1 – Detroit News
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 North Branch defeated No. 4 Frankenmuth in a Division 2 Regional Final – WNEM
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Calumet advanced in Division 3 with a Regional Final win over No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis – My UP Now
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Hancock swept No. 9 Crystal Falls Forest Park to clinch a Division 4 Regional title – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 2 Detroit Country Day will play during championship week again thanks to a sweep of No. 6 Macomb Lutheran North – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 7 Clinton to clinch in Division 3 – Monroe News