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: 1/30/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 30, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chloe Robinson scored her 1,000th  career point in Indian River Inland Lake’s 41-32 win over Bellaire – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland delivered New Lothrop’s first loss this season, 55-42 – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mia McGregor scored 61 points in Mio’s 72-47 win over Hale – Bay City Times

4. SKIING Marquette swept girls and boys championships at the Ironwood Invitational – Upper Michigan’s Source

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Clair defeated Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 53-30 in a matchup for first place  in the Macomb Area Conference Gold – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Birmingham Groves sits atop the Oakland Activities Association White after a big win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord defeated Big North Conference contender Petoskey 47-32 – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS BASDKETBALL Kelsi Clark had 22 points and 22 rebounds in Otisville LakeVille Memorial’s big win over Flint Elite – Flint Journal

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason downed Haslett 75-67 in overtime – Lansing State Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kent City downed Hart 64-58 – Muskegon Chronicle