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: 4/25/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 25, 2025

1. GIRLS TENNIS Birmingham Seaholm – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – topped LPD1 top-ranked Clarkston 5-3 – Oakland Press

2. BOYS GOLF LPD1 No. 4 Brighton won the Kensington Lakes Activities Association preseason tournament with an event-record 297 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS SOCCER Waterford Mott moved into first in the Lakes Valley Conference with a 2-1 win over Walled Lake Northern – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Cash DePauw threw a no-hitter in Division 4 No. 17 Indian River Inland Lakes’ 3-0 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston, which came back to win the second game 10-8 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. SOFTBALL Grand Haven’s Lorelei Chciuk continued her excellent start this spring for the Division 1 honorable mention Buccaneers with a no-hitter win over East Kentwood– Local Sports Journal

6. BASEBALL Ryan Zanger made big plays at the plate and on the mound in Dundee’s 7-6 win over Blissfield – Monroe News

7. BOYS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage bounced back from its first loss with an 8-7 win over Bay City Western – Saginaw News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Petoskey avenged last year’s season-ending defeat with a 5-0 win over Gaylord – Petoskey News-Review

9. SOFTBALL New Baltimore Anchor Bay rallied in the fourth inning to get past Utica Ford 3-1 – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS TENNIS Wyandotte Roosevelt won the last match to earn a 4-4 tie with Trenton – Southgate News-Herald