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: 2/25/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 25, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Valeria Ricossa scored all of Armada’s overtime points as the Tigers defeated co-leader Yale 50-47 to clinch a share of the Blue Water Area Conference title – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS BAKETBALL Buckley defeated co-leader Maple City Glen Lake 49-36 to create a shared Northwest Conference championship – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek edged West Bloomfield 37-35 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Standish-Sterling 52-29 to win the overall Jack Pine Conference championship – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston downed Deckerville 51-44 to clinch an outright Big Thumb Conference Blue title – Huron Daily Tribune
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints claimed the outright championship in the BTC Red with a 31-23 win over Kinde North Huron – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont claimed a share of the West Michigan Conference Lakes title with a 58-36 win over Manistee – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched the outright Central Michigan Athletic Conference title with a 71-34 win over Perry – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Keira Roehm became the state’s all-time career leader in 3-pointers during a 62-37 win over Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addi Dzwik became Battle Creek St. Philip’s leading scorer during her team’s win over Tekonsha – Battle Creek Enquirer
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Chloe Williams reached 1,000 career points in Midland Calvary Baptist’s 49-39 win over Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central – Midland Daily News
GIRLS BASKETBALL Karlie Kimerer reached 1,000 career points during Onsted’s 31-24 win over Adrian Madison – Adrian Daily Telegram