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: 3/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 6, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mia McGregor became Mio’s career leading scorer, breaking the record held since 1977 during her team’s Division 4 District Semifinal win over Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Madi Uyl went over 1,000 career points as DeWitt downed Grand Ledge in Division 1 – WILX
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parma Western held off Michigan Center 54-41 in a Division 3 District Semifinal – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chelsea held off Brooklyn Columbia Central for a 49-38 win in Division 2 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia earned coach Steve Eklund his 300th win at the school with a Division 3 victory over Delton Kellogg – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 49-44 overtime win over North Muskegon – Grand Haven Tribune
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow downed Mount Pleasant 79-72 in Division 1 – Midland Daily News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford advanced in Division 1 with a 53-35 win over Muskegon – Grand Rapids Press
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Royal Oak followed Lucy Freytag to a Division 1 win over Warren Mott – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Leland avenged an earlier loss to Lake Leelanau St. Mary with a 32-23 win in Division 4 – Up North Live