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: 2/11/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 11, 2025

1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls and Petoskey boys were Division 2 Regional champions at Boyne Mountain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Parker LePla became Goodrich’s all-time leading scorer during his team’s 69-57 win over Flint Hamady – Mid-Michigan Now

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Charlotte Box reached 1,000 career points in Onaway’s 46-35 win over Pickford – Cheboygan Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mallory Miller reached 1,000 career points although Mason County Central fell to Onekama 57-54 on a halfcourt buzzer beater – Ludington Daily News

5. SKIING East Grand Rapids swept Division 2 girls and boys Regional championships at Cannonsburg – Cadillac News

6. SKIING Brighton swept girls and boys Kensington Lakes Activities Association championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BOYS BOWLING Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Caledonia with Derek Kern rolling a 300 and school-record 537 series – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart hung on against St. Charles, 49-40 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Marquette got past Munising 58-53, handing the Mustangs just their second loss – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach defeated Millington 60-54 in a matchup of teams that entered the game with only one loss apiece – Huron Daily Tribune