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: 10/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 29, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Grand Ledge clinched a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a sweep of East Lansing – Lansing State Journal
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ottawa Lake Whiteford finished a championship run in the Tri-County Conference with a sweep of Erie Mason – Monroe News
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 top-ranked Roscommon capped its regular season with a sweep of No. 10 Beal City – MI Sports Now
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention East Grand Rapids downed Division 4 No. 2 Fowler, but the Eagles’ Neelah O’Rourke set a school record for career assists – WILX
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL McBain got past Division 3 honorable mention Manton in four sets – Cadillac News
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Allen Park handed Trenton its only Downriver League loss this season, in five sets – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Munising outlasted Norway for a five-set win – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 6 Concord swept Homer and Dansville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City swept Grayling and Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North swept rival Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily