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: 4/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 28, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Dow clinched the Saginaw Valley League North championship with a 2-1 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS GOLF Holland Christian carded a 307 to edge Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and win the Bitner Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
3. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Salem and No. 4 Northville split a doubleheader, both winning in shutouts – Hometown Life
4. GOLF The Escanaba girls and Marquette boys won Great Northern Conference 9-hole victories – Escanaba Daily Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Harbor Springs remains undefeated after a 4-0 win over Boyne City – Petoskey News-Review
6. SOFTBALL Julia Brady had a combined three home runs and nine RBI during Division 1 No. 6 Traverse City Central’s sweep of Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BASEBALL Gerrit Koot threw a no-hitter during Division 1 No. 20 Mason’s doubleheader sweep of Tecumseh – Lansing State Journal
8. SOFTBALL Bailey Hill threw a five-inning perfect game during Brighton’s sweep of Milford – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. SOFTBALL Armada continued its strong start with a big win over Fraser – Macomb Daily
10. TRACK & FIELD LeRoy Pine River’s girls and McBain’s boys earned sweeps in Highland Conference double-duals – Cadillac News