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: 4/27/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 27, 2026
1. TRACK & FIELD The Romeo girls and Division 2 No. 5 Freeland boys won team titles at the Barnyard Invitational, with Ludington freshman Eliza Schwass and Grand Haven junior Luca Hammond winning the diamond elite 1,600 titles – Athletic.net
2. GIRLS TENNIS Battle Creek Harper Creek won its first All-City championship in this sport – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. TRACK & FIELD Kinglsey swept championships at the Mason County Central Carferry Invitational, combining to set three meet records; the girls are ranked No. 6 in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Northville got past No. 5 Troy 2-1 – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian held off Division 1 No. 11 Hartland 3-2 – Oakland Press
6. SOFTBALL Midland Dow swept Division 3 honorable mention Coloma as Marley Hughes became the Chargers’ career home run record holder – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian defeated Grandville Calvin Christian and Division 4 No. 6 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian at WMC’s Alia Zuidema Memorial Showcase – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North downed Division 3 No. 11 Almont – Macomb Daily
9. SOFTBALL Lake Linden-Hubbell improved to 14-0 with wins over Gogebic and Rudyard at the Copper County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. SOFTBALL Romeo swept Division 2 honorable mention Richmond, winning the opener 4-3 in eight innings – Macomb Daily