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: 1/7/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 7, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lillie Johnson broke the Gladstone career scoring record in her team’s 51-30 win over Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. GIRLS BOWLING Flint Kearsley – the Division 2 champion in 2024 – edged reigning title winner Swartz Creek in a roll-off – Flint Journal
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Joe Gaffney reached 1,000 career points in Charlevoix’s 47-31 loss to Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Zaiden Phillips reached 1,000 career points in Grant’s 74-35 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian downed West Catholic 73-62 in a matchup of top Division 2 teams statewide – WOOD TV
6. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 98-88 – Holland Sentinel
7. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Utica Eisenhower came back from an early deficit to defeat Division 2 No. 10 St. Clair Shores Unified 5-2 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale took a major step in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 59-46 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton made a significant move in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a 75-48 victory over Charlotte – Lansing State Journal
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cadillac earned a key Big North Conference win, 48-43 over Petoskey – Cadillac News