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: 10/1/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 1, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Northville – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – carded a 316 to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc finished a team championship in the Saginaw Valley League, with Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee completing a sweep of individual wins – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS GOLF Macomb L’Anse Creuse North dominated in winning the Macomb Area Conference White Tournament – Macomb Daily
4. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon defeated No. 3 Battle Creek St. Philip 3-1 in a matchup of two of the best in Division 4 this fall – WWMT
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 11 Mason defeated East Lansing 2-1 and No. 15 DeWitt downed Division 1 No. 4 Okemos 4-1 to set up the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup final – WILX
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids defeated Division 4 No. 14 Leland 2-1 – MI Sports Now
7. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee claimed a back-and-forth match with Division 4 No. 10 Hancock in five sets – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. CROSS COUNTRY Alpena swept victories over Petoskey in its first race on its new home course – Alpena News
9. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian continued its title chase in the Northern Michigan Soccer League with a 3-1 win over Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. VOLLEYBALL Mount Pleasant swept Midland Dow – Midland Daily News