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: 9/17/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 17, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a 4-1 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Royal Oak – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCCER Division 1 No. 4 Okemos also is alone at the top of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue after downing Division 2 No. 8 DeWitt 5-0 – WLNS
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon is alone atop the Lakes Valley Conference standings after a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis held on for a 3-2 win over Division 4 No. 13 Leland – Up North Live
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley won a rematch of its 2024 District Final, 3-0 over Boyne City – MI Sports Now
7. CROSS COUNTRY Chesaning swept championships at the New Lothrop Invitational – Saginaw News
8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey avenged an August loss to rival Gaylord with a 1-0 win – Petoskey News-Review
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Napoleon came back after losing the second and third sets to get past Jonesville in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. CROSS COUNTRY Carlton Airport’s boys won the first Huron League jamboree by a point, while New Boston Huron won by 12 in the girls race – Monroe News