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: 6/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 6, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER Almont clinched its first Regional title with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Frankenmuth in Division 3 – Port Huron Times Herald
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 Regional title win over No. 2 Detroit Country Day – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian edged reigning Division 2 champion Spring Lake 1-0 in their Regional Final matchup – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS SOCCER Northville advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett claimed a Division 4 Regional championship with a 1-0 win over No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline downed Salem 4-0 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Emily Gorton scored both goals as No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian defeated Byron Center Zion Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel also clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a 7-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist – Saginaw News
9. BASEBALL No. 5 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 17 Hopkins 10-2 to move on to a Division 2 Regional title game – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. BASEBALL Frankenmuth advanced in Division 2 as well with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News