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: 2/2/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 2, 2026

1. BOYS WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee defeated Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central on Friday and then Division 2 No. 1 Lowell and No. 4 Linden on Saturday – Monroe News

2. BOYS WRESTLING Bay City John Glenn edged Division 2 No. 7 Freeland for the Tri-Valley Conference title – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BOWLING Remus Chippewa Hills capped its first perfect run through the Central State Activities Association – Big Rapids Pioneer

4. GIRLS WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River won the first Mid-Michigan/Highland Conference girls championship – Cadillac News

5. BOYS WRESTLING Fred Hammond reached 200 career wins as Division 3 No. 7 Otisville-LakeVille Memorial won its Tamonta Hill Team Tournament title – Flint Journal

6. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Riverview Gabriel Richard downed Division 1 No. 6 Northville 5-2 at the MIHL Showcase – Southgate News-Herald

7. BOYS WRESTLING St. Joseph won its first Berrien County Invitational championship in 33 years – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson won a Lenawee County Tournament that also included No. 3 Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford downed Grand Haven 64-48 in a league matchup of statewide Division 1 contenders – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Milford's Sam Campbell and Detroit Catholic Central's Camren Turowski won multiple events at the MISCA Meet – MISCA

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Angela Meggisson scored 50 points for the second-straight game, totaling 53 in a win over Detroit University Prep Art & Design – Ann Arbor News