Today In The MHSAA: 8/30/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 30, 2021

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Traverse City Central boys won big-school championships, Johannesburg-Lewiston swept the small-school titles, and Hartland’s Riley Hough and Central’s Julia Flynn won races featuring some of the state’s elite individuals at the Benzie Central Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Marquette girls edged Negaunee by a point, and the Marquette boys dominated as the school swept the Queen City Invitational titles – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER After ferrying across Lake Michigan, Ludington won the inaugural Carferry Classic Cup by downing Wisconsin’s Manitowoc Lincoln – Ludington Daily News

4. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford downed Niagara, Wis., in a tiebreaker to win the Great 8 Fall Classic at Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News

5. BOYS TENNIS Midland edged Petoskey by a point to win the eight-team Bill Baum Invitational – Midland Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores repeated as champion at Grand Haven’s Battle on the Boardwalk – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian downed host Kingsley 2-1 in the final of the Stags’ invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. CROSS COUNTRY Holland West Ottawa’s girls won the Under the Light Invitational at Grand Rapids South Christian; the Portage Central boys and both Forest Hills Eastern teams also won championships – Holland Sentinel

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac downed Clio a second time to finish a 5-0 day and championship run at its home invitational – Cadillac News

10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its sixth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

HEALTH & SAFETY Grand Rapids-based be nice. began providing valuable mental health training for MHSAA preseason coaches meetings in 2019, and received some much-deserved national recognition on the TODAY show – TODAY

Today in the MHSAA: 9/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 3, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian shut out Division 2 No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 – Local Sports Journal

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian swept new Catholic High School League Central opponent Detroit Country Day, ranked No. 7 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 9 Utica Eisenhower improved to 13-2 with a sweep of honorable mention Romeo – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City West won the Elk Rapids Invitational with a score of 374 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Pinconning boys won the Rifle River Invitational – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard opened league play with a 3-1 win over Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Midland Dow swept Petoskey and Ogemaw Heights – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Shelby scored the lone goal on a late penalty kick to defeat Manistee – Manistee News Advocate

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore downed Sturgis 3-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fennville swept Saugatuck, winning the second set 28-26 – Holland Sentinel