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: 3/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 5, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit U-D Jesuit outlasted Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 60-58 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth advanced in Division 1 with a 64-60 overtime win over Rockford – WJRT

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake moved past Harbor Springs 62-56 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain edged LeRoy Pine River 48-47 in overtime in Division 3 – Cadillac News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Else defeated league rival Chesaning 44-39 in Division 3 – WJRT

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea came back from an early deficit to down Goodrich 47-40 in Division 2 – Ann Arbor News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Schoolcraft’s defense made a statement during a Division 3 Regional win over Bridgman – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland won a Division 2 rivalry matchup 73-42 over Frankenmuth – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Martin Luther King edged Dearborn 48-43 in Division 1 – Dearborn Press & Guide

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Christian scored the first 10 points in a 78-52 Division 3 win over Hartford – Kalamazoo Gazette