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: 2/5/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 5, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln handed Division 1 contender Detroit U-D Jesuit its first loss, 66-65 – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy clinched its first league title in more than a decade with a 49-36 win over Marshall Academy – Hillsdale Daily News
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING No. 4 Spring Lake downed No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian 100-86 in a matchup of top teams in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc handed Flint Powers Catholic its first loss, 71-69, on a buzzer beater – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Allendale handed the first loss this season to Greenville, 67-60 – Grand Rapids Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL June Fitzpatrick went over 1,000 career points during East Jordan’s 44-26 win over Mancelona – Petoskey News-Review
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rayah Hitt reached 1,000 career points as Parma Western defeated Williamston 55-33 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Gray reached 1,000 career points in Temperance Bedford’s 46-20 win over Monroe – Monroe News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Jake Champagne scored a school-record 45 points to lead Oxford past Lake Orion 79-67 in double overtime – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated Negaunee held on for a 37-31 win over Calumet – Upper Michigan’s Source