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: 10/17/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 17, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day downed top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 3-2 in overtime to win a Division 3 District title – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 North Muskegon got past No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 4-3 in overtime of their District final – WZZM

3. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Holland West Ottawa claimed its first District title since 2010 with a 2-0 win over No. 3 Grand Haven in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central claimed a fourth-straight Division 1 District title with a 1-0 win over No. 9 Livonia Stevenson – Hometown Life

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Bloomfield Hills clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a four-set victory over honorable mention Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate clinched a ninth-straight District title with a 4-1 win over Marysville in Division 2 – Macomb Daily

7. CROSS COUNTRY Ann Arbor Pioneer swept girls and boys Southeastern Conference Red championships; both are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Ann Arbor News Girls | Boys

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Brownstown Woodhaven girls ran their Downriver League championship streak to three, and the Woodhaven boys clinched their second straight – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Fruitport edged Allendale in a shootout win to clinch a Division 2 District title – Grand Haven Tribune

10. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Clinton secured a Division 4 District title with a 4-0 win over Adrian Lenawee Christian – Adrian Daily Telegram