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: 1/6/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 6, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park edged Kingsford 69-68 in a matchup of teams that reached MHSAA Semifinals last season – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea handed Ann Arbor Huron its first loss this winter, 64-62 – Ann Arbor News

3. SKIING – The Traverse City Central girls and Traverse City West boys won at the Petoskey Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett went on the road at Frankenmuth 62-56 – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center avenged its season-ending loss to Parma Western form a year ago with a 54-47 victory – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran earned coach Mark Townsend his first win with the program, 52-30 over Blanchard Montabella – Saginaw News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard edged Taylor 33-29 – Southgate News-Herald

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning earned a big win over Coleman in its first game after holiday break – Bay City Times

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Gladwin won every quarter in downing Shepherd – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Manistee ran its winning streak to three with a big win over Hesperia – Manistee News Advocate