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: 12/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 12, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont’s Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double to lead her team to a 48-36 win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Henry Schanbeck broke two Oscoda pool records in Bay City John Glenn’s 112-72 victory – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vanessa Husband had a career game as Farmington Hills Mercy downed Birmingham Groves 66-59 – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freshman Winnie Cunningham had a double-double to lead Detroit Pershing past Detroit East English 44-42 – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kingsford picked up a key road win at Negaunee, 62-54 – My UP Now

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shepherd outlasted Pinconning for a 35-31 overtime victory – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Madleen Hussein’s game-winning free throw gave Flat Rock a 47-46 victory over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale improved to 4-0 with a 69-51 victory over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A 20-point win over Leland made Frankfort 2-0 for the first time since 2014-15 – Benzie Record Patriot

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon won its season opener 47-25 at Grand Rapids West Catholic – Muskegon Chronicle