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: 10/6/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 6, 2022

1. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Traverse City St. Francis edged No. 3 Big Rapids to claim a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS TENNIS No. 7 Holland Christian won an LPD2 Regional title with Holland, Zeeland West and Hamilton also all qualifying for the Finals – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS GOLF Olivia Hemmila finished first individually to lead No. 5 Troy Athens to an LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS GOLF Ypsilanti Lincoln edged No. 5 Grosse Pointe South by a stroke to clinch an LPD2 Regional title – Monroe News

5. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford earned a share of the Downriver League championship with a win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS TENNIS Holt repeated as an LPD1 Regional champion – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Ludington shut out Shelby 3-0 to clinch the West Michigan Conference title outright – Ludington Daily

8. BOYS TENNIS Berrien Springs won an LPD4 Regional championship – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett outscored No. 9 Clarkston Everest Collegiate in a shootout to win the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal championship – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich’s 4-0 win over Clio gave coach Evan Huizenga his 400th victory – Mid-Michigan Now