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: 3/15/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 15, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s defeated No. 13 North Farmington 48-46 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview advanced in Division 1 with a 68-55 win over No. 9  Muskegon – FOX 17

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Edwardsburg upset No. 5 Parchment in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – WWMT

4. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 12 Hamtramck continued its historic run with a 61-48 Division 1 win over top-ranked Detroit U-D Jesuit – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel delivered No. 8 Hillman’s only defeat, 58-43 in Division 4 – Saginaw News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 7 Williamston continued its undefeated season with a 57-38 win over No. 3 Onsted in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Jakobie Boose’s 3-pointer sent Flint Hamady past Saginaw 66-63 in Division 2 – Flint Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 17 Pewamo-Westphalia got past No. 12 Grandville Calvin Christian 69-66 in overtime in Division 3 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac opened up a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter on the way to a 62-48 win over No. 13 Standish-Sterling in Division 2 – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 8 Grand Blanc advanced in Division 1 with a 65-58 win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Mid-Michigan Now