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: 2/17/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 17, 2022

1. WRESTLING Imlay City clinched its first Regional title in this sport with a 37-31 win over No. 5 Richmond in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

2. WRESTLING No. 3 St. Louis downed Evart and Hesperia in Division 4 to claim its first Regional title since 1995 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. WRESTLING No. 9 St. Joseph won its first Regional championship in this sport with victories over Plainwell and Edwardsburg in Division 2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. WRESTLING No. 4 Gaylord edged No. 10 Bay City John Glenn 34-29 to earn a return to the Division 2 Quarterfinals – Petoskey News-Review

5. HOCKEY No. 8 Midland Dow downed Davison 7-0 to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with Flint Powers Catholic, which defeated Midland – WJRT

6. GYMNASTICS Jackson Area finished first and Coldwater second at the South Central Gymnastics League championship meet – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. WRESTLING No. 5 Bronson defeated No. 4 Union City and Springport to win a Division 4 Regional championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. BOWLING Whitehall swept Greater Muskegon Athletic Association team championships – Local Sports Journal

9. WRESTLING No. 2 New Lothrop won its state-best 22nd-straight Regional championship, advancing in Division 4 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. WRESTLING Hartland won its 21st-consecutive Regional title with its third shutout in three postseason Division 1 matches – Livingston Daily Press & Argus