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: 12/17/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 17, 2021
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial won a rematch from last season’s Division 1 Semifinals, defeating Detroit Renaissance 61-44 – Observer & Eccentric
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Richland Gull Lake handed Kalamazoo Central its first home league loss since 2014, 78-75 in overtime – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned an impressive 60-51 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn had a quadruple-double in leading Genesee past Owendale-Gagetown – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Jace Petree scored 25 points in Plymouth’s 72-62 win over Berkley – Observer & Eccentric
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sturgis held on for a 33-28 overtime win over Dowagiac – JoeInsider.com
7. BOYS BASKETALL Sophomore Dylan Grant played a big role as Warren Michigan Collegiate downed Warren Lincoln 63-54 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gladstone improved to 3-1 with a 45-30 win over Iron Mountain – Escanaba Daily Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids went on the road for a 55-45 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower earned its first win, 57-47 over Utica – Macomb Daily