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: 5/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 22, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Clawson edged Warren Mott 2-1 to clinch its first league title in this sport, in the Macomb Area Conference Gold – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 12 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg downed No. 13 Battle Creek Harper Creek 1-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. GIRLS SOCCER Just two days after seeing its 40-game league winning streak end against Gibraltar Carlson, Trenton won a Division 2 District rematch 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOYS GOLF/TRACK & FIELD The Traverse City West – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Maple City Glen Lake golf teams clinched league titles, as did the LPD3 No. 5 Kingsley and Central Lake girls and Charlevoix and East Jordan boys track & field teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. TRACK & FIELD Bay City Western swept county team championships, the boys for the 16th straight season and the girls for the sixth consecutive – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS SOCCER Carleton Airport downed Ypsilanti Community 2-0 in a Division 2 District opener, its first postseason win since 2018 – Monroe News
7. TRACK & FIELD Breckenridge’s girls and boys teams swept Mid-State Activities Conference championship meet titles – Saginaw News
8. TRACK & FIELD The Mason, Okemos and Lansing Catholic girls and Grand Ledge, Williamston and Lansing Catholic boys were Capital Area Activities Conference meet winners – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Utica Eisenhower advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 District win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SOCCER Elk Rapids opened Division 4 District play with a 5-0 win over Maple City Glen Lake – MI Sports Now