Today in the MHSAA: 9/2/20

September 2, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday saw high-powered clashes on a tennis court north of Mackinac Bridge and a golf course in the region to the south as northern teams dominated today’s headliners.

1. Girls Tennis: Reigning champion Ishpeming Westwood swept West Iron County in a matchup of the top two teams from the last three Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals – Marquette Mining Journal

2. Girls Golf: Traverse City West was first, Traverse City Central second and Big Rapids third at the Titan Invitational; West is ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Big Rapids is No. 3 in LPD3 – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Soccer: Everest Noyes scored all of his team’s goals in Traverse City Central’s 5-0 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Cross Country: Petoskey’s girls and Traverse City West’s boys claimed wins in five-team 2-mile races – Petoskey News-Review

5. Volleyball: Carney-Nadeau moved to 3-0 with a sweep of Bark River-Harris – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Volleyball: Ludington opened its season with a sweep at Lake City – Ludington Daily News

7. Volleyball: Manton improved to 3-0 with a sweep of Frankfort and Brethren – Cadillac News

8. Volleyball: Chassell got past Hancock 3-1 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Girls Tennis: Reigning UPD1 champion Marquette earned a 7-1 victory against Iron Mountain Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Boys Tennis: Pinckney earned a league win 7-1 over Adrian – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Football: Frankenmuth is mourning the death of retired coach Budd Tompkins, who led the Eagles to a 34-1 record and two “mythical” state championships during his first four of eight total seasons after taking over the program in 1966 – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 28, 2025

1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac defeated Traverse City West and Traverse City Central to clinch its first Big North Conference championship – Cadillac News

2. SKIING Marquette’s girls and boys teams swept their invitational – Marquette Mining Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailey Allison had a triple-double to lead Lawton past Cassopolis 69-41 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi came back multiple times to get past Jackson Northwest 60-55 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams followed Trent LaGarde to a 57-54 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac edged Traverse City Central 55-52 – Up North Live

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North ran its winning streak to five with a 60-42 victory over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran pulled away during the second quarter to get past Bay City All Saints 47-36 – Saginaw News

9. HOCKEY Kingsford continued its strong recent play with a 4-1 win over Manistique – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning held on for a 51-43 victory over Clare – Bay City Times