Today in the MHSAA: 8/16/18
August 16, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Golf: Northville shot a 304 to edge Plymouth and win the opening invitational at Hudson Mills in Dexter – those teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Golf: Kalamazoo Hackett was first, St. Joseph second and Coldwater third at the Richland Gull Lake Invitational at Bedford Valley; Hackett was fifth in LP Division 4 last season, while St. Joseph was eighth in LPD2 and Coldwater was 14th – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central opened by winning its Summer Splash ahead of Holland West Ottawa, Traverse City West and Grandville; Central tied for 14th and Grandville tied for 19th at last season’s LPD1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Tennis: After falling to host Zeeland East, Grand Haven stormed back with wins over Grand Rapids Northview and Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Grand Haven was an LPD1 Finals qualifier last fall – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Cross Country: Novi is mourning the death of longtime coach Robert Smith, who led the Wildcats boys to two MHSAA titles and two Division 1 runner-up finishes over 36 years from 1981-2016 – Observer & Eccentric
Today in the MHSAA: 10/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice scored both goals off corner kicks to get past No. 7 Clarkston 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North advanced in its Division 2 District with an upset of No. 7 Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central defeated Cadillac 3-1 to finish an outright championship run in the Big North Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Saugatuck continued its surge with a 5-0 Division 4 win over No. 12 Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire finished a repeat title run in the Ski Valley Conference with a sweep of Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Saginaw Heritage scored all three of its goals during the second half to come back and defeat Midland Dow 3-2 in Division 1 – WJRT
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL North Muskegon finished a perfect run through the West Michigan Conference Rivers with a sweep of Shelby, and Maci Lathrop reached 1,000 career assists – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian earned a key sweep of Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford held on for a 4-3 win over Houghton in Division 3 – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker advanced with a 1-0 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune