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: 5/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 29, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Escanaba and Ontonagon both swept team and individual titles at their respectively Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com Division 1 | Division 3
2. BOYS GOLF Marquette repeated in Division 1 and Powers North Central repeated in Division 3 at their Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com Division 1 | Division 3
3. BOYS TENNIS Marquette in Division 1 and West Iron County in Division 2 claimed Upper Peninsula Finals championships – MyUPNow Division 1 | Upper Michigan’s Source Division 2
4. BOYS LACROSSE Birmingham United followed Brody Feldmaier to an 11-5 win over Livonia United to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press
5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge edged Holt 13-9 in Division 1 to secure a fourth-straight Division 1 Regional championship – WLNS
6. BOYS LACROSSE Brighton finished a third-straight Division 1 Regional title run with a 12-7 win over South Lyon – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion downed Macomb Dakota 9-4 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press
8. BOYS LACROSSE Haslet downed Saginaw Heritage 18-2 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – WILX
9. GIRLS SOCCER South Lyon East advanced to a Division 1 District Final with a six-round shootout win over South Lyon High – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Frankenmuth advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 District win over Flint Powers Catholic – WNEM
Also of note …
BASEBALL Midland athletic director, baseball coach and MHSAA Representative Council president Eric Albright will be leaving at the end of the school year for a job in his home state of Minnesota – Midland Daily News