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: 5/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 19, 2025

1. TRACK & FIELD The Brighton Charyl Stockwell Academy girls and boys swept Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional titles – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS TENNIS No. 2 Birmingham Seaholm was first and No. 10 North Farmington second at their LPD2 Regional – Detroit Free Press

3. BOYS GOLF Bay City Western carded a tournament-record 292 to win the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

4. TRACK & FIELD Battle Creek Harper Creek swept girls and boys LPD2 Regional titles; Harper Creek’s boys are ranked No. 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. TRACK & FIELD Dearborn Divine Child’s girls and boys also swept LPD2 Regional championships – Dearborn Press & Guide

6. TRACK & FIELD The host Romeo girls and Macomb Dakota boys were LPD1 Regional champs – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

7. BOYS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores and LPD3 No. 3 Grosse Ile shot matching two-day scores of 644 to top the leaderboard at the Katke Invitational – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids repeated as Central State Activities Association Tournament champion with a 6-2 win over Howard City Tri County – MI Sports Now

9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian, Division 4 No. 2 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic and Allen Park Cabrini clinched Catholic High School League tournament titles – Oakland Press (Marian) | Oakland Press (Shrine) | Southgate News-Herald (Cabrini)

10. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 1 Bay City Western defeated a No. 12 Novi in a Rockford Invitational matchup that paired two of the state’s top pitchers – Bay City Times

Also of note …

SOFTBALL Escanaba’s Katey Lamb became the second Michigan player on record to hit two grand slams in one game during a 16-1 win over Division 1 honorable mention Macomb Dakota; Division 2 No. 3 Escanaba also defeated Flat Rock – Upper Michigan’s Source