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: 5/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 6, 2026
1. TRACK & FIELD The Mason girls won their 10th-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Red title and the Williamston boys also clinched – WLNS
2. TRACK & FIELD The Petersburg Summerfield girls – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 –edged Ottawa Lake Whiteford 75-62 to clinch a share of their first league championship since 1990 – Monroe News
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Rochester Adams downed No. 5 Troy 2-0 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
4. TRACK & FIELD Romeo finished a girls and boys title sweep in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
5. TRACK & FIELD Grand Traverse Academy clinched West Michigan D League girls and boys championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion claimed an outright OAA Red title with an 18-8 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
7. TRACK & FIELD Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s boys and St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s girls were champions in the MAC Blue – Macomb Daily
8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville won the opener 8-2 and No. 7 Grand Haven won the second game of their doubleheader 15-5 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 Walled Lake Northern remains atop the Lakes Valley Conference after a sweep of honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press
10. TRACK & FIELD Caseville opened its new facility with girls and boys wins over Mayville and Kinde North Huron – Huron Daily Tribune