Today in the MHSAA: 8/20/18

August 20, 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. Boys Soccer: Salem defeated reigning Division 1 champion Detroit Catholic Central in a shootout to claim the Balconi Invitational title at Canton – Observer & Eccentric

2. Girls Golf: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern came back to win the Lober Classic at Grand Traverse Resort, ahead of first-day leader Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Boys Tennis: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern finished 3-0 at Traverse City West on Friday, in the process earning coach Dave Sukup the 600th match win (boys and girls combined) of his career – Grand Rapids Press

4. Volleyball: Reigning Class C champion Bronson opened with a title at the 24-team Carrie Adams Tournament at Battle Creek St. Philip – Sturgis Journal

5. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow downed Grand Blanc, Haslett and Saginaw Swan Valley during an undefeated run at the Saginaw Heritage Invitational – Midland Daily News

6. Volleyball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian went 7-1-1 over the first two days of the season, including a 4-0 run to win the Holton Invitational – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Tennis: Last season’s runner-up Iron River West Iron County played reigning Upper Peninsula Division 2 champ Ishpeming Westwood to a shared title at the Kingsford Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

8. Cross Country: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept the Division 3 races and Charlevoix swept Division 4 at the annual Ryan Shay Invitational – Athletic.net

9. Boys Tennis: Hudsonville, which tied for 11th in LPD1 last season, finished just ahead of Traverse City Central (which tied for 14th) to win Central’s invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. Boys Soccer: Ludington opened 3-0 with shutouts of Shelby and Fruitport and a 5-1 win over Muskegon Reeths-Puffer at the Fruitport Invitational – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

Boys Tennis: Armada named its courts after coach Dave Fredette, who is entering his 53rd year after starting the boys program at the school – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 6/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 11, 2026

Girls Soccer Semifinals 6/9 & 6/10

Division 1 No. 8 Troy scored twice over the final 16 minutes to get past Ann Arbor Skyline – Detroit News

Division 1 No. 10 Rockford advanced to its first Final in this sport with a 5-2 win over No. 7 Hartland – Grand Rapids Press

Division 2 Leah Nalichowski scored three goals to send No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian past No. 10 New Boston Huron 4-1 – Detroit Free Press

Division 2 Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian ran its playoff shutout streak to 23 with a 2-0 win over No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – WOOD TV

Division 3 No. 3 Detroit Country Day edged top-ranked Goodrich 1-0 – Oakland Press

Division 3 No. 7 Grand Rapids West Catholic advanced with a 2-0 win over No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis – WZZM

Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs will play for a championship for the first time since 2001 thanks to a 2-1 win over No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian – Petoskey News-Review

Division 4 No. 8 Royal Oak Shrine advanced with a 4-3 win over No. 10 Schoolcraft – Kalamazoo Gazette