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: 6/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 6, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER Almont clinched its first Regional title with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Frankenmuth in Division 3 – Port Huron Times Herald
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 Regional title win over No. 2 Detroit Country Day – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian edged reigning Division 2 champion Spring Lake 1-0 in their Regional Final matchup – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS SOCCER Northville advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett claimed a Division 4 Regional championship with a 1-0 win over No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline downed Salem 4-0 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Ann Arbor News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Emily Gorton scored both goals as No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian defeated Byron Center Zion Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel also clinched a Division 4 Regional title with a 7-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist – Saginaw News
9. BASEBALL No. 5 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 17 Hopkins 10-2 to move on to a Division 2 Regional title game – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. BASEBALL Frankenmuth advanced in Division 2 as well with a 6-3 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News