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: 3/10/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 10, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gladstone avenged a pair of regular-season losses by downing Negaunee 50-47 in a Division 2 District Final – Marquette Mining Journal

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow clinched its seventh-straight District title with a 58-49 win over Midland High in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL South Lyon won a Division 1 District matchup of league champs 55-47 over Northville – Social House News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield clinched a Division 3 District title with a 57-42 win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach downed Cass City 44-39 in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich wrapped up a third-straight Division 2 District title with a 68-52 win over Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chelsea finished a Division 2 District run with a 52-35 win over Parma Western – Chelsea Sun Times News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland avenged a pair of losses to Howell with a Division 1 District Final win, 43-33 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Christian earned a third-straight District title with a 53-38 win over Hackett Catholic Prep in Division 3 – Kalamazoo Gazette

10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Erie Mason/Ida – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – swam to a Southern Michigan Independent Swimming League championship – Monroe News