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: 5/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 5, 2026

1. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Heritage and Brennan Denay claimed Saginaw County championships – Saginaw News

2. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Brooklyn Columbia Central remains undefeated thanks to a 4-0 win over No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi – WLNS

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Okemos finished a perfect run through the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue with a pair of shutouts of Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Bryce Boss was the medalist in leading Charlevoix – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – to a Harbor Springs Invitational title – Petoskey News-Review

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Frankenmuth is alone atop the Tri-Valley Conference Red thanks to a 2-0 win over No. 12 Freeland – Saginaw News

6. BASEBALL Milford downed White Lake Lakeland 7-5 to remain first in the Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Warren Cousino remains in the Macomb Area Conference Blue title mix thanks to a 3-0 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

8. TRACK & FIELD Midland earned girls and boys sweeps of Bay City Western and Saginaw United – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL Livonia Churchill earned an important 1-0 win over neighbor Franklin – Hometown Life

10. SOFTBALL Riverview remains first in the Huron League after a 7-0 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort’s Tim Reznich has retired with a 406-162 record over 24 seasons and after leading the program to two Finals titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle