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: 10/14/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 14, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Freeland downed No. 10 Saginaw Swan Valley in a shootout to advance in Division 3 – Saginaw News

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Troy scored all of its goals over the final 14 minutes to defeat No. 15 Royal Oak 4-0 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 honorable mention East Grand Rapids downed Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 3-0 in a Division 2 District matchup – WOOD TV

4. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark became Bay City John Glenn’s all-time leading scorer with five more in a 6-0 win over North Branch in Division 2 – Bay City Times

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 DeWitt defeated Haslett 5-1 and honorable mention Lansing Eastern downed Sexton 6-1 in semifinals of their Division 2 bracket – WLNS

6. BOYS SOCCER Sterling Heights Stevenson defeated Warren Cousino 4-2 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Macomb Daily

7. BOYS SOCCER Imlay City downed Richmond 4-2 in a Division 3 District Semifinal – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS SOCCER Grass Lake advanced in Division 3 with a shootout win over Michigan Center – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. BOYS SOCCER Jackson Lumen Christi scored first, but honorable mention Hillsdale Academy finished their Division 4 District game with a 5-2 win – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake defeated McBain Northern Michigan Christian 3-2 and No. 10 Leland downed Suttons Bay 4-1 in Division 4 District Semifinals – Traverse City Record-Eagle