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: 12/18/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 18, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Danica Dwyer became Owosso’s all-time leading scorer, girls or boys basketball, and also set the school’s single-game scoring record with 42 points in a 50-42 win over Durand – Flint Journal

2. ICE HOCKEY Luke Storm had three goals in Division 1 No. 3 Howell’s 4-3 win over No. 4 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emersen Holder had a quadruple-double in Warren Regina’s big win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage posted a key Saginaw Valley League North win over Midland, 47-39 – Saginaw News

5. WRESTLING Eamon Murray’s pair of individuals wins keyed Midland’s 37-36 victory over Sanford Meridian and 38-34 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Landon Love scored 33 points in Beaverton’s 56-54 win over Pinconning – Bay City Times

7. ICE HOCKEY Hayden Taylor scored four goals for Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in its big win over East Kentwood – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Cheboygan remains undefeated after a 59-41 win over Kingsley – Up North Live

9. WRESTLING Gibraltar Carlson earned victories over Lincoln Park and Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News-Herald

10. WRESTLING Cadillac swept Midland Bullock Creek and Charlevoix – Cadillac News