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: 4/21/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 21, 2026

1. SOFTBALL Reese swept Marlette, pushing Rockets coach Andy Behmlander past 900 career coaching wins in the sport – Saginaw News

2. BOYS GOLF Hartland – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won the Pleasant Counseling Invitational with a 301 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate won the first game and Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s the second during their doubleheader – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central swept doubles in defeating LPD4 No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis 5-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 9 Standish-Sterling swept Division 4 No. 4 Beal City 9-4 and 10-4 – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis remains undefeated thanks to a 3-0 win over Division 4 No. 12 Leland – MI Sports Now

7. BASEBALL Saline and Chelsea split, Saline winning 6-1 and Chelsea 5-3 – Ann Arbor News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Davison scored twice over the final four minutes to get past Flint Powers Catholic 2-1 – WJRT

9. GIRLS SOCCER Macomb Area Conference Silver contenders Sterling Heights and Roseville played to a 1-1 draw – Macomb Daily

10. SOFTBALL Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker swept Harbor Beach, with Ellee Armbruster hitting for the cycle in the first game – Huron Daily Tribune