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: 8/29/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 29, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Amiyah Gibson led Battle Creek Lakeview to its second-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

2. BOYS SOCCER A quick start netted Hudsonville a 2-1 win over Division 1 No. 15 Grand Haven – FOX 17

3. BOYS SOCCER Mitchel Harrington scored all four Grayling goals in his team’s 4-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Roarke Watterson scored three goals in Parma Western’s 4-1 win over Lansing Catholic – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS SOCCER Carleton Airport moved to 6-0-1 with a 5-1 win over Flat Rock – Monroe News

6. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin earned 2-1 victories over Ogemaw Heights and Bullock Creek – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS SOCCER Gabe Glawe and Garret Hamp both scored four goals in Alpena’s big win over Boyne City – Alpena News

8. BOYS SOCCER Shelby scored the game’s only goal in a shutout of Montague – Local Sports Journal

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Fruitport moved to 6-0 with a 3-1 win over Hamilton – MuskegonSports.com

10. BOYS SOCCER Ludington opened league play with a shutout of Hart – Ludington Daily News