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: 5/6/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 6, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Trenton remained undefeated in Downriver League play with a 3-1 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
2. SOFTBALL Grand Haven and Division 1 No. 9 Jenison split a doubleheader – Grand Haven Tribune
3. GIRLS SOCCER Pinckney handed a first loss to an unbeaten opponent for the second-straight game, this time 2-0 over Tecumseh – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. SOFTBALL Multiple Temperance Bedford players broke school records during a sweep of Ida – Monroe News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West and Division 2 No. 9 Petoskey played to a 1-1 draw – Up North Live
6. GIRLS SOCCER Wixom St. Catherine and Division 2 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood also played to a 1-1 draw – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Maggie Evans went over 100 career goals in Whitehall’s win over Muskegon Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet
8. BASEBALL Aidan Liedeke struck out 18 for Brighton Charyl Stockwell in a 3-0 no-hitter of Southfield Christian – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville remained undefeated with a big win over East Kentwood – FOX 17
10. SOFTBALL Troy Athens’ sweep of West Bloomfield kept it undefeated in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press