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: 2/10/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 10, 2022

1. HOCKEY Petoskey won its first Big North Conference championship on the ice, clinching it outright with a 5-2 win over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review

2. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland shut out No. 2 Livonia Stevenson to claim the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. WRESTLING No. 9 St. Joseph rode out a comeback to edge No. 5 Stevensville Lakeshore 36-35 in a Division 2 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. WRESTLING No. 7 Mason avenged last season’s Regional loss to Charlotte with a Division 2 District Final win, the Bulldogs’ 13th-straight – Lansing State Journal

5. WRESTLING Cheboygan claimed its first District title in this sport since 2000 with a 42-29 win over Boyne City in Division 3 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. SKIING Onekama swept Lake Michigan Conference championships – Manistee News & Advocate

7. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills claimed its 18th-straight District title with a 47-29 win over Reed City in Division 3 – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic got past Division 1 No. 5 Saginaw Heritage 6-4 – Mid-Michigan Now

9. WRESTLING Petoskey clinched its first District title since 2007, defeating Escanaba and Marquette in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

10. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota won its 10th-straight District title, getting past Clinton Township Chippewa Valley in the finale – Macomb Daily