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: 5/28/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 28, 2026

1. BOYS GOLF Newberry and Lake Linden-Hubbell won their first Finals titles in this sport, and Marquette repeated – MHSAA.com

2. GIRLS GOLF Big Bay de Noc moved up to first after three straight runner-up finishes, with Bark River-Harris and Negaunee also claiming Finals championships – MHSAA.com

3. BOYS TENNIS Marquette and West Iron County extended Finals winning streaks – MHSAA.com

4. BOYS GOLF No. 6 Rochester Adams, Troy and Port Huron Northern all tied for first at their Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional, with Adams winning on a tie-breaker – Oakland Press

5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 Traverse City Central clinched its first Big North Conference title in this sport with a win over Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. SOFTBALL Mackinaw City swept Boyne Falls to clinch the Northern Lakes Conference championship – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. BOYS LACROSSE Romeo downed Birmingham United 15-7 in Division 1 to clinch the first Regional title in this sport for a Macomb Area Conference team – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS SOCCER Flint Powers Catholic upset No. 8 Frankenmuth 1-0 in a Division 3 District Semifinal – WNEM

9. BOYS LACROSSE Brighton claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 12-5 win over Walled Lake – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. GIRLS SOCCER Hart advanced in its Division 3 District with a 5-4 win over Montague, scoring the game-winner with 14 seconds to play – CatchMark SportsNet