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: 2/4/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 4, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lillie Johnson scored her 2,000th career point during a 53-49 overtime win over Ishpeming – MY UP Now

2. BOWLING Bay City Western swept girls and boys Bay County championships; Western’s boys are ranked No. 1 in Division 2, and the girls are ranked No. 6 – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian remains undefeated thanks to a 50-44 win over Grand Rapids West Catholic – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Libby Tank scored her 1,000th career point in Deckerville’s win over Akron-Fairgrove – Huron Daily Tribune

5. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain handed Beal City its first loss, 44-40, to move into a first-place tie in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland downed Flint Powers Catholic 57-47 – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Alma downed ranked Freeland 76-72 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea earned a key 62-56 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln – Ann Arbor News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alma downed Freeland 50-44 to move within a half-game of the lead in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Saginaw News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota is in first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red thanks in part to a 52-49 win over Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily