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: 8/19/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 19, 2021

1. GIRLS GOLF Montague shot a 338 to win the Muskegon Mona Shores Invitational at Stonegate – Local Sports Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton was the first-day leader at the Lober Classic at Crystal Mountain, shooting a 334 to pace the 23-team field – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS SOCCER Spring Lake and East Grand Rapids tied 2-2 in a rematch of a 2020 Regional Final – Grand Haven Tribune

4. BOYS TENNIS Grand Rapids South Christian won its home tri ahead of Whitehall and North Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

5. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged DeWitt by two points to win the Portland quad – Ludington Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake opened with a sweep of Montague and Hesperia – Local Sports Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek opened with a 4-2 win over Grosse Pointe North – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS TENNIS West Iron County bounced back from an opening loss to earn a 6-2 win over Ishpeming – Iron Mountain Daily News