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: 3/12/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 12, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cass City clinched its first Regional championship in this sport with a 54-30 win over Sandusky in Division 3 – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama scored during the final seconds to get past Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 49-47 in Division 4 and win its first Regional title since 1997 – Manistee News Advocate

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance won a Division 1 Regional title with a 62-60 double-overtime victory over Wayne Memorial – Detroit News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming is returning to the season’s final week after a 40-29 win over Ewen-Trout Creek in Division 4 – My UP Now

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser came back from 11 points down in the third quarter to defeat New Baltimore Anchor Bay in Division 1 and clinch its first Regional title since 2006 – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon also advanced in Division 1 with a 48-30 win over Midland – Muskegon Chronicle

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart held on for a 51-49 Division 3 Regional title win over Kent City – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston downed league rival Deckerville 47-43 to win a Division 4 Regional title – Huron Daily Tribune

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven repeated as a Division 1 Regional champion with a 36-23 win over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian advanced in Division 2 with a 67-38 win over Otsego – Grand Rapids Press