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: 9/16/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 16, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley got a late score to get past No. 14 Freeland 3-2 – Saginaw News

2. FIELD HOCKEY Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett defeated Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 5-1 – Oakland Press

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Bellaire girls and Petoskey St. Michael boys – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won at the Kalkaska Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis and LPD4 No. 6 Paw Paw played to a 4-4 draw – Sturgis Journal

5. VOLLEYBALL Goodrich defeated Lake Fenton 3-2 in an outdoor match – WNEM

6. BOYS SOCCER Macomb L’Anse Creuse North ran its winning streak to nine with a 5-0 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

7. VOLLEYBALL Flat Rock swept New Boston Huron with all three sets decided by two points – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn earned its second win this season over Essexville Garber, this one 3-2 – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Clinton Township Chippewa Valley followed Rachel Kincher to a 101-75 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee downed Marquette 7-1 – Upper Michigan’s Source