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: 2/4/20
February 4, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A girls basketball milestone and continued superiority on the slopes were the names of the biggest games Monday with headliners coming from both peninsulas.
1. Girls Basketball: Kennedy Englund went over 1,000 career points as Rock Mid Peninsula defeated Engadine 69-52 – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys and Traverse City Central’s girls were victorious in the latest Big North Conference meet – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Basketball: Milan earned its first win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central since 2010, 39-38 – Monroe News
4. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran won a crossover matchup of contenders in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference, 55-49 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Boys Basketball: Harbor Springs handed Gaylord St. Mary just its second loss, 63-60 – MI Sports Now
6. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards scored 37 points to lead Fruitport Calvary Christian past Muskegon Oakridge 70-40 – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Girls Basketball: Bark River-Harris hung on for a key 55-46 win over Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Rogers City came back from a halftime deficit to get past Onaway 58-49 – Alpena News
9. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay held on for a 50-49 victory over Brethren – Up North Live
10. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth held Caro to 10 first-half points on the way to a 54-30 win – Saginaw News