Today in the MHSAA: 8/20/20

August 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

After five months filled with anxiety and uncertainty, high school sports returned to Michigan on Wednesday and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern's Lilia Henkel gave us all something to immediately cheer about. 

1. Girls Golf: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern was the biggest winner on the first day of high school sports since March, winning the Muskegon Mona Shores Invitational while senior Lilia Henkel shot an incredible 60 to finish first individually – FOX 17

2. Girls Golf: St. Joseph shot a first-place 355 and Maya Hunter was medalist with a 75 at the Gull Lake Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City St. Francis defeated Haslett and Lansing Catholic as senior Charlie Schmude went over 100 career wins – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Golf: Michigan Center shot a school-record 365 to win the Hanover-Horton Invitational by nearly 40 strokes – JTV

5. Girls Golf: Traverse City West’s Anci Dy shot a 69 to lead the Lober Classic’s individual standings after the first round, while Flint Powers Catholic was the first-day team leader at 332 – Up North Live

6. Boys Tennis: Niles Brandywine earned coach David Sidenbender his 100th win with a 5-3 victory over South Haven – Niles Daily Star

7. Girls Golf: Freeland edged Frankenmuth by a stroke to win the opening Tri-Valley Conference jamboree – Saginaw News

8. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow opened 1-0-1 with a win over Grand Blanc and tie of Troy Athens – Midland Daily News

9. Boys Tennis: Bay City Western and Central both finished 2-0-1 to pace an opening quad – Bay City Times

10. Boys tennis: Coldwater earned first-year coach Nathan Waterbury his first win with the program, shutting out Brooklyn Columbia Central – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher is mourning the death of longtime coach Moses Lacy, who led the program to Class B championships in 1985 and 1987 – ABC 12

Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 28, 2025

1. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City Central swept girls and boys races at the East Jordan Party in the Park – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth downed reigning Tri-Valley Conference champion Bay City John Glenn 6-0 – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City John Glenn claimed the Bay County championship – Bay City Times

4. BOYS SOCCER Monroe Jefferson/Erie Mason tied Riverview 1-1, its first non-loss in that matchup since at least 2011 – Monroe News

5. VOLLEYBALL Buchanan improved to 4-2 with wins over Saugatuck, Cassopolis and Centreville – Niles Daily Star

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood earned a 1-0 win over Dearborn High – Dearborn Press & Guide

7. VOLLEYBALL Buckley also picked up a sweep, downing Fife Lake Forest Area, Marion and McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven downed Rockford 2-1 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Fordson edged Allen Park 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

10. CROSS COUNTRY The Ubly girls and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker boys were winners at Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune