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: 5/15/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 15, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 10 Hartland handed No. 3 Northville its first loss, 3-0, to win the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS TENNIS Top-ranked Birmingham Seaholm dominated its Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional, with No. 6 Groves runner-up – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt downed Mason 5-2 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup finale – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS TENNIS No. 2 Utica Eisenhower claimed a fourth-straight LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily
5. GIRLS TENNIS No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis claimed an LPD4 Regional title, winning seven flights – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS GOLF Macomb L’Anse Creuse North carded a 321 to claim the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS TENNIS No. 10 Lansing Catholic in LPD4 and Haslett is LPD3 also won Regional championships – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS LACROSSE Royal Oak Shrine Catholic earned its first Regional win in this sport, downing Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 6-5 in Division 2 – Oakland Press
9. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 6 Grosse Ile repeated as champion of its Marauder Invitational – Southgate News-Herald
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville moved ahead for good in the sixth inning during a 4-3 win over No. 6 Grand Haven – Local Sports Journal