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: 4/8/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 8, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Sydney Fox reached 100 career goals with six in Birch Run’s win over Durand – Saginaw News

2. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Allen Park and Southgate Anderson were among the latest teams kicking off their boys volleyball programs – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Bullock Creek won twice in two days, this time shutting out Ogemaw Heights 2-0 – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Central started quickly in a big win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press

5. BASEBALL Utica defeated Sterling Heights Stevenson 8-1 – Macomb Daily

6. BASEBALL Ida improved to 5-0 with a sweep of Dundee – Monroe News

7. SOFTBALL New Baltimore Anchor Bay defeated Utica Eisenhower in a season opener for both – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS TENNIS Grand Ledge swept doubles in defeating St. Johns 6-2 – Lansing State Journal

9. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview won the stadium opener at Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

10. SOFTBALL LeRoy Pine River opened its season with a pair of wins over Reed City – Cadillac News