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: 11/30/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 30, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids West Catholic held on for a 55-50 opening win over Hudsonville – FOX 17
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freshman Gabby Piepho had a notable debut as Howell got past Midland Dow 51-42 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart came back for a 43-42 overtime opening-night win over Ludington – CatchMark SportsNet
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett opened with a 49-38 win over Jackson Northwest – Lansing State Journal
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth opened with an impressive 61-50 win over Williamston – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Great Northern Conference play started immediately as Escanaba defeated Marquette 65-50 in an opener – Upper Michigan Source
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland delivered new coach Reyna Luplow an opening-night win, 51-44 over Grand Blanc – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Western came back from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Freeland 58-53 – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace opened with a solid road win, 48-35 over Charlevoix – Up North Live
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Edwardsburg outscored Stevensville Lakeshore by three in the fourth quarter to emerge with a 56-53 win – Niles Daily Star