Today in the MHSAA: 8/23/16
August 23, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first full week of this fall season teed off Monday with some especially impressive performances coming on golf courses in Grayling and Allendale.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
Grand Haven’s girls and boys teams swept the Muskegon Orchard View Invitational, the girls taking 10 of the top 30 places and the boys winning by 37 points – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Golf
Midland Dow shot a 345 to edge St. Joseph by two strokes and win the Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central Invitational at Grand Valley State University; Dow was second and St. Joseph fifth at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 2 Final – Midland Daily News
Traverse City West set a team scoring record of 309 and Anika Dy set a Graying Country Club course record of 65 as the Titans won the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle – Charlevoix finished second, claiming the first trophy of its three-year girls golf program history – Petoskey News-Review
Boys Soccer
Jake de Boer scored both Auburn Hills Avondale goals as his team held off Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 2-1 – Oakland Press
Girls Tennis
Gladstone, which scored one point at last season’s Upper Peninsula Division 1 Finals, downed reigning runner-up Escanaba 5-3 – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 8, 2025
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING South Lyon East – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – was the team champion and Hartland’s Claire Gostlin set two meet records at the Kenzie Klassic – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. CROSS COUNTRY Northville and Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard swept girls and boys races, and the Leslie girls and Jonesville boys also were victorious at the Bath Bret Clements Invitational – Owosso Argus-Press | Athletic.net
3. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport handed Division 2 No. 5 Allendale its first defeat, 4-3 – Grand Haven Tribune
4. CROSS COUNTRY Edwardsburg swept championships at the Fennville Open – Niles Daily Star
5. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich defeated Marysville, Davison and Richmond to win its Martian Classic – Flint Journal
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Negaunee girls and Gladstone boys won at the Bay College Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press
7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Monroe finished first in five events to claim the Southeastern Michigan Independent Swimming League Relays title – Monroe News
8. CROSS COUNTRY Frankenmuth swept girls and boys championships at the Northwood Invitational, joined among first-place teams by the Bay City Western girls and Flint Powers Catholic boys – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs and Bellaire girls and Charlevoix and East Jordan boys were winners at the Charlevoix Mud Run – Petoskey News-Review | Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Reed City girls and Howard City Tri County boys won Ferris State Invitational titles – Cadillac News
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Legendary Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice coach Al Fracassa died at age 92 – Detroit News