Today in the MHSAA: 8/26/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 26, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber downed Bay City Western in three sets to clinch the Bay County championship – Bay City Times
2. BOYS SOCCER The Torbet brothers combined for all seven goals in Traverse City Christian’s 7-5 win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Sault Ste. Marie picked up a 3-1 road win at Marquette – Upper Michigan’s Source
4. BOYS SOCCER Noah Schoener scored a pair of late goals to give Midland Dow a 2-1 win over Flushing – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Negaunee downed Ishpeming Westwood 3-0 – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Grosse Ile downed Detroit Aztec Eagles Academy 2-0 – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS SOCCER Bad Axe downed Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 2-0 – Huron Daily Tribune
8. BOYS TENNIS Ada Forest Hills Eastern – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shut out Cadillac – Cadillac News
9. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills and Berkley played to a 1-1 draw – Oakland Press
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Gary Fralick has retired after 33 seasons as Troy’s head coach – Detroit News
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