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: 8/27/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2024

1. GIRLS GOLF Grace Slocum won her fourth tournament to start the season, this time leading Traverse City St. Francis to the team title at the Grayling Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Mendon won the St. Joseph County Tournament, defeating 2023 champion Three Rivers to clinch – Sturgis Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Warren De La Salle Collegiate scored with 18 minutes to play to get past Division 1 No. 12 Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Riverview and Division 3 No. 14 Grosse Ile played to a 2-2 draw in a key Huron League match – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS SOCCER Alma held on to down Frankenmuth 2-1 – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS GOLF Whitehall carded a 378 to win the Ludington Jamboree by 15 strokes – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS TENNIS Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse edged Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-3 – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS SOCCER Mason Keister scored the lone goal in Midland Bullock Creek’s win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS SOCCER Canton Prep broke away during the second half for a 5-0 win over Livonia Clarenceville – Hometown Life

10. BOYS SOCCER Cadillac earned its first win of the season, downing Sault Ste. Marie 7-0 – Cadillac News