Jet's Pizza Team of the Month: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central Girls Golf
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 4, 2026
The Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central girls golf team entered the postseason ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 by the state coaches association, expected to win its first MHSAA Finals championship in this sport.
Making good on those expectations can be a much taller task. But the Rangers showed they were more than up for the challenge Oct. 16-17 at Michigan State's Forest Akers West.
The Jet's Pizza "Team of the Month" for October carded a two-day, 36-hole score of 642, clearing the rest of the field by 45 strokes. That score ranked as the second lowest in MHSAA history at an LPD2 Final, and its 319 on Saturday tied for fourth lowest in LPD2 Finals history for a single round.
Junior Alivia Offer was the individual medalist with 149 strokes, six better than the next closest competitor. Freshman Abigail Offer placed seventh, junior Camille Tierney tied for ninth, senior Caroline Vandervelde tied for 13th and junior Gienna Rinckey tied for 23rd.
(Photo courtesy of the Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central girls golf program.)
Be the Referee: Animal Interference
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Director of Brand Management
September 20, 2023
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Animal Interference - Listen
In golf – it’s common to hear about birdies, eagles, maybe even an albatross. Or in my case, a snowman. But what if an actual animal interferes with your ball while in play?
There are two kinds of interference.
The first involves a ball still in motion. If you are putting and a squirrel darts out and stops or redirects your putt, you simply get a do-over from the original spot.
Off the green, if a moving ball is stopped or re-directed, you play the ball from where it ultimately stops.
If your ball is stopped and a seagull picks it up and carries it off – you just replace the ball to its original spot and proceed.
It doesn’t happen often, but now you know how to deal with squirrels and seagulls … in addition to birdies and eagles.
Previous Editions
Sept. 13: Feet Rule on Soccer Throw-In - Listen
Sept. 6: Volleyball Jewelry - Listen
Aug. 30: Football Rules Similarities - Listen
Aug. 23: Football Rules Differences - Listen
(PHOTO by Gary Shook.)