Coming up on 2H (11/16-11/18)

November 16, 2012

It's another Finals weekend, with MHSAA championships to be decided in three sports over the next two days. And Second Half will have coverage of every game, match and meet. 

Tune in late Friday for coverage and photos from the 8-player Football Final pitting Bellaire and Deckerville at Greenville High School. 

On Saturday, we'll have coverage of all four Volleyball Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena, plus coverage from each of three Lower Peninsula Swimming and Diving Finals thanks to our crew of knowledgeable correspondents. 

MHSAA 11-player football Semifinals are all Saturday, so keep an eye out later today for a brief preview of each of those games, plus the story of Saginaw Swan Valley sophomore running back Alex Grace. He's run for more than 2,000 yards in helping the Vikings get back to the Semis in Division 4. 

Flashback 100: Mercy Links Legend Becomes World Golf Hall of Famer

October 18, 2024

There is one member of the World Golf Hall of Fame who played high school girls golf in Michigan.

Meg Mallon, a graduate of Farmington Hills' Our Lady of Mercy in 1981, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017, highlighting a remarkable career that included 18 LPGA Tour victories, four of which were major titles.

She is also a member of several other prestigious Halls of Fame: the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2010), Mercy High School's Athletic Hall of Fame (2023), Ohio State's Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), Palm Beach County's Hall of Fame (2011), and the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame (2002).

At Mercy, Mallon was part of the inaugural golf team her junior year. As a senior, she finished second at the 1980 Lower Peninsula Open Class Girls Golf Final, contributing to her team’s fourth-place finish. She also played four years of basketball and two of softball during her time at the school.

Following high school, Mallon captured the 1983 Michigan Amateur Championship and earned all-conference honors as a golfer for Ohio State in 1984 and 1985.

Previous "Flashback 100" Features

Oct. 11: Fisher Races to Finals Stardom on Way to U.S. Olympic First - Read
Oct. 4: Lalas Leaves High School Legacies on Ice & Pitch - Read
Sept. 27: Tamer's History-Making Run Starts in Dexter, Continues to Paris - Read
Sept. 20: 
Todd Martin’s Road to Greatness Starts at East Lansing - Read
Sept. 13: 
James Earl Jones, Dickson High Hoops to Hollywood Legend - Read
Sept. 6:
Pioneers' Unstoppable Streak Stretches 9 Seasons - Read
Aug. 30: Detroit dePorres Rushes to 1995 Class CC Football Championship - Read 

PHOTOS At left, Meg Mallon holds up the trophy after winning the 1983 Michigan Amateur Championship while celebrating at Edgewood Country Club. At right, Mallon shows her award during induction into the Mercy Athletic Hall of Fame. (Photos courtesy of Meg Mallon.)