High 5s: 11/21/12

November 21, 2012

With the Thanksgiving holiday mid-week and nearly every fall sport done, we'll give out just one High 5 today. But it goes to a team that's been among the elite for half a decade and could be just getting started.

Holland swimming and diving

The Dutch scored 311.5 points to defeat runner-up Ann Arbor Skyline by 56 at the Lower Peninsula Division 2 Final at Oakland University. Holland totaled seven first-place finishes, including winning all three relays. It was the second-straight championship for the Dutch, who finished LP Division 2 runners-up from 2008-10. 

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Previous 2012-13 honorees:

Be the Referee: Field Hockey Substitution

By Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

September 30, 2025

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 – Field Hockey Substitution - Listen

We are on the pitch today for a field hockey “You Make the Call.”

During the execution of a penalty corner, the defending goalkeeper is struck on the hand and cannot continue. How is play resumed?

  • Allow a properly equipped goalkeeper to substitute.
  • Disallow any substitution; the injured goalkeeper must remain in the game.
  • The defending team shall forfeit.

If you said to allow the substitution, you are correct. Under Rule 4-4-3, a goalkeeper substitution is permitted during a penalty corner in the event of injury or suspension. Once the new goalkeeper is ready, resume play with the continuation of the penalty corner.

Field players, however, may not substitute until the penalty corner has been completed. This ensures proper game flow while prioritizing player safety.

Previous 2025-26 editions

Sept 23: Multiple Contacts in Volleyball - Listen
Sept. 16: Soccer Penalty Kick - Listen
Sept. 9: Forward Fumble - Listen
Sept. 2: Field Hockey Basics - Listen
Aug. 26: Golf Ball Bounces Out - Listen

(Photo by Louis Murray.)