Michel Finishes with Story to Tell
June 11, 2013
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Andrew Michel received the heart-breaking news only moments before leaving his golf team’s Regional on Friday to get ready for that night’s Brownstown-Woodhaven prom.
But missing making the MHSAA Finals by a stroke was not the first thing he shared with those who asked about his day at West Shore Golf and Country Club in Grosse Ile.
Instead, the graduating senior told of the 132-yard shot he dropped for a hole-in-one on the par-3 12th hole, his second ace but first in competition.
Michel finished with a season-best 76, missing the cut for this weekend’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final by a stroke despite firing another eagle during the final holes of his round.
“At the start of the day, I told myself don’t leave anything on the table. Go for it on every hole, make every shot and just have fun at your last tournament,” Michel said Tuesday afternoon as he readied for that night’s graduation ceremony. “Being a senior, I went for everything.”
The best part might’ve been how he came back from a disappointing previous hole.
Michel had just finished off a triple bogey on No. 11, and admitted he was down on himself. He stepped to the next tee with his pitching wedge, and “I didn’t really care what happened. I chose the club I like to hit on that hole, and in the air I was thinking it was really good,” he said.
The ball touched down on the green and spun back into the hole.
Michel also played golf and soccer at Brownstown-Woodhaven. He’ll attend Grand Valley State University in the fall, study engineering, and will try to walk-on the Lakers’ golf team.
“Deep down inside,” he said he’s disappointed he won’t be playing at Michigan State’s Forest Akers West on Friday. But he’s got a quite a highlight to take with him from his final high school round.
“It was very bittersweet. I really wanted to go to state,” Michel said. “But the hole-in-one balanced it out a bit.”
Eye on the official
Hopefully you caught our MHSAA benchmarks piece (also published on Second Half) on longtime official Lamont Simpson, who has worked not only MHSAA Finals but NCAA tournaments and is one of 32 officials in the WNBA. (Here’s the link in case you missed it.)
He also became that league’s first to wear the referee cam, debuting the new gear during a recent game between the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever.
The camera provides plenty of ref’s-eye views. Click the video below to check it out.
Wheels of Steele
We’ve been watching the inspiring progress of Frankenmuth runner Bobby Steele especially over the last few years as his story became known across the Lower Peninsula.
Steele, who is visually impaired, has run cross country and track for the Eagles, thanks to the help of guides who ran with him to help him stay on course.
If you haven’t heard Steele’s awesome story, check out this 8-minute video. Not only did Steele run, but he cut roughly 12 minutes off his first cross country times over the course of his career.
MHSAA TV Offers 48 Football Games
September 18, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Here is an updated schedule of varsity Football games for this weekend on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv:
Friday - Sept. 18
East Kentwood vs. Hudsonville - 5:30 PM
Lowell vs. East Grand Rapids - 5:50 PM
Rockford vs. Jenison - 6 PM
Montrose vs. Ovid-Elsie - 6:40 PM
Watervliet vs. Galesburg-Augusta - 6:50 PM
Howell vs. Plymouth - 6:55 PM
Petoskey vs. Gaylord - 7 PM
Saline vs. Ypsilanti Community - 7 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore vs. Portage Northern - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering vs. South Lyon - 7 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth - 7 PM
Ithaca vs. Saginaw Nouvel - 7 PM
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North vs. Detroit Country Day - 7 PM
Marquette vs. Menominee - 7 PM
Haslett vs. Mason - 7 PM
Fowlerville vs. Williamston - 7 PM
Calumet vs. Kingsford - 7 PM
Laingsburg vs. Pewamo-Westphalia - 7 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Detroit Loyola - 7 PM
Plainwell vs. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix - 7 PM
Fenton vs. Holly - 7 PM
Bad Axe vs. Sandusky - 7 PM
Harbor Beach vs. Ubly - 7 PM
Cedar Springs vs. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg - 7 PM
Detroit Catholic Central vs. Harper Woods - 7 PM
Manchester vs. Addison - 7 PM
Traverse City Central vs. Traverse City West - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Warren Lincoln - 7 PM
Durand Area vs. Byron Center - 7 PM
DeWitt vs. Portland - 7 PM
Comstock Park vs. Belding Area - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt - 7 PM
Freeland vs. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Suttons Bay vs. Brethren - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Boyne City - 7 PM
Charlevoix vs. Frankfort - 7 PM
Mayville vs. Burton Atherton - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Detroit Edison Public School Academy - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Grass Lake - 7 PM
Cadillac vs. Alpena - 7 PM
St. Joseph vs. Kalamazoo Central - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills vs. South Christian - 7 PM
New Lothrop vs. Mt Morris - 7 PM
Negaunee vs. Manistique - 7 PM
Saturday - Sept. 19
Traverse City St. Francis vs. Sault Area - 1 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice - 3 PM
Now in its 12th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games, but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. A portion of every subscription sold by an SBP school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.