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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.

Districts Move to Semis on MHSAA TV

March 4, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball District Semifinal games with live streaming video on Wednesday (March 4) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 4 at Grand Blanc - Davison v.  Lapeer – 5 PM; Flint Southwestern v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
  • District 5 at Waterford Kettering - Rochester Adams v.  Waterford Kettering – 5 PM; Clarkston v. Lake Orion - 6:30 PM
  • District 6 at Bloomfield Hills -  West Bloomfield v. Waterford Mott – 5 PM; Pontiac v. Auburn Hills Avondale – 7 PM
  • District 7 at White Lake Lakeland - Walled Lake Northern v.  Walled Lake Central - 5 PM; Walled Lake Western v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
  • District 8 at Holly - Hartland v. Linden - 5:30 PM; Holly v. Howell – 7 PM
  • District 9 at Rockford - Grand Rapids Northview v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central v. Rockford – 7 PM
  • District 13 at Stevensville Lakeshore - Portage Central v.  Mattawan - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Central v.  Stevensville Lakeshore - 7:30 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton  - Dexter v. South Lyon East – 5 PM; Brighton v. Ann Arbor Skyline – 7 PM
  • District 26 at Bloomfield Hills Marian - Southfield A&T v. Royal Oak - 5:30 PM; Bloomfield Hills Marian v.  Berkley - 7:15 PM
  • District 32 at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North - Macomb Dakota v. Port Huron Northern 5:30 PM; Port Huron v.  Macomb L'Anse Creuse North – 7 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v.  Reed City – 6 PM; Big Rapids v.  Benzie Central - 8 PM
  • District 40 at Chesaning - Chesaning v.  Owosso - 5:30 PM; Durand v.  Ovid-Elsie – 7 PM
  • District 42 at Fremont - Comstock Park v.  Sparta – 6 PM; Newaygo v.  Grant - 7:30 PM
  • District 48 at Plainwell - Plainwell v. Vicksburg 5:30 PM; Battle Creek Harper Creek v.  Comstock - 7:30 PM
  • District 65 at Non-Traditional Draw -  Calumet v. Iron Mountain - 6 PM (At Calumet)
  • District 66 at Manistique - Negaunee v.  Manistique – 7 PM
  • District 69 at Maple City Glen Lake - Maple City Glen Lake v. Mancelona - 5:30 PM; Grand Traverse Academy v.  Traverse City St. Francis - 7:15 PM
  • District 72 at Hart - Mason County Central v. Evart - 5:30 PM; Hart v.  Shelby - 7:00 PM
  • District 76 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Saranac - 5:30 PM; Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grandville Calvin Christian – 7 PM
  • District 79 at Kalamazoo Christian - Kalamazoo Christian v. Vermontville Maple Valley - 5:30 PM; Kalamazoo Hackett v. Delton Kellogg 7 PM
  • District 94 at Otisville-Lakeville - Millington v.  Flint Beecher 5:30 PM; Otisville-Lakeville v. Flint Hamady – 7 PM
  • District 96 at Bad Axe - Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker v.  Bad Axe – 6 PM; Cass City v. Unionville-Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
  • District 102 at Non-Traditional Draw - St. Ignace v.  Mackinac Island - 6:30 PM (At St. Ignace)
  • District 103 at Pellston - Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian v.  Pellston 5:30 PM; Mackinaw City v.  Alanson – 7 PM
  • District 112 at Kingston - Mayville v. Ubly – 6 PM; Owendale-Gagetown v. Kingston - 7:30 PM
  • District 123 at Huron Valley Lutheran - Westland Universal Learning Academy v. Lutheran Westland – 5 PM
  • District 126 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - Waterford Our Lady v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate – 6 PM; Burton St. Thomas More Academy v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7:30 PM

The schedules for the District Finals will be released the day before that round.  You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The Girls Basketball action is part of a week of more than 200 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.
 
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. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a 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.