Flashback: Traverse City Does It All
June 30, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A fine performance by the Traverse City High football team in all facets of the game led to the 1988 Class A title win over Detroit Catholic Central – this week's "80's Finals Flashback" on MHSAA.tv.
Great game-winning shots, monumental comebacks and late-game touchdown drives will be featured for nine weeks this summer as part of the Flashbacks series. See the link below for last week's installment, and click to watch this week's on MHSAA.tv.
This week's game: Traverse City 24, Detroit Catholic Central 14 – 1988 Class A Football Final - In Class A, Traverse City notched a 24-14 win over Detroit Catholic Central. The Trojans took the opening kick and drove 80 yards on 20 plays en route to their first touchdown of the day. A 46-yard field goal by Josh Wuerfel, breaking the championship game record of 42 yards by Jeff Fisher of Ann Arbor Pioneer in 1984, gave TC a 10-0 lead at halftime. The Shamrocks cut the lead to 10-7 late in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Dave Owens. However, a pair of fourth quarter interceptions by Trojan linebacker Andy Baillie set up Traverse City TDs. Mike Nadlicki paced the winners with 85 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns.
Previous Flashbacks
June 28: Saginaw Buena Vista 33, Flint Beecher 32 – 1986 Class B Boys Basketball Final - Watch
Today in the MHSAA: 9/10/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 10, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Grayling ran its shutout streak to eight to start this season with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac downed Roscommon, Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber and Division 3 No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis – MI Sports Now
3. BOYS SOCCER Milan dealt Division 2 No. 7 New Boston Huron its first defeat of the season, 3-0 – Monroe News
4. BOYS SOCCER Standish-Sterling earned its third-straight win by a 1-0 score, this time over Ogemaw Heights – Bay City Times
5. BOYS SOCCER Dillon Hamilton starred as Fenton got past Holly 3-1 – Oakland Press
6. BOYS TENNIS Holland Christian – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – improved to 10-0-1 with a win over Holland High – Holland Sentinel
7. GIRLS GOLF Sturgis carded a 179 to win its Wolverine Conference jamboree by seven strokes – Sturgis Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER North Farmington edged South Lyon 1-0 – Hometown Life
9. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Swan Valley edged Midland Bullock Creek 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Bay City Western 2-0 – Midland Daily News