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: 9/26/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 26, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 355 to win the Huron League Tournament and its first league title since 1994 – Monroe News
2. GIRLS TENNIS Marquette ended Escanaba’s four-year reign atop the Great Northern Conference – Escanaba Daily Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Edwardsburg downed Vicksburg 4-1 to secure the Wolverine Conference championship – Niles Daily Star
4. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee and Ishpeming Westwood faced off at every flight of the Mid-Peninsula Conference Tournament, with the Miners emerging as champions – Iron Mountain Daily News
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston turned a scoreless tie at halftime into a 4-0 win over No. 15 Troy Athens – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids downed Division 4 No. 8 Harbor Springs 1-0 – Up North Live
7. VOLLEYBALL Onekama handed Suttons Bay its first loss, in five sets, in a matchup of Division 4 honorable mention teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 11 Bloomfield Hills Roeper continued to send coach Ed Sack up the career wins list with a 5-1 victory over Lutheran Westland – Hometown Life
9. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac swept Gaylord to move to 4-0 in Big North Conference play – Cadillac News
10. BOYS SOCCER Nick Gaddis had three goals and an assist in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s big win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily