A bizarre golf header (Kalamazoo Gazette)

May 22, 2012

From the crazy stuff that happens file: Richland Gull Lake senior Bryan VandenBerg hit a drive during Monday's Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament that ended up hitting his father Tim -- standing about 230 yards away -- in the head.

No worries -- Dad is fine. And Bryan tied for second overall. It's hard to picture how this happened. But the Kalamazoo Gazette's Scott DeCamp tells us the story.

Father's pain, son's gain: Gull Lake golfer Bryan VandenBerg benefits from dad's presence, literally, at SMAC Tournament (Kalamazoo Gazette)

Today in the MHSAA: 5/14/18

May 14, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
 

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central ended No. 6 Birmingham Brother Rice’s 13-season reign in the Detroit Catholic League with an 11-8 victory to clinch its first conference championship – Observer & Eccentric

2. Baseball: Division 4 No. 2 Frankfort took sole possession of the MHSAA record for consecutive shutout innings, running its streak to 45 during a win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Softball: Division 2 No. 5 Richmond split with Romeo as the Blue Devils’ win put coach Howard Stuart over 1,000 for his career – Macomb Daily

4. Track & Field: Northville’s girls won their sixth straight Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship, while Grand Blanc’s boys (No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1) won their side of the meet to cap their final season in the league – Observer & Eccentric Girls | Boys

5. Track & Field: Saline’s boys won the Southeastern Conference Red championship for the eighth straight season – Saline Post

6. Track & Field: The Lake Linden-Hubbell girls and Houghton boys continued to dominate this spring with championships at the Houghton County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Boys Tennis: Reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee claimed the Kingsford Invitational title, winning five flights – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Track & Field: The Highland Milford girls and White Lake Lakeland boys won the inaugural Lakes Valley Conference championship meet titles – Oakland Press

9. Girls Tennis: Fruitport edged Muskegon Mona Shores to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black tournament title – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Baseball: Petoskey scored a win over Division 3 No. 10 Reed City on the way to earning the championship at its home invitational – Petoskey News-Review