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: 3/13/18

March 13, 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.

Today's Top 10

1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Edison finished a fourth-quarter comeback with a 63-57 Class C Regional Semifinal win over rival Detroit Pershing – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Dollar Bay moved on in Class D by holding on against Rapid River, 63-60 – Marquette Mining Journal

3. Boys Basketball: On the other side of that Class D Regional, Carney-Nadeau upset one-loss Ewen-Trout Creek 51-45 – Marquette Mining Journal

4. Boys Basketball: Boyne City, up from Class C this season, eliminated reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 55-44 – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from 17 points down to defeat Spring Lake in Class B 63-52 – Grand Rapids Press

6. Boys Basketball: Standish-Sterling downed Tri-Valley Conference Central co-champion Alma 52-49 in a Class B Regional Semifinal – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Cassopolis held on for a 68-64 win over Homer in Class C – South Bend Tribune

8. Boys Basketball: Muskegon eliminated reigning Class A runner-up Grand Rapids Christian 55-46 in a Regional Semifinal – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Novi will play for a Class A Regional title for the second straight season after a 74-55 win over White Lake Lakeland – Observer & Eccentric

10. Boys Basketball: East Lansing took a massive step in Class A with a 70-37 win over annual power Kalamazoo Central – Lansing State Journal