Diamond Inspiration (Oakland Press)
April 30, 2012
Kate Rendi's biggest contributions to the Walled Lake Central baseball team formerly came with a pencil and scorebook.
But the Oakland Press' Keith Dunlap tells us about the inspiration Rendi is providing this spring as she battles Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Dunlap sums it up:
Yes, her teammates no doubt appreciate her chronicling things such as doubles, stolen bases or strikeouts, but these days they appreciate even more something Rendi provides that can’t simply be written down on a scoresheet.
Instead, Rendi’s big contributions have been how she’s touched the hearts and minds of the players and been an inspiration, providing a life example that the baseball players will likely never forget.
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Walled Lake Central's Rendi inspiring baseball team (Oakland Press)
Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 13, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Callie Hicks reached 1,000 career points in Hale’s 34-31 win over Oscoda – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Libby Maurer reached 1,000 career points as well in Ithaca’s 45-43 victory over Beal City – Lansing State Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETALL Kaylee Jeffers scored her 1,000th career point for Gaylord St. Mary, but Petoskey emerged with a 42-38 win – Petoskey News-Review
4. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and West boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Orchard View came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Shelby in double overtime 79-78 – Muskegon Chronicle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Stockbridge succeeded in making a significant comeback, but Leslie held on for a 50-49 overtime win – WLNS
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed Frankenmuth 67-43 – WNEM
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson downed Norway 45-32 – My UP Now
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Cody remained undefeated in league play with a 51-45 win over Detroit Southeastern – Detroit News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brighton Livingston Christian followed Kendall Ploch to a big win over Charyl Stockwell Academy – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Marc Jarstfer, who led Gladwin to the Division 5 title in 2022, is leaving to take over at Bay City Central – Bay City Times