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: 2/20/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 20, 2026
1. BOWLING Top-ranked Swartz Creek’s girls edged No. 2 Flint Kearsley to win a Division 2 Regional championship, and the No. 3-ranked Kearsley boys were champs as well – Flint Journal
2. TEAM WRESTLING No. 12 Rochester Adams claimed its first Regional title since 1999 with wins over No. 14 Romeo and Dearborn Fordson in Division 1 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched an outright West Michigan D League championship with a 61-46 win over Bear Lake – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro clinched a Big Thumb Conference White title outright with a 36-27 win over Millington – Saginaw News
5. TEAM WRESTLING No. 3 Algonac claimed its second Regional title in this sport with wins over Madison Heights Lamphere and Warren Woods-Tower in Division 2 – Macomb Daily
6. BOWLING The Ionia girls and Portland boys won Division 2 Regional championships – WILX
7. ICE HOCKEY Jackson Lumen Christi advanced in its Division 3 Regional with a 1-0 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sadie Day became Midland Calvary Baptist’s all-time leading scorer during a loss to Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Gunsell scored his 1,000th career point during Ludington’s 68-55 win over Manistee – Muskegon Chronicle
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett won a matchup of league champions, downing Holt 64-61 – Lansing State Journal