Flint Loses a Coaching Jewel (Flint Journal)
September 25, 2012
The Flint sports community lost a longtime contributor Monday, and one that no doubt left heavy hearts all over Michigan. Longtime Flint Powers Catholic coach Jack Pratt died at the age of 84.
His career covered roughly a half-century and included more than 300 football wins and nearly 400 on the basketball court. He coached well into the last decade and into his late 70s. Ross Maghielse memorializes him well.
Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 31, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Warren De La Salle Collegiate downed Division 1 No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central 3-0 to gain coach Thaier Mukhtar his 900th victory – Macomb Daily
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Marquette girls and Shepherd boys won Marquette’s Dale Phillips-Queen City Invitational championships – Marquette Mining Journal
3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Traverse City placed the winner in every event in taking first as a team at the Ludington Relays – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Midland Dow defeated Sault Ste. Marie, Okemos, Freeland, Birch Run and Division 3 No. 2 Roscommon to win its Charger/Chemic Challenge co-hosted with Midland High – Midland Daily News
5. CROSS COUNTRY Grand Rapids South Christian’s Under the Lights Invitational awarded five girls and five boys varsity team champions – Athletic.net
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Frankenmuth defeated Goodrich, and Grand Blanc and Division 1 No. 10 Troy Athens tied at the Vehicle City Soccer Classic – WNEM
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Portage Northern defeated Vicksburg 3-2 in a match played outdoors in the latter’s stadium – WWMT
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Fruitport improved to 5-0-1 with a 1-0 win over Allendale – MuskegonSports.com