Grayling Plays On as Healing Continues

December 15, 2014

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Grayling community was rocked by a two-vehicle collision in 2013 that resulted in the deaths of a coach, a golfer and another passenger in the other vehicle, as well as numerous serious injuries, while the boys golf team was driving to a tournament. 

As the community began to heal, the team played the rest of the 2013 season for classmates who could not. Last spring, more than 30 golfers came out as the team fell just one place short of making the MHSAA Finals but sent an individual, Jake Hinkle, to the Lower Peninsula Division 3 tournament at Grand Valley State University.  

In a few short months, Grayling's boys golf team will again begin the journey to play at the Finals as a team, backed by a community that continues to rally. 

The NBC Golf Channel tells this incredible story below:

Today in the MHSAA: 1/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 15, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee’s Averie Zinn became the 34th girls basketball player in MHSAA history to score 2,000 career points during her team’s win over Clio – WJRT

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Caden Carriveau reached 1,000 career points in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port’s 58-48 win over Reese – Bay City Times

3. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed Division 1 No. 3 Hartland 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. ICE HOCKEY Caden Nemeth’s 100th career point was the game-winning goal in Midland Dow’s 4-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

5. WRESTLING Leslie defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 47-28 and Division 4 No. 9 Manchester 50-27 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota won a matchup of leaders in the Macomb Area Conference Red, downing Port Huron Northern 81-56 – Macomb Daily

7. WRESTLING Traverse City West came back from a 22-0 deficit to defeat Traverse City Central 42-33 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double in Fremont’s big win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle

9. ICE HOCKEY Grosse Ile downed Gibraltar Carlson 3-2 after they tied in their previous meeting – Southgate News-Herald

10. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids 50-30 – Big Rapids Pioneer