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: 9/18/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 18, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Division 1 No. 13 Detroit Catholic Central 2-1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lizzie Risdon reached 1,000 career kills in Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East’s sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven scored four-second half goals in a 5-1 win over Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After seeing a 2-0 lead evaporate, Midland Dow hung on for a five-set win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

5. CROSS COUNTRY Okemos swept Chesaning Invitational championships – Saginaw News

6. BOYS SOCCER Tyler Standfest had six points in Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids’ win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland twice came back down a set to defeat Bay City Western in five – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 4-2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS SOCCER Saline edged Temperance Bedford 1-0 – Saline Post

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Pine River swept Shelby and Kalkaska – Cadillac News