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: 4/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 15, 2026

1. SOFTBALL Piper Cavanaugh threw a 17-strikeout perfect game in Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central’s 3-0 win over TC West – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. TRACK & FIELD Jaelyn Ray ran a girls school-record 4:56.99 in the 1,600 during a meet sweep of Jackson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis dealt Division 4 No. 14 Elk Rapids its first loss, 4-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BASEBALL Kalamazoo Christian and Division 4 No. 3 Hackett Catholic Prep exchanged strong pitching performances in their split – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. BASEBALL Freeland and Division 2 No. 8 Saginaw Swan Valley split, Swan Valley winning the first game 9-1 and Freeland the second 6-1 – Saginaw News

6. BASEBALL Harbor Springs swept Onaway, with Nick Lemieur throwing a one-hitter in the opener – Petoskey News-Review

7. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview earned what could become a key 4-0 win over Fraser – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Sanford Meridian earned an impressive sweep of Beaverton 4-2 and 2-1 – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Ledge earned a 4-0 shutout of Holt – Lansing State Journal

10. BASEBALL Clinton Township Clintondale evened its record with a win over Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily