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: 8/27/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2025

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 2 Rockford finished first and No. 6 Grand Haven second at the latter’s End of Summer Bash – Grand Haven Tribune

2. GIRLS GOLF Northville was first and Brighton second at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association preseason tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western won its first Bay County championship since 2018, ending Division 2 No. 8 Essexville Garber’s five-year title streak – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS GOLF Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee won her third event in three tries, while Grand Blanc was the top team at the latest Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Goodrich and Chesaning girls and Flint Powers Catholic and Montrose boys won Corunna Early Bird Invitational titles – Saginaw News

6. VOLLEYBALL Frankfort finished 3-0 at its tournament – Benzie Record Patriot

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Blissfield girls and Adrian boys won the Lenawee County Preview meet – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Hartland defeated Northville for the first time since 2019, 6-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. VOLLEYBALL Lake City finished 3-0 at Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee swept Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source