Linked Up: Generations of Calls
July 9, 2013
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Father Ralph Burr recently finished his 50th season as an MHSAA official at 76 years old. His daughter Jackie has worked with him for 20 seasons, and son Jeff has served alongside Dad various times over the last 36 years.
Add in another son and grandson, and the family has officiated a combined 142 years in the Muskegon area.
Grand Rapids' WZZM tells the story of the Burrs, focusing especially on Ralph and his other contributions including the care-taking of Muskegon's Sheldon Field.
Click for the WZZM story on the Burrs and watch below if your browser allows for Flash playback. Also, see the report done earlier this season by the Muskegon Chronicle.
PHOTO: Members of the Burr family pose during the MHSAA Officials Awards & Alumni Banquet in May including current MHSAA officials Jackie Burr, (to her left) Ralph Burr and (on far right) Jeff Burr.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 28, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 9 Central Montcalm boys won their first Regional championship in this sport since 1975, in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Greenville Daily News
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern downed top-ranked Fruitport in a shootout to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Local Sports Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian also clinched a Division 2 Regional title in an upset, 1-0 over No. 4 Allendale – Grand Rapids Press
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Bronson clinched a shared Big 8 Conference championship with Division 4 No. 10 Concord with a league tournament title – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finished an outright championship run in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a tournament title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport claimed the outright title in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver with a league tournament championship – MuskegonSports.com
7. CROSS COUNTRY The top-ranked Romeo girls and Macomb Dakota boys ran to LPD1 Regional titles – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys
8. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept LPD3 Regional championships; Benzie’s girls are ranked No. 5, and the boys are No. 10 – Benzie Record Patriot
9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 12 Bear Lake/Onekama girls cross country team won its first Regional title in a decade – Manistee News Advocate
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Dearborn Divine Child 2-1 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Macomb Daily