Stripes Worn Well (Muskegon Chronicle)
March 1, 2012
Tim Flahive has battled diabetes for all but a few years of his life. But he's also filled half of those years with high school sports as a longtime official based in the Muskegon area.
The Muskegon Chronicle's Mark Opfermann tells the story of Flahive's final basketball game last week -- and makes us appreciate even more the significant role our officials fill to no fanfare.
A powerful excerpt:
He left the court with no fanfare, took off his whistle and shed a few tears.
But Flahive's story isn’t just about sports and an official leaving the hobby he loves. It’s about courage, getting back up and pressing on.
So, I guess it’s a lot like sports after all. But it’s a whole lot more about life.
That’s because when Flahive took the court last week, he did it with half of his left foot missing.
Today in the MHSAA: 4/23/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 23, 2026
1. BOYS LACROSSE Walled Lake United defeated South Lyon Unified 9-2, handing the latter just its second Lakes Valley Conference loss in 60 games – Oakland Press
2. TRACK & FIELD Frankfort high jumper Kade MacDonald and the Buckley girls 800 relay set school records in Northwest Conference competition – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Division 1 No. 14 Midland 2-1 as Aubree Bills scored both Chargers goals over five minutes – Midland Daily News
4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Brownstown Woodhaven rallied for a 5-2 win over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS GOLF Freeland won the Tri-Valley Conference Red jamboree at Bay Valley with a 317, led by Tristan Pohl’s 72 – Saginaw News
6. SOFTBALL Allison Ulanowski didn’t allow a hit over eight innings and two games in Howell’s sweep of Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Romeo improved to 12-3 with a big win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 7 Lansing Catholic swept DeWitt with a pair of shutouts – Lansing State Journal
9. TRACK & FIELD The Niles Brandywine girls and Dowagiac boys were victorious in Lakeland Conference competition – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. BASEBALL Norway swept Eben Junction Superior Central – My UP Now