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: 2/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 9, 2026
1. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis ran its conference championship streak to 12 with the Jack Pine Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Utica Eisenhower won its first Macomb County championship in recent memory – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Detroit Catholic Central – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – repeated as Oakland County champion – Oakland Press
4. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 3 Brighton claimed the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament with a win in the final match – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine locked up a third-straight league title with a 55-31 win over Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River finished an outright championship run in the Mid-Michigan/Highland Conference – Cadillac News
7. WRESTLING Southgate Anderson also completed an outright championship run, winning the Downriver League Tournament – Southgate News-Herald
8. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 13 Fruitport finished a repeat title run in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver – MuskegonSports.com
9. WRESTLING Leslie claimed its first championship in this sport as part of the Cascades Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 5 New Boston Huron, Temperance Bedford and Division 3 top-ranked Dundee also clinched league championships – Monroe News
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview ended East Lansing’s 40-game winning streak, 63-46 – Grand Rapids Press
BOYS BASKETBALL Wilson Huckeby became Freeland’s all-time leading scorer during his team’s 65-60 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Saginaw News
BOYS BASKETBALL Jovaan Daniels reached 1,000 career points in Hudsonville’s 62-55 win over Rockford – Grand Rapids Press
BOYS BASKETBALL DayDay Williams became the third 1,000-point scorer in Fruitport history during a win over Comstock Park – MuskegonSports.com
BOYS BASKETBALL Logan Glazier reached 1,000 career points during Coleman’s loss to Vestaburg – Midland Daily News