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: 5/3/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 3, 2023
1. GIRLS SOCCER Unranked Farmington Hills Mercy upset Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian 1-0 – Oakland Press
2. BOYS LACROSSE Troy handed Oakland Activities Association White champion Rochester its first league loss 6-4 – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Rochester remains undefeated after a 3-0 win over Division 3 No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – MLIVE-Detroit
4. BOYS LACROSSE Midland Dow defeated Midland High 18-7 in the first game between the two former cooperative team partners – Midland Daily News
5. TRACK & FIELD Temperance Bedford’s boys edged Monroe’s by three points, while their girls teams tied – Monroe News
6. GIRLS SOCCER Tatum Boyce had three goals in Division 4 No. 15 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker’s big win over Marlette – Huron Daily Tribune
7. TRACK & FIELD Owosso swept meets against Goodrich – Owosso Argus-Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 11 Adrian Lenawee Christian continued to surge with a big win at Springport – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. TRACK & FIELD Wyandotte Roosevelt swept Downriver League meets against Lincoln Park and Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Emerson Bergmooser also found the back of the net three times in Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s big win over Jefferson – Monroe News