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: 4/20/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 20, 2022
1. BASEBALL Division 1 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s swept Division 3 No. 1 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 7-2 and 8-5 – Detroit News
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek delivered No. 11 Troy’s first defeat this spring, 3-1 – Oakland Press
3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 2 Stevensville Lakeshore and Portage Central split, Lakeshore coming back late in the second game to earn its victory – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. GIRLS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood edged Division 3 No. 15 Detroit Country Day 1-0 – Detroit News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Cadillac delivered Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids’ first loss this season, 1-0 – Cadillac News
6. GIRLS SOCCER Addison Booher scored three goals in Traverse City Central’s 6-2 win over Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. TRACK & FIELD Fowlerville’s girls and boys teams swept Haslett’s; Fowlerville’s girls are No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. GIRLS SOCCER Evalyn Cole scored five goals with a pair of assists in Ovid-Elsie’s big win over Montrose – Owosso Argus-Press
9. GIRLS SOCCER Ila Tomko had three goals and two assists as Midland Calvary Baptist downed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 7-3 – Midland Daily News
10. BASEBALL Ludington moved to 4-0 with a sweep of Muskegon Catholic Central – Ludington Daily News