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: 4/18/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 18, 2022
1. GIRLS SOCCER Unranked Harbor Springs upset Division 4 No. 1 North Muskegon 2-1 – Petoskey News-Review
2. GIRLS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – swept doubles and split singles flights in defeating LPD2 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 6-2 – Holland Sentinel
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 New Baltimore Anchor Bay moved to 3-0 with a third shutout, downing No. 2 Troy Athens 2-0 – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Grosse Ile defeated Division 2 No. 7 Trenton 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald
5. TRACK & FIELD The Traverse City West boys and Rockford girls won Muskegon Reeths-Puffer Rocket Invitational Green championships, while the Manistee girls and Saugatuck boys were champions of the White division – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER Spring Lake remained undefeated with a 2-0 win over North Muskegon – FOX 17
7. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day led 7-5 at halftime and pulled away to defeat Dow/Midland 20-10 – Midland Daily News
8. BASEBALL Addison defeated Morenci in the final to win its Red Bat Classic – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. BOYS GOLF Ann Arbor Greenhills was first and Williamston second at the Larry Judson Invitational – Owosso Argus-Press
10. BOYS GOLF Tecumseh won the Adrian Madison Ryder Cup – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Detroit is mourning the death of longtime Mackenzie coach Robert Dozier, who guided multiple future NFL players including Jerome Bettis – Detroit Free Press