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: 2/14/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 14, 2022
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Adams won the prestigious Delta Plex Invitational for the first time – Rochester Adams Cheer
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Pinckney’s Tyler Ray won two individual events and Holland West Ottawa won two relays at the annual MISCA Meet – MISCA
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit clinched the Detroit Catholic League Central title with a 65-43 win over No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central – State Champs!
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 8 Hillman clinched a share of the North Star League’s Little Dipper championship with a 52-47 win over Posen – Alpena News
5. GYMNASTICS Grand Ledge scored 142.375 to win Coldwater’s “Stick It for a Cure” Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
6. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 3 Hartland qualified all 14 wrestlers for Regionals and had 12 champions at the Birmingham Groves Division 1 District – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood posted an impressive 4-2 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Observer & Eccentric
8. WRESTLING Petoskey’s Trevor Swiss finished a highlight-filled week with his third individual District championship, in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
9. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota had five champions among Regional qualifiers from the Division 1 District at Rochester – Macomb Daily
10. WRESTLING Top-ranked Hudson had nine champions among 13 who advanced from the Division 4 District on their home mats – Adrian Daily Telegram