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: 5/18/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 18, 2026
1. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Warren De La Salle Collegiate and Division 1 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, both in shutouts, to clinch a Catholic High School League championship – Detroit News
2. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Romeo swept girls and boys Regional titles in this sport for the first time, with the girls repeating in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian repeated as Catholic High School League Bishop champion with a 4-1 win over Division 3 No. 4 Warren Regina – Macomb Daily
4. TRACK & FIELD Grand Ledge also won girls and boys Regionals in the same season for the first time, also in LPD1 – WLNS
5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s claimed a CHSL Bishop title with a 1-0 win over Toledo St. Ursula – Oakland Press
6. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi downed Madison Heights Bishop Foley in the CHSL Cardinal championship game – Oakland Press
7. TRACK & FIELD The Rudyard girls and Pickford boys won Upper Peninsula Division 2 Regional titles – Escanaba Daily Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Megan U’Ren broke Suttons Bay’s career scoring record and tied its career assist record during a win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. SOFTBALL Lorelei Chciuk reached 1,000 career strikeouts for Division 1 No. 6 Grand Haven during a no-hitter against honorable mention Grosse Pointe South – Grand Haven Tribune
10. BASEBALL Escanaba’s Lennox Peacock set his school’s career strikeout record during a 10-0 shutout of Norway – Upper Michigan’s Source