Today in the MHSAA: 10/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Holland came back from two goals down to defeat Holland Christian 5-4 and clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black title – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn edged Western by two points to win the Bay County championship – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS GOLF Alexis Heinz led No. 4 Freeland to a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional championship – Saginaw News
4. GIRLS GOLF Grace Slocum and No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis swept championships at their LPD4 Regional – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Elk Rapids clinched an eighth-straight league title, this time in the Northern Shores Conference with a 4-1 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Fruitport shut out Division 4 No. 9 Grandville Calvin Christian 2-0 to win the O-K Silver Tournament title – MuskegonSports.com
7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac defeated Clare, Fruitport and Midland in a home quad – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Ishpeming emerged with a five-set win over Munising – Upper Michigan Source
9. BOYS SOCCER Midland edged Flint Carman-Ainsworth 2-1 – WNEM
10. BOYS SOCCER Ludington finished its regular season with a 2-0 win over Big Rapids – Ludington Daily News
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.