Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 10, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn handed Division 3 No. 10 Essexville Garber just its third league loss since the start of 2019, 3-0 – Bay City John Glenn

2. SOFTBALL Flint Kearsley defeated Corunna 42-25 in a game that lasted more than three hours – Flint Journal

3. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day came back from a halftime deficit to get past Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 9-7 – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Chad Grundy reached 400 coaching wins with Marion’s sweep of Traverse City Christian – MI Sports Now

5. BASEBALL After losing Wednesday’s series opener to Ann Arbor Skyline, Division 1 No. 10 Saline swept Thursday’s doubleheader 4-3 and 11-3 – Ann Arbor News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Molly Labate scored the go-ahead goal with 12:57 to play to lead Division 1 No. 14 Clarkston past Royal Oak – Oakland Press

7. BASEBALL Undefeated and Division 4 No. 4 New Boston Huron held on for a 3-2 win over Monroe Jefferson – Southgate News-Herald

8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden swept Goodrich 8-5 and 10-6 – Flint Journal

9. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West made two first-half goals stand in a 2-0 win over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. SOFTBALL Eaton Rapids swept Holt, including winning the second game 10-9 – Lansing State Journal

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.

Click to read on.