Today in the MHSAA: 5/20/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 20, 2026

1. SOFTBALL Springport clinched a share of the Big 8 Conference title for the first time since 2014, sweeping Stockbridge – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. TRACK & FIELD McBain’s girls – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and the top-ranked Manton boys extended their Highland Conference reigns with league meet wins – Cadillac News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 3-0 win over Gaylord – Up North Live

4. TRACK & FIELD Chesaning swept girls and boys championships in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference – Saginaw News

5. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 20 Springport finished a perfect run through the Big 8 Conference with a sweep of Stockbridge – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. TRACK & FIELD The Milan girls and Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central boys won Huron League meets – Monroe News

7. TRACK & FIELD The Breckenridge girls and LPD4 No. 9 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys were champions in the Mid-State Activities Conference – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 9 Brighton Charyl Stockwell girls and Plymouth Christian Academy boys won league meets in the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 3 Lansing Catholic earned a 7-6 walk-off win over Division 2 No. 4 Williamston in the Dean Shippey Capital Diamond Classic opener – Lansing State Journal

10. SOFTBALL DeWitt and Division 3 No. 9 Lansing Catholic advanced in the Greater Lansing Hall of Fame Softball Classic – WLNS

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.