Today in the MHSAA: 6/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 2, 2025
(Please also see Finals coverage of track & field, Lower Peninsula girls tennis and Upper Peninsula girls and boys golf throughout MHSAA.com.)
1. GIRLS LACROSSE Saline downed Farmington Hills Mercy 13-11 in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title in this sport – Saline Post
2. SOFTBALL Cedar Springs defeated Greenville and Rockford to clinch its first District championship in this sport, in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Hartland handed No. 2 Bloomfield Hills its first and only loss this season, 2-1 in a Division 1 District Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. SOFTBALL Division 3 top-ranked Clare won its District, defeating Farwell 18-3 in the championship game after downing No. 3 Evart 5-0 to advance – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
5. BASEBALL No. 2 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart won its first District title since 2016 by downing No. 3 Beal City 9-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BASEBALL Trenton repeated as a Division 2 District champion with wins over No. 4 New Boston Huron and No. 14 Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald
7. SOFTBALL South Haven came back to defeat No. 5 Stevensville Lakeshore 7-5 in a Division 2 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. BASEBALL No. 6 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s clinched a Division 2 District title with a 3-0 win over No. 8 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS SOCCER Mattawan downed Battle Creek Lakeview 3-2 in Division 1 to clinch its first District title in 24 years – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. SOFTBALL Port Huron Northern edged honorable mention Macomb Dakota 8-7 in eight innings to claim its first District title since 2003, in Division 1 – Port Huron Times Herald
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.