Today in the MHSAA: 8/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 19, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark scored his 100th career goal as Bay City John Glenn downed Holly 5-1 – Bay City Times

2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow improved to 9-0 with wins over Troy Athens, Holly and Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West edged East Kentwood 1-0 – MI Sports Now

4. BOYS SOCCER Carter Stapleton scored five goals in Frankenmuth’s win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Saginaw News

5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis’ Landon Kiessel also scored five goals in his team’s win over Hart – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER Ypsilanti Community scored the go-ahead goal with 1:47 to play in its 3-2 win over Jackson – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba opened with a 7-1 win over Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

8. BOYS SOCCER Lincoln Park earned a 2-0 win over Dearborn Heights Annapolis – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER Hartland improved to 4-0 with a shutout of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. BOYS SOCCER Midland earned its first victory, 6-3 over Linden – Midland 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.

Click to read on.