Why be an Official? (Grand Rapids Press)
January 25, 2012
The Grand Rapids Press' Jane Bos tells the story of some of the most valuable, yet often-criticized people who help make our games go -- the officials enforcing the rules.
Consider this interesting point: On a Tuesday or Friday, the O-K Conference must come up with 150 officials to work its basketball games. And it, like most if not all leagues, always is looking for more.
She also explains how another former Press sportswriter, Howie Beardsley, got into the reffing game.
Check it out:
"Why West Michigan high school referees say you should consider wearing stripes"
Today in the MHSAA: 5/12/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 12, 2023
1. TRACK & FIELD The Farmington girls and West Bloomfield boys won Oakland Activities Association Blue championship meet titles – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS TENNIS Midland Dow ran its Saginaw Valley League championship streak to 25 seasons – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS SOCCER Unranked Auburn Hills Oakland Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference title with a 2-1 win over Division 4 No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy – Oakland Press
4. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 (tied) Hartland clinched an outright Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a sweep of honorable mention Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge finished a perfect run through Capital Area Activities Conference play with an 11-5 Cup championship win over Haslett/Williamston – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central finished its Big North Conference championship run with a league tournament victory – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. SOFTBALL Livonia Stevenson swept Dearborn to finish an outright KLAA East title run – Hometown Life
8. BOYS GOLF Port Huron Northern clinched the Macomb Area Conference White title with a seven-stroke win over Utica – Port Huron Times Herald
9. GIRLS TENNIS Brooklyn Columbia Central won the Southern Michigan Interscholastic Tennis League Tournament championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. SOFTBALL Traverse City Central swept Division 3 top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-0 – Big Rapids Pioneer