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:
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Today In The MHSAA: 3/9/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 9, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ruby Whitehorn starred as top-ranked Detroit Edison downed No. 2 Redford Westfield Prep 85-43 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – MLive-Detroit
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 8 Maple City Glen Lake won a Division 3 Regional Semifinal featuring two of the state’s top-ranked teams, downing No. 2 St. Ignace 53-34 – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 East Lansing avenged a regular-season loss with a 54-46 Division 1 win over No. 11 Parma Western – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 18 Grand Blanc avenged its regular-season loss to Flint Carman-Ainsworth with a 33-29 win in Division 1 – WJRT
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 4 Grass Lake came back from a halftime deficit to get past No. 19 Brooklyn Columbia Central in Division 3, 47-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Top-ranked Hudsonville held on through a No. 15 Byron Center comeback to win 62-55 in Division 1 – MuskegonSports.com
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 Reese came back from a double-digit deficit to edge St. Charles 61-55 in Division 3 – Saginaw News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 20 Newaygo held on for a 44-42 win over Spring Lake in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain advanced in Division 3 with a 63-36 win over No. 13 Sanford Meridian – Cadillac News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 12 Sandusky moved on in Division 3 with a 30-29 win over Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune