A Day in the Life of an Official (Port Huron Times Herald)

September 25, 2012

At least six days a week and occasionally seven, officials all over Michigan suit up to manage our competitions.They do so mostly under the radar, as is the goal.

The Port Huron Times Herald's Joseph Hayes shines a small spotlight on this key part of making our games go. He took us inside the workings of an experienced football crew from that corner of the state, led by Marysville's Joe Venia.

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Today in the MHSAA: 4/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2026

1. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central won a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Final, downing reigning champion Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 14-4 – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Saline and No. 10 Grand Blanc split, Saline winning 5-3 but suffering its first loss, 6-2, to the Bobcats – Ann Arbor News

3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 3 Ada Forest Hills Eastern and Division 1 No. 8 Mattawan split a doubleheader, with the opening 6-5 FHE win featuring a pair of the state’s top pitching aces – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West delivered Petoskey’s first loss, 3-1 – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge won a matchup of first-place teams in the Capital Area Activities Conference, downing Okemos 10-8 – WLNS

6. SOFTBALL Chloe Compau struck out a combined 29 hitters during Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth’s sweep of Bay City John Glenn – Saginaw News

7. TRACK & FIELD Romeo swept Fraser’s girls and boys in Macomb Area Conference Red competition – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 11 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Hemlock 4-1 and 3-2 – Saginaw News

9. TRACK & FIELD Flat Rock gave coach Sean Sturgeon his first girls track win, 70-57 over Monroe Jefferson – Monroe News

10. TRACK & FIELD Brighton swept Hartland in girls and boys meets – Livingston Daily Press & Argus