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: 8/18/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 18, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Royal Oak Shrine Catholic finished 3-0 at the Oakland Christian Lancer
Invitational with wins over Oakland Christian, Genesee Christian and Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS GOLF Coopersville carded a 369 to win the Fruitport Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

3. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford opened with wins over Grayling and the host Blue Devils at the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

4. BOYS SOCCER Niles ran its championship streak at Buchanan’s Vandenberg Invitational to three with wins over Buchanan and Brandywine – Niles Daily Star

5. CROSS COUNTRY Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker, Kingston and Saginaw Valley Lutheran had individual winners at the Hemlock Classic – Huron Daily Tribune | Athletic.net

6. BOYS TENNIS Fowlerville edged Milan to win its Fowlerville Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian defeated Shepherd and Buckley to win its Comet Cup – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central and tied Hart at the latter’s invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS TENNIS Holland won its season-opening invitational – MuskegonSports.com

10. BOYS SOCCER Fowlerville opened with a notable 4-2 win over Pinckney – Livingston Daily Press & Argus