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.

Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 20, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern swept Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian – FOX 17

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis downed No. 5 Elk Rapids 3-0 – Up North Live

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Fruitport ran its winning streak to 11 and shutout streak to six with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – remained undefeated in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a victory over Plymouth – Hometown Life

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central swept Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central downed Portage Northern 3-0 to keep the Portage Derby trophy – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. VOLLEYBALL Allison Deon set a Utica Ford hitting record in her team’s sweep of Utica High – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Brother Rice came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Detroit U-D Jesuit 3-1 – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee improved to 11-0 with victories over Norway and Munising – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. VOLLEYBALL Erie Mason’s Brooklyn Langenderfer provided her 1,000th career assist in a sweep of Morenci – Monroe News