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HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Ever have trouble following your own advice?

That was me Saturday morning at the Crim. On a day area running store owner Mark Bauman ranked in the top 5 hottest Crim days with temperatures in the mid-70s and high humidity at the start, I should have started at a slower and more conservative pace, but I shot out too fast, forcing an inevitable slow down over the second half of the race ( I was about 2-3 minutes slower than I thought I would run).

In retrospect, my goals were a little lofty considering I didn't put in the necessary miles or long runs to run in the low 60s. Still, I ran well and the performance puts me on a solid path to prepare for a fall marathon. How did you feel about your Crim performance? Feel free to comment below.

Jimmy Chestnut

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Jimmy Chestnut added the Warwick Hills Country Club championship to his summer haul by shooting 1-under-par 68-72-75--215 to win by six shots.

Chestnut also won the Michigan Amateur and GAM Championship this year.

Scott Levigne was second with 72-73-76--221 and Ted Bunker third with 76-75-79--230.

The first flight championship went to Scott Garner with a score of 78-79--157. Sean Landis was second with 79-81--160 and J.R. Kirtek third with 82-82--164.

Bill Khan from The Flint Journal will be filing live reports from the Lowell at Davison high school football opener at 7 p.m. Thursday.

There is also a means for readers to comment or ask questions throughout the game. Comments and questions will be moderated, so keep the silly stuff on the forums.

Read below for how Bill Khan, Dan Nilsen and the other sports writers explain their picks below.

While digesting The Flint Journal's high school football picks for opening week, please cut us some slack.

Week 1 is the toughest week of all to select games. You think you know how good a team might be, but you never really know until it takes the field.

Bill Khan is the defending champion of The Journal's prep prognosticators, going 75-30 last year on the strength of an 11-4 playoff record.

Season-long leader Mark Spezia tanked in the playoffs, going 8-7 to finish 73-32. Greg Tunnicliff was 72-33 and Dan Nilsen never overcame a brutal Week 1, finishing dead last at 70-35.

Here we go ...

Melissa Cousineau | The Flint JournalMehgan Ott (right) helps Flushing teammate Erin May after the finish of the Division 1 girls race in the Corunna Early Bird Invitational on Wednesday.

CORUNNA, Michigan — The chance to beat Linden's boys cross country team may have come and gone.

The Eagles kept their first five runners out of their season-opening meet Aug. 19 in the Durand Invitational, finishing a distant second to Powers Catholic.

The big boys took the course for Linden Wednesday in the Corunna Early Bird Invitational, a meet that featured three of the top nine teams in Division 2 from last year's state meet.

CLIO, Michigan — Andrew Abbott is fortunate that Auto City Speedway awards points to the drivers and not the cars.

The Clio resident has used four cars in the hornets' division the last two years, including two this summer.

Linden 187, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 263: At Copper Ridge, Kaley Holloway shot a 43 to lead Linden to a non-league win. Paige Harwood shot a 46 and teammate Jamie Juhl carded a 47 for the Eagles (2-0). Carman-Ainsworth fell to 0-3.

Flint Powers Catholic 133, Swartz Creek 50

200 medley relay — Powers (Liz Palmer, Abby Hagan, Sam Palmer, Ally Owen) 2:06.55, 200 freestyle — Palmer (P) 2:20.43; 200 individual medley — Hagan (P) 2:32.00; 50 freestyle — Kali Lucas (P) 28.90; Diving — Amy Lenhart (SC) 156.20; 100 butterfly — Palmer (P) 1:10.89, 100 freestyle — Hagan (P) 1:00.66; 500 freestyle — Owen (P) 6:49.87, 200 freestyle relay — Powers (Owen, Marcella Olds, Kate Peabody, Lucas) 1:58.97, 100 backstroke — Palmer (P) 1:11.48, 100 breaststroke — Peabody (P) 1:25.58, 400 freestyle relay — Powers (Allison Davis, Peabody, Jenna Neumann, Jaimie Brady) 4:54.42.

GRAND BLANC, Michigan — Grand Blanc nipped Goodrich 2-1 Wednesday in a clash of league soccer champions from last season.

The Bobcats, who were unbeaten in the Big Nine a year ago, were up 2-0 until the Martians, last year's unbeaten Genesee Area Conference titlists, scored with roughly 2:30 remaining.