Flynn Wisdom (Escanaba Daily Press)
February 8, 2012
Dan Flynn impacted countless students, coaches and more during four decades coaching at Escanaba High School and also a handful as a member of our MHSAA Representative Council. He retired from coaching Monday -- and through the Escanaba Daily Press' Denny Grall, passed on a number of points of wisdom he's picked up during his travels from growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the most recognized sports people not only in the Upper Peninsula, but in statewide high school circles.
A great excerpt from the story's first few paragraphs: "I was like a Sherman tank years ago. ... I came to understand that was not the way to get people going in the same direction. You say I've mellowed. I think I'm more compassionate."
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Caring for kids was Flynn's priority
Today in the MHSAA: 5/8/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 8, 2026
1. GIRLS TENNIS Midland claimed its first league championship since 1996, finishing a point ahead of Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 9 Dow to claim the Saginaw Valley League title – Midland Daily News
2. BASEBALL Division 1 top-ranked Rochester Adams clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a 3-1 win over No. 3 Oxford – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Milford clinched the Lakes Valley Conference championship with a 1-0 win over Walled Lake Northern – Oakland Press
4. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 4 Kingsley girls and Charlevoix boys won Northern Shores Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept Division 2 No. 12 Freeland – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. BASEBALL Madison Heights Madison downed Clinton Township Clintondale 6-1 to stay in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze title race – Macomb Daily
7. SOFTBALL Allen Park finished a sweep of Brownstown Woodhaven 14-8 – Southgate News-Herald
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Freeland shut out Bay City John Glenn 4-0 – WNEM
9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Romeo held on to defeat Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 6-5 – Macomb Daily
10. BASEBALL Cadillac and Petoskey split, Cadillac winning 5-4 and Petoskey 6-0 – Cadillac News