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: 10/20/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 20, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Richland Gull Lake ended No. 8 Parma Western’s season with only one loss, 1-0 in a Division 2 District Final – FOX 17

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Lower Peninsula Division 2 honorable mention Shepherd girls clinched their 13th-straight Jack Pine Conference championship, and Gladwin’s boys repeated – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. VOLLEYBALL Bullock Creek swept Standish-Sterling to claim an outright Tri-Valley Conference 10 title, its first league championship in eight years – Midland Daily News

4. BOYS SOCCER Onsted clinched its first District title since 2009, defeating Michigan Center 3-0 in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Zeeland East girls – No. 5 in LPD2 – and Zeeland West boys won Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship races – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Clarkston surged late to secure a Division 1 District title against Grand Blanc – Oakland Press

7. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD3 honorable mention Erie Mason boys won the final Tri-County Conference jamboree to clinch the league title – Monroe News

8. CROSS COUNTRY Otsego swept Wolverine Conference championships; Otsego’s girls are No. 1 in LPD2., and the boys are No. 8 – Niles Daily Star

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Centreville girls and Bloomingdale boys finished championship runs in the Southwest 10 Conference – Sturgis Journal

10. CROSS COUNTRY Hillsdale Academy swept Southern Central Athletic Association championship meet victories; both teams are ranked No. 4 in LPD4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter