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: 3/19/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 19, 2021
The basketball regular season pulled another day closer to its close Thursday with more league title celebrations, while wrestling and hockey teams continued to advance through their postseasons.
1. Girls Basketball: Saline clinched a share of its first league title since 2002, downing Ann Arbor Huron 69-33 in the Southeastern Conference Red – Saline Post
2. Wrestling: Bloomfield Hills downed Birmingham Seaholm in Division 1 to claim its first District title – Oakland Press
3. Girls Basketball: Hartland won the Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall title with a 48-30 victory over Wayne Memorial – Detroit News
4. Girls Basketball: Brooke Daniels became Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s all-time leading scorer in a 47-32 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
5. Wrestling: Gladstone defeated Kingsford and Negaunee in Division 3 to clinch its 13th-straight District title – Escanaba Daily Press
6. Girls Basketball: Erie Mason clinched the Tri-County Conference title with a 50-36 win over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News
7. Girls Basketball: Lake Orion clinched the Oakland Activities Association Blue title with a 47-26 win over Berkley – Oakland Press
8. Boys Basketball: Rudyard clinched the Straits Area Conference title outright with a 74-32 win over Cheboygan – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Wrestling: Comstock Park – whose coach, Jim Olson, died near the start of the season – won its Division 3 District with his memory as inspiration – FOX 17
10. Hockey: No. 4 Rockford downed No. 7 Traverse Bay Reps 6-2 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy’s Makaiya Thomas went over 1,000 career points during a 74-47 win over Carrollton – Saginaw News
Girls Basketball: Detroit is mourning the weekend death of longtime Martin Luther King coach William Winfield – Detroit News
Boys Basketball: Blissfield finished an outright title run in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 61-41 win over Ida – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron finished its outright title run in the SEC Red with a 66-40 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News