Linked Up: 11/8/11
December 16, 2011
My online travels over the last 10 days have taken me to just about every media entity in Michigan as we've been tracking down football, volleyball and soccer results. Below are some of the intriguing stories I happened upon that you might want to check out as well.
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State meet an experience to savor (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
Reporter Katie Noble ran at the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals for Kinde North Huron in 2001. She explains how her perspective has changed during the 10 years since -- something any former high school athlete can appreciate.
Lincoln football: More than just football (AnnArbor.com)
Although Ypsilanti Lincoln's first playoff run ever ended after just one game, it gave those fans plenty to celebrate -- and AnnArbor.com's Jeff Sainlar put together a great multimedia look at how the team made history after going 0-9 in 2010.
Twin sisters key players for both Dow and Midland volleyball teams (Midland Daily News)
We hear a lot of stories of teams having two or three siblings, a set of twins or an occasional crew of triplets. But Saturday's District final at Saginaw Heritage included two teams from the same city both receiving major contributions sets of twins. Dan Chalk explained how similarities among those pairs benefited their respective teams in similar ways.
Thomas coached five sports and served as athletic director during his tenure at Saginaw High. But he's best known for leading a boys basketball power that has produced two more coaches who have gone on to win MHSAA titles. A fantastic legacy left by one of the friendliest people I've met in high school athletics, and Geoff Mott tells us about it.
Deckerville Eagles will move to 8-man football (Port Huron Times-Herald)
The Port Huron area looks to continue to be a center for 8-player football with another solid program set to make the switch. But it's not always an easy decision, and Jim Whymer tells us why and how Deckerville decided it was time.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/28/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 28, 2025
1. BOYS LACROSSE Mattawan downed Holland Christian 13-2 to win its first Division 2 Regional title – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Macomb Dakota came back from three runs down to get past No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay 5-4 in a Division 1 District game – Macomb Daily
3. SOFTBALL No. 3 Hudsonville held on for an extra-innings 10-7 Division 1 win over Grandville – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland scored the final eight goals in a 15-5 Division 1 Regional Final win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City Central earned its first District Final berth with a 3-2 win over Bay City Western in Division 2, Central’s first victory over its rival since 2011 – Bay City Times
6. BASEBALL No. 16 Brighton came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat South Lyon 5-4 in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS GOLF The top four teams finished within seven strokes of each other as No. 4 Essexville Garber claimed a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional title just ahead of Chesaning and No. 10 Millington – Saginaw News
8. BOYS GOLF Lansing Catholic and Hayden Riley swept team and individual championships at their LPD3 Regional – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 New Boston Huron avenged last season’s District Final loss to Trenton with a 3-0 win in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Jenna Moeller starred as No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 5-1 win over Macomb Lutheran North – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
BASEBALL Division 4 No. 18 Maple City Glen Lake earned coach Kris Herman his 500th win with a walk-off 3-2 victory over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle