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.

Marshall Thomas' coaching tree produces state titles on way to Saginaw County Hall of Fame induction (Saginaw News)

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: 2/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 19, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont finished a repeat run in the West Michigan Conference Lakes with a title-clinching win over Muskegon Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland claimed a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with a 46-24 win over Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Greenville finished an outright title run in the River Cities Alliance with a 55-45 victory over Cedar Springs – Grand Rapids Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Standish-Sterling downed Pinconning 75-56 to win the inaugural Jack Pine Conference championship game – Bay City Times

5. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle Girls | Boys

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs clinched the Northern Shores Conference title outright with a 57-36 win over Kingsley – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain downed LeRoy Pine River 58-48 to clinch the Highland Conference title outright – Cadillac News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan earned a share of the Ski Valley Conference championship with a 69-29 win over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Rodriguez reached 1,000 career points and Charlotte Miller 400 career assists as Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard down Chelsea 64-43 – Ann Arbor News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline’s Keira Roehm reached 1,000 career points during a win over Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Comer reached 1,000 career points for Freeland during a 66-50 win over Cadillac – Saginaw News

GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli again broke Paw Paw’s single-game scoring record and also reached 1,000 career rebounds during an 82-75 win over Buchanan – Kalamazoo Gazette