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: 10/14/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 14, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 5 South Lyon East swept honorable mention Milford to claim the Lakes Valley Conference Valley championship – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston defeated Lake Orion in four sets to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Lake City girls – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and Roscommon boys in the Highland Conference and Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Reed City boys in the Central State Activities Association Red all finished league title runs – Cadillac News
4. CROSS COUNTRY – The Freeland girls and LPD2 No. 7 Alma boys clinched Tri-Valley Conference Red titles – Saginaw News
5. CROSS COUNTRY Ithaca finished a sweep of TVC Blue titles; Ithaca’s girls are No. 10 in LPD3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City St. Francis swept team and individual championships at the Kingsley Invitational; the St. Francis girls are No. 2 in LPD3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS SOCCER Warren Mott opened Division 1 District play with a shutout of Roseville – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central remains undefeated in the Big North Conference after a sweep of Traverse City West – Up North Live
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Reed City handed CSAA Red leader Big Rapids its first league defeat – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Calumet swept Negaunee – Upper Michigan’s Source