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: 2/25/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 25, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Valeria Ricossa scored all of Armada’s overtime points as the Tigers defeated co-leader Yale 50-47 to clinch a share of the Blue Water Area Conference title – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BAKETBALL Buckley defeated co-leader Maple City Glen Lake 49-36 to create a shared Northwest Conference championship – Up North Live

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek edged West Bloomfield 37-35 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Standish-Sterling 52-29 to win the overall Jack Pine Conference championship – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston downed Deckerville 51-44 to clinch an outright Big Thumb Conference Blue title – Huron Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints claimed the outright championship in the BTC Red with a 31-23 win over Kinde North Huron – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont claimed a share of the West Michigan Conference Lakes title with a 58-36 win over Manistee – Local Sports Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched the outright Central Michigan Athletic Conference title with a 71-34 win over Perry – Lansing State Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Keira Roehm became the state’s all-time career leader in 3-pointers during a 62-37 win over Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addi Dzwik became Battle Creek St. Philip’s leading scorer during her team’s win over Tekonsha – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Chloe Williams reached 1,000 career points in Midland Calvary Baptist’s 49-39 win over Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central – Midland Daily News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Karlie Kimerer reached 1,000 career points during Onsted’s 31-24 win over Adrian Madison – Adrian Daily Telegram