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: 1/15/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 15, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee’s Averie Zinn became the 34th girls basketball player in MHSAA history to score 2,000 career points during her team’s win over Clio – WJRT
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Caden Carriveau reached 1,000 career points in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port’s 58-48 win over Reese – Bay City Times
3. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed Division 1 No. 3 Hartland 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. ICE HOCKEY Caden Nemeth’s 100th career point was the game-winning goal in Midland Dow’s 4-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
5. WRESTLING Leslie defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 47-28 and Division 4 No. 9 Manchester 50-27 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota won a matchup of leaders in the Macomb Area Conference Red, downing Port Huron Northern 81-56 – Macomb Daily
7. WRESTLING Traverse City West came back from a 22-0 deficit to defeat Traverse City Central 42-33 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double in Fremont’s big win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
9. ICE HOCKEY Grosse Ile downed Gibraltar Carlson 3-2 after they tied in their previous meeting – Southgate News-Herald
10. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids 50-30 – Big Rapids Pioneer