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: 1/24/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 25, 2022
1. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee was first and Division 4 top-ranked Hudson second at the Tigers’ Super 16 Tournament – Monroe News
2. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland defeated No. 4 Byron Center and then No. 6 Muskegon Mona Shores to win the Westside Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 17 Ecorse beat the buzzer to hand Division 1 No. 11 River Rouge its first loss, 60-58 – Southgate News-Herald
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alyssa Hill went over 1,000 career points as Negaunee avenged an earlier loss to Ishpeming Westwood – Marquette Mining Journal
5. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 2 Whitehall won the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship with eight individual titles – Muskegon Chronicle
6. WRESTLING Gladstone won its first Upper Peninsula championship in five years, with Division 4 No. 9 Iron Mountain second – Escanaba Daily Press
7. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Brownstown Woodhaven won the 10-team Downriver Classic – Southgate News-Herald
8. COMPETITIVE CHEER Wyandotte Roosevelt finished first in Division 1 and overall at its invitational – Southgate News-Herald
9. WRESTLING Napoleon was first and Niles Brandywine second at the 26th Shawn Cockrell Memorial Invitational at Quincy – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. WRESTLING Howell went 5-0 to win Plymouth’s Jimmy Ahearn Memorial Duals – Livingston Daily Press & Argus