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: 9/30/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 30, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 2 Plymouth edged top-ranked Northville by two strokes to win the team title, and Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody won her second individual championship in two days at the Bobcats’ invitational – Flint Journal
2. GIRLS GOLF Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its second significant tournament in two days, following Tuesday’s Detroit Catholic League Tournament win with the Oakland County Division 1 title – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS GOLF LPD2 No. 10 Zeeland West clinched its first league championship with a third-place finish at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs clinched the Lake Michigan Conference championship with a league tournament win – Petoskey News-Review
5. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota handed Division 1 top-ranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay its first defeat, 3-2 – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow moved into first alone in the Saginaw Valley League by handing Midland its first conference loss, 3-0 – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Grosse Ile shot a 351 to win the Jackson Area Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. BOYS SOCCER Watervliet improved to 13-2 with a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – WWMT
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West added a second win this season over rival Central, 3-1 – Up North Live
10. BOYS SOCCER Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and New Boston Huron opened the Huron League Tournament with victories – Monroe News