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: 5/18/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 18, 2021
Girls soccer: Schoolcraft’s Hannah Thompson tied the MHSAA single-season goals record with her 66th during a 7-2 win over Hartford; she scored all seven goals for her team – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. Boys Golf: Shepherd shot a 358 to clinch a fourth-straight league title and first in the Mid-Michigan Golf Conference – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 8 Linden closed a perfect Flint Metro League run with a 2-1 win over Lake Fenton – WJRT
4. Softball/Baseball: New Lothrop clinched Mid-Michigan Activities Conference championships in both with wins over Otisville-LakeVille Memorial, the softball team its first league title since 2009. New Lothrop’s softball team is ranked No. 9 in Division 3, and the baseball team is No. 13 – Owosso Argus-Press
5. Girls Soccer: Utica Eisenhower clinched the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a 1-0 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily
6. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 2 Hartland locked up the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 19-3 win over Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Baseball: Division 1 No. 12 Lake Orion swept Rochester Adams to win the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
8. Boys Golf: Manistee Catholic Central was one stroke better than Pentwater in locking up the West Michigan D League title – Manistee News Advocate
9. Girls Soccer: Division 4 No. 8 North Muskegon came back from a two-goal deficit to tie No. 7 Lansing Christian 2-2 – Local Sports Journal
10. Baseball: Division 4 No. 7 Johannesburg-Lewiston held on for a pair of one-run wins over Indian River Inland Lakes – Cheboygan News