Linked Up: 11/8/11

November 8, 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: 2/12/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 12, 2026

1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Division 1 No. 1 Allen Park repeated as Downriver League champion, with No. 2-ranked Gibraltar Carlson second – Southgate News-Herald

2. BOYS WRESTLING No. 3 Yale claimed a Division 3 District title with wins over Imlay City and No. 12 Armada – Port Huron Times Herald

3. BOYS WRESTLING No. 14 Fowlerville avenged a regular-season loss to Williamston to clinch its fourth-straight Division 2 District title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS WRESTLING Zeeland East repeated as a Division 2 District champion with wins over Hamilton and Holland – Holland Sentinel

5. BOYS WRESTLING No. 14 Romeo ran its Division 1 District title streak to six with wins over Utica and Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh downed Chelsea 58-25 as Chloe Bullinger set the school record for career assists – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. ICE HOCKEY Ayden Cook reached 200 career points during Division 2 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic’s 7-1 win over Chelsea – Flint Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort defeated Maple City Glen Lake 46-37, giving coach Tim Reznich 400 victories – Benzie Record Patriot

9. BOYS WRESTLING Shepherd defeated Alma and Remus Chippewa Hills in Division 3 to win its first District title since 2020 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. BOYS WRESTLING Petoskey repeated as a Division 2 District champion with wins over Sault Ste. Marie and Escanaba – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

BOYS SOCCER Holland Christian coach Dave DeBoer stepped down with a 197-42-30 record and having led the team to the Division 3 championship in 2022 – Holland Sentinel