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: 4/23/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 23, 2026

1. BOYS LACROSSE Walled Lake United defeated South Lyon Unified 9-2, handing the latter just its second Lakes Valley Conference loss in 60 games – Oakland Press

2. TRACK & FIELD Frankfort high jumper Kade MacDonald and the Buckley girls 800 relay set school records in Northwest Conference competition – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Division 1 No. 14 Midland 2-1 as Aubree Bills scored both Chargers goals over five minutes – Midland Daily News

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Brownstown Woodhaven rallied for a 5-2 win over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS GOLF Freeland won the Tri-Valley Conference Red jamboree at Bay Valley with a 317, led by Tristan Pohl’s 72 – Saginaw News

6. SOFTBALL Allison Ulanowski didn’t allow a hit over eight innings and two games in Howell’s sweep of Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Romeo improved to 12-3 with a big win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 7 Lansing Catholic swept DeWitt with a pair of shutouts – Lansing State Journal

9. TRACK & FIELD The Niles Brandywine girls and Dowagiac boys were victorious in Lakeland Conference competition – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. BASEBALL Norway swept Eben Junction Superior Central – My UP Now