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.
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: 5/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 12, 2025
1. GIRLS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – claimed its ninth-straight Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship – Holland Sentinel
2. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 top-ranked Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Big Rapids boys won Central State Activities Association championships, Chippewa Hills’ girls for the 22nd-straight season – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun | Big Rapids Pioneer
3. TRACK & FIELD Grass Lake’s girls claimed their fifth-consecutive Cascades Conference title, and Jonesville and Hanover-Horton’s boys are co-champions after the former won the league meet – Jackson Citizen Patriot Girls | Boys
4. GIRLS TENNIS Hemlock won six tournament flights on the way to claiming a repeat Tri-Valley Conference title – Saginaw News
5. TRACK & FIELD The LPD1 No. 1 East Kentwood, No. 7 Byron Center, No. 9 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, No. 4 Zeeland East, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Hopkins girls, and LPD1 No. 1 East Kentwood, No. 8 Byron Center, No. 9 Zeeland West, LPD2 No. 7 Wayland, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and Hopkins boys all won O-K Conference championship meet titles – Grand Rapids Press Girls | Boys
6. GIRLS SOCCER North Farmington capped an outright championship run in the Oakland Activities Association Blue with a 7-1 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day edged East Grand Rapids 11-10 in a matchup of Division 2 favorites – Detroit Free Press
8. TRACK & FIELD The Sturgis girls and LPD2 No. 3 Three Rivers boys won Wolverine Conference meet championships – Sturgis Journal
9. TRACK & FIELD The Bay City Western girls and Midland boys won in the Saginaw Valley League – Bay City Times | Athletic.net
10. TRACK & FIELD The Belleville girls and Northville boys won Kensington Lakes Activities Association titles – Hometown Life
Also of note …
GIRLS TENNIS Edwardsburg finished as overall champion in the Wolverine Conference – Sturgis Journal
TRACK & FIELD The Shepherd boys and LPD2 No. 3 Gladwin girls earned Jack Pine Conference meet titles – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun | Athletic.net
TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 6 Adrian Madison boys and No. 4 Blissfield girls won Lenawee County Athletic Association meets – Adrian Daily Telegram | Athletic.net