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: 10/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice scored both goals off corner kicks to get past No. 7 Clarkston 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North advanced in its Division 2 District with an upset of No. 7 Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central defeated Cadillac 3-1 to finish an outright championship run in the Big North Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Saugatuck continued its surge with a 5-0 Division 4 win over No. 12 Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire finished a repeat title run in the Ski Valley Conference with a sweep of Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Saginaw Heritage scored all three of its goals during the second half to come back and defeat Midland Dow 3-2 in Division 1 – WJRT
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL North Muskegon finished a perfect run through the West Michigan Conference Rivers with a sweep of Shelby, and Maci Lathrop reached 1,000 career assists – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian earned a key sweep of Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford held on for a 4-3 win over Houghton in Division 3 – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker advanced with a 1-0 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune