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: 10/19/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 19, 2026
2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Bath won their first Finals championships, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its second straight but in a new division, and Northville ran its Division 1 winning streak to three as Lower Peninsula titles were awarded at four sites – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Detroit Country Day edged Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by a point for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 title after finishing a point back of Cranbrook in 2025 – MHSAA.com
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center won the 32-team Beast of the East Tournament, finishing 5-1 on the day and defeating four ranked opponents – MHSAA.com
4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 6 DeWitt girls and LPD1 No. 10 Grand Ledge boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian locked up the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament title with a five-set win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Local Sports Journal
6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys teams continued their area dominance with Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 1 Saginaw Valley Lutheran defeated Cadillac in three sets to win the M3 Mayhem – Cadillac News
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Springs girls and LPD3 No. 7 Charlevoix boys secured Northern Shores Conference championships – Athletic.net
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Fruitport girls and Western Michigan Christian boys won GMAA titles – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY Adrian swept girls and boys Lenawee County championships; Adrian’s girls are No. 10 in LPD2, and the boys are ranked No. 13 – Athletic.net