Linked Up: 12/19/11
December 20, 2011
We've hit a bit of a slow spot with schools out for break and most contests reserved for holiday showcases and the like.
Here are some suggestions if you have some time for some reading between now and the start of 2012.
High school coaches try to bring basketball back to basics (Detroit News)
For most of the last decade, we've heard about the recessing of basketball fundamentals even among elite high school players. Enter Ben Kelso, Marshall Thomas and a number of other Michigan coaches who have pledged to end that trend. Tom Markowski tells us how the Metro Detroit Basketball Coaches Association aims to do so.
Lantzy retires after more than 4 decades as Ike grid coach (Macomb County Advisor & Source)
Utica-Eisenhower coach Bob Lantzy has been his school's only varsity football coach. He took four teams to MHSAA Finals and this fall became one of only nine state football coaches to win more than 900 games. He has retired after 41 seasons, and Kevin Lozon fills us in on the legacy.
Tabahn Afrik poised for greatness in pool for West Ottawa (Holland Sentinel)
The Holland area has its next big swimming star. Dan D'Addona introduces us to Tabahn Afrik, a freshman at Holland West Ottawa who qualified for the MHSAA Division 1 Finals in two events in his first meet this season.
High school basketball: History of class hoops is just that (South Bend Tribune)
"Hoosiers" made Indiana's former one-class basketball tournament known on a grander scale. But Indiana went to classes (similar to Michigan's) beginning in 1997-98. Al Lesar tells us how some in the state are attempting to revert to one class.
Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 26, 2025
1. HOCKEY No. 6 Painesdale Jeffers won its first Regional title since 1977 with 5-1 victory over No. 2 Houghton in Division 3 – My UP Now
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary clinched the Ski Valley Conference championship with a 51-44 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada and Yale shared the Blue Water Area Conference title with Armada’s win over Richmond and Yale’s over Imlay City – Port Huron Times Herald
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort clinched the Northwest Conference title outright with an 18-11 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter locked up a share of the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 57-23 victory over Monroe – Ann Arbor News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Temperance Bedford also claimed a share in the SEC Red with a big win over Ann Arbor Huron – Monroe News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 58-30 victory over Laingsburg – Lansing State Journal
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mariah Kerley became East Jackson’s all-time leading scorer during a big win over Milan – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Camryn VandenBosch reached 1,000 career points in Holland Christian’s 45-35 win over Allendale – Holland Sentinel
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian finished a fourth-straight undefeated run through the Jack Pine Conference with a 62-42 win over Shepherd in a crossover of division champs – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland edged Midland 51-49 in a matchup of contenders in Divisions 2 and 1, respectively – WNEM