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: 10/26/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 26, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian wrapped up a Division 4 District title with a 3-1 win over No. 10 North Muskegon – Local Sports Journal
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ravenna won the West Michigan Conference Rivers Tournament, earning a share of its first title since 2008 – Local Sports Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Midland Calvary Baptist clinched a Division 4 District title with a shootout win over Roscommon – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport downed Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian in five sets to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver Tournament – MuskegonSports.com
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Hart claimed a share of the WMC Lakes championship with a sweep at the conference tournament – Local Sports Journal
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Warren Mott girls and New Haven boys clinched Macomb Area Conference Blue championship meet titles – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY The Grosse Pointe South girls and Marysville boys were champions in the MAC White – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buchanan locked up a sixth-straight league championship at the Lakeland Conference Tournament – Niles Daily Star
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth defeated Division 3 top-ranked Saginaw Valley Lutheran and No. 2 Roscommon in its final two matches to claim its home invitational title – Saginaw News
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 8 Lake City girls and LPD4 No. 2 Breckenridge boys won Northern Michigan Meet of Champions titles – Cadillac News