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: 10/19/26
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