Linked Up: 12/19/11
December 19, 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: 5/14/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 14, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 8 Frankenmuth clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a sweep of Freeland – Saginaw News
2. BASEBALL Petoskey clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a sweep over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern earned a third-straight Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title with a shootout win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 17 Muskegon Catholic Central earned coach Steve Schuitema his 400th career victory during a sweep of Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – Local Sports Journal
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Plymouth Christian Academy handed Allen Park Inter-City Baptist its first loss, 2-0 – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Ledge advanced to the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup championship match with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 11 Mason – Lansing State Journal
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 9 DeWitt advanced on the other side of the CAAC Gold Cup bracket with a 4-0 win over East Lansing – WILX
8. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 16 Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph split, Lakeshore winning the opener and the Bears the second game – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BASEBALL Fraser moved into first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a 2-1 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Macomb Daily
10. SOFTBALL Kianna Vork added to her school career home run record during Hamilton’s sweep of Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel