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: 2/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 6, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 1 Howell clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship in 15 years with a 4-3 overtime win over Division 2 No. 3 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald finished a repeat outright championship run in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 54-30 win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota came back to down Roseville 70-65 and clinch a share of the MAC Red title – Detroit Free Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Brody St. John reached 1,000 career points in Petersburg Summerfield’s 61-35 victory over Sand Creek – Monroe News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tawas and Oscoda are tied for first in the North Star League Big Dipper thanks to Tawas’ first win in the series since 2018, 43-33 – Bay City Times
6. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven and Warren Woods-Tower are tied for first in the MAC Gold thanks to New Haven’s 58-47 win – Macomb Daily
7. ICE HOCKEY Clarkston moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 3-0 win over Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in a matchup of Mid-State Activities Conference division leaders – Saginaw News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia defeated Fowler 55-46 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Central Michigan Athletic Conference – Lansing State Journal
10. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 5 Marquette downed Negaunee 5-2 – My UP Now