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: 11/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 12, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley upset top-ranked Roscommon with a sweep in their Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Up North Live
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL South Lyon came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Brighton in five in a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chesterfield Austin Catholic advanced to its first Regional Final with a sweep of Deckerville in Division 4 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won a matchup of top-10 teams in Division 1, sweeping No. 10 Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged a 2024 Regional Final loss to No. 10 Hancock with a Division 4 sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford defeated No. 9 Hudsonville in Division 1 and No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian defeated No. 5 Holland Christian in Division 2 – WOOD TV
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport got through a tough first set on the way to a sweep of honorable mention Ionia in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy swept honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a Division 1 matchup of Catholic High School League champions – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Traverse City Central advanced in Division 1 with a four-set win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ann Arbor Christian came back from two sets down to defeat two-time reigning Division 4 champion Clarkston Everest Collegiate in five – MHSAA.com