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: 10/17/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 17, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day downed top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 3-2 in overtime to win a Division 3 District title – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 North Muskegon got past No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 4-3 in overtime of their District final – WZZM
3. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Holland West Ottawa claimed its first District title since 2010 with a 2-0 win over No. 3 Grand Haven in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central claimed a fourth-straight Division 1 District title with a 1-0 win over No. 9 Livonia Stevenson – Hometown Life
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Bloomfield Hills clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a four-set victory over honorable mention Clarkston – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate clinched a ninth-straight District title with a 4-1 win over Marysville in Division 2 – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY Ann Arbor Pioneer swept girls and boys Southeastern Conference Red championships; both are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Ann Arbor News Girls | Boys
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Brownstown Woodhaven girls ran their Downriver League championship streak to three, and the Woodhaven boys clinched their second straight – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Fruitport edged Allendale in a shootout win to clinch a Division 2 District title – Grand Haven Tribune
10. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Clinton secured a Division 4 District title with a 4-0 win over Adrian Lenawee Christian – Adrian Daily Telegram