Linked Up: 12/2/11
December 20, 2011
So long, Fall. Welcome, Winter.
We're in the midst of leaving the former behind and jumping into the latter, and the stories I found this week go along with that theme.
Remember, if you find something high school sports-related that you think others would find useful or inspiring, send me a link at [email protected] and I'll check it out.
The man who couldn't say no (Grand Traverse Insider)
Lynn Walker has answered the Benzie Central coaching call a number of times over the last 30 years. Greg Gielczyk tells us how Walker, after retiring over the summer with 606 games to his credit, answered that call again this winter.
RCHS junior hands out medals on big stage (Presque Isle County Advance)
What goes into being part of our MHSAA Student-Advisory Council? A number of memorable experiences, and this one no doubt ranks up there. Angie Asam explains how Rogers City junior Evan Lamb gave us a hand passing out awards after the Division 6 Football Final at Ford Field.
Marine City supporters pack Ford Field (Port Huron Times-Herald)
By the unofficial count of my eyes, Marine City had the largest crowd of the 16 teams who played in the weekend's Football Final at Ford Field. Jim Whymer tells us why this was a must-see for so many fans.
Lawton's "Core Four" head into final season together (Paw Paw Courier-Leader)
Lawton’s “Core Four” of Alyssa Barkovich, Jenna Maury, Erika Whittington and Cassandra Willis have been part of two straight volleyball league titles and are going for their fourth-straight basketball league championship. Daniel Thornton takes us through some of their impressive winning streaks, including 41-straight league volleyball victories.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/27/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 27, 2025
1. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Holland Christian girls and No. 1 Battle Creek Harper Creek boys won Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association team titles in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel | Battle Creek Enquirer
2. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Remus Chippewa Hills girls and No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis boys won Division 3 MITCA team championships – Big Rapids Pioneer | Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Hillsdale Academy girls and No. 1 Riverview Gabriel Richard boys won MITCA titles in Division 4 – Hillsdale Daily News | Athletic.net
4. TRACK & FIELD East Kentwood swept Division 1 MITCA championships; both the girls and boys teams were ranked No. 1 entering the meet – Athletic.net
5. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 6 Grass Lake claimed its fifth-straight Cascades Conference title with a sweep of honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. SOFTBALL Benzie Central swept Onekama to clinch its first Northwest Conference title in this sport since 1996 – Manistee News-Advocate
7. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 9 Grass Lake also claimed its fifth-straight Cascades Conference title on the baseball diamond with a sweep of Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. SOFTBALL Bronson finished a fourth-straight Big 8 Conference title run with a sweep of Concord – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. SOFTBALL Division 4 No. 6 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept Vestaburg to clinch a fourth-straight Mid-State Activities Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Evart earned a shared Highland Conference title with Division 4 No. 2 Beal City by sweeping LeRoy Pine River – Cadillac News
Also of note …
TRACK & FIELD The Rochester High girls and Rochester Adams boys won Oakland County championships – Oakland Press Girls | Boys