Linked Up: Hill Reaches 1,000

March 4, 2013

The Ann Arbor Pioneer boys and girls swim programs have received national acclaim over the years. And at the head of those efforts has been coach Denny Hill, who celebrated his 1,000th dual meet victory last month. 

AnnArbor.com's Terry Jacoby tells us more about how Hill came to Pioneer and what he's accomplished. This former athlete's thought explains a lot of what Hill has meant to his sport and high school athletics as a whole. 

“(Hill) taught me what it meant to work hard and what it meant to push myself past the limits I had put on myself,” said Kristyne (Cole), who also swam at Michigan. “He taught me what it meant to be a part of a team and how to be a leader. Denny taught me that you should give 100 percent effort in whatever you decide to do, and that the team always comes first; whether that meant showing up to practice early to do lane lines or switching events during a meet right before that event began.”

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Legendary Pioneer swim coach Denny Hill reaches 1,000 win milestone (AnnArbor.com)

Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 9, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup final in a five-round shootout, downing Division 1 No. 3 Okemos – WILX

2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 3-1 win over Petoskey and ended up with the championship outright for the first time since 1997 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord denied Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West a share of the BNC title playing the Titans to a scoreless draw – Petoskey News-Review

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett came back to defeat No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate 2-1 in the Catholic High School League Cardinal title game – Oakland Press

5. BOYS TENNIS No. 4 Maple City Glen Lake ran its Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title streak to three – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa, Portage Central and Rockford shared an LPD1 Regional title, and No. 3 Holland Christian won in LPD3 by a point – Holland Sentinel

7. BOYS TENNIS Mason and Richland Gull Lake shared a Regional championship in LPD2, and No. 9 Lansing Catholic won in LPD4 – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell 2-0 to Toledo St. Francis de Sales in the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport is alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver standings thanks to a four-set win over Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow downed rival Midland High in four sets – Midland Daily News