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: 5/31/18

May 31, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
 

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Boys Lacrosse: Northville claimed its first Regional title in this sport, downing No. 10 Plymouth 12-5 in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Lacrosse: Detroit Country Day edged Dearborn Divine Child 10-7 in Division 2 to earn an eighth straight Regional championship – Oakland Press

3. Boys Golf: New Baltimore Anchor Bay shot a 284 to win its Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional by 12 strokes – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Lacrosse: No. 8 Northville will play for a Division 1 Regional title after a 9-6 win over Canton – Observer & Eccentric

5. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 East Grand Rapids locked up a sixth straight Regional title with a 16-2 win over Spring Lake in Division 2 – FOX 17

6. Boys Golf: Charlevoix claimed its second straight LP Division 3 Regional title shooting 327 to finish 16 strokes lower than runner-up and No. 7 Tawas – Petoskey News-Review

7. Softball: Olivia Tomaszewski threw a perfect game in the final regular-season game of the season for Division 4 No. 5 Frankfort, a 2-0 win over Manton – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 Hartland earned a Division 1 Regional title with a 21-5 win over Howell Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. Girls Lacrosse: Portage Northern moved on in a Division 1 Regional with a 15-8 win over Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Girls Soccer: Garden City scored the first three goals in a 3-1 rain-shortened Division 2 District win over Allen Park – Southgate News Herald