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.”
Click to read the full report:
Legendary Pioneer swim coach Denny Hill reaches 1,000 win milestone (AnnArbor.com)
Today in the MHSAA: 1/20/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 20, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mia McGregor went over 2,000 career points in Mio’s big win over Posen – Bay City Times
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Blanc – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won the Genesee County Meet for the 34th time, with Baylor Perkins breaking two meet records – Flint Journal
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 10 Midland Dow won its 23rd-straight Tri-Cities Championship, with Ransom Kurzer part of four event wins – Bay City Times
4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Lake Fenton set team total score records on successive days in winning its Blue Devil Battle and then the Montrose Mystery Invite – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BOWLING Walled Lake Central defeated West Bloomfield to claim the Oakland County title – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lizzie Wolthuis reached 1,000 career points in Grand Rapids South Christian’s big win over Grand Rapids Union – Grand Rapids Press
7. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Clare boys took first at the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Marquette scored first, but Division 1 No. 7 Brighton scored the next four goals on the way to a 6-2 win – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs won a matchup of league leaders, defeating Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. SWIMMING & DIVING Marquette swept the girls and boys team championships at its Splash N Dash meets – Iron Mountain Daily News | SwimCloud