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: 4/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
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1. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central won a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Final, downing reigning champion Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 14-4 – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Saline and No. 10 Grand Blanc split, Saline winning 5-3 but suffering its first loss, 6-2, to the Bobcats – Ann Arbor News

3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 3 Ada Forest Hills Eastern and Division 1 No. 8 Mattawan split a doubleheader, with the opening 6-5 FHE win featuring a pair of the state’s top pitching aces – Kalamazoo Gazette

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5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge won a matchup of first-place teams in the Capital Area Activities Conference, downing Okemos 10-8 – WLNS

6. SOFTBALL Chloe Compau struck out a combined 29 hitters during Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth’s sweep of Bay City John Glenn – Saginaw News

7. TRACK & FIELD Romeo swept Fraser’s girls and boys in Macomb Area Conference Red competition – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 11 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Hemlock 4-1 and 3-2 – Saginaw News

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10. TRACK & FIELD Brighton swept Hartland in girls and boys meets – Livingston Daily Press & Argus