Today In The MHSAA: 8/31/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 31, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center downed reigning Division 4 champion Adrian Lenawee Christian 2-0 – JTV
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 McBain Northern Michigan Christian moved to 5-0 with an 8-1 win over Gladwin – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. VOLLEYBALL Dowagiac downed Vicksburg 3-1, defeating the Bulldogs for the first time since joining the Wolverine Conference – Niles Daily Star
4. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven and Dearborn Edsel Ford, the top two finishers last season in the Downriver League, played to a 1-1 draw – Southgate News-Herald
5. GIRLS TENNIS West Iron County won three doubles matches to get past Iron Mountain 5-3 – Iron Mountain Daily News
6. BOYS SOCCER Fenton downed Ortonville Brandon 5-2 in a Flint Metro League opener – Oakland Press
7. BOYS TENNIS St. Joseph downed Stevensville Lakeshore 7-1 in league play – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Flynn Wisdom (Escanaba Daily Press)
February 8, 2012
Dan Flynn impacted countless students, coaches and more during four decades coaching at Escanaba High School and also a handful as a member of our MHSAA Representative Council. He retired from coaching Monday -- and through the Escanaba Daily Press' Denny Grall, passed on a number of points of wisdom he's picked up during his travels from growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the most recognized sports people not only in the Upper Peninsula, but in statewide high school circles.
A great excerpt from the story's first few paragraphs: "I was like a Sherman tank years ago. ... I came to understand that was not the way to get people going in the same direction. You say I've mellowed. I think I'm more compassionate."
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