Linked Up: 11/8/11
December 16, 2011
My online travels over the last 10 days have taken me to just about every media entity in Michigan as we've been tracking down football, volleyball and soccer results. Below are some of the intriguing stories I happened upon that you might want to check out as well.
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State meet an experience to savor (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
Reporter Katie Noble ran at the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals for Kinde North Huron in 2001. She explains how her perspective has changed during the 10 years since -- something any former high school athlete can appreciate.
Lincoln football: More than just football (AnnArbor.com)
Although Ypsilanti Lincoln's first playoff run ever ended after just one game, it gave those fans plenty to celebrate -- and AnnArbor.com's Jeff Sainlar put together a great multimedia look at how the team made history after going 0-9 in 2010.
Twin sisters key players for both Dow and Midland volleyball teams (Midland Daily News)
We hear a lot of stories of teams having two or three siblings, a set of twins or an occasional crew of triplets. But Saturday's District final at Saginaw Heritage included two teams from the same city both receiving major contributions sets of twins. Dan Chalk explained how similarities among those pairs benefited their respective teams in similar ways.
Thomas coached five sports and served as athletic director during his tenure at Saginaw High. But he's best known for leading a boys basketball power that has produced two more coaches who have gone on to win MHSAA titles. A fantastic legacy left by one of the friendliest people I've met in high school athletics, and Geoff Mott tells us about it.
Deckerville Eagles will move to 8-man football (Port Huron Times-Herald)
The Port Huron area looks to continue to be a center for 8-player football with another solid program set to make the switch. But it's not always an easy decision, and Jim Whymer tells us why and how Deckerville decided it was time.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 16, 2023
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Marian defeated four ranked teams including No. 7 Jenison in the final to win the Beast of the East Tournament – Oakland Press
2. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores swept Montague to clinch the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship, while Kyann Hellman went over 2,000 career assists for the Sailors – Local Sports Journal
3. CROSS COUNTY The Muskegon Western Michigan Christian girls won their first GMAA title and were joined by the Muskegon Reeths-Puffer boys as champions; the WMC girls are No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Local Sports Journal Girls | Boys
4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 5 Okemos girls and LPD2 No. 10 Alma boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys
5. VOLLEYBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek claimed its first All-City championship since 2015 with a sweep of Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer
6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo swept Macomb County championships; Romeo’s girls are No. 1 in LPD1, and the boys are an honorable mention – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Calumet swept all three opponents to win the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference Tournament – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Dexter, LPD3 top-ranked Jackson Lumen Christi and Novi Christian girls and LPD1 No. 4 Ann Arbor Pioneer, LPD2 No. 8 Marshall and Royal Oak Shrine Catholic boys won at the Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News | Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian edged Tecumseh to claim the Lenawee County title – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Clinton girls and LPD2 No. 6 Adrian boys won Lenawee County championship races – Adrian Daily Telegram