Gaylord St. Mary sets state record for interceptions
Preps! Gaylord St. Mary is 2-0 and has one of the most unusual statistics you can imagine. Through two games, the Snowbirds have intercepted more passes (nine) than they have caught (seven). “That’s...
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Orchard Lake St. Mary’s safety Julian Benavides drags down Detroit Loyola running back Malcolm Mayes during St. Mary’s 35-14 win Friday at Hazel Park. THURSDAY OTHER GAME Detroit Cesar Chavez at...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan football's top targets for 2018 class
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will lead his team against Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 3. Just as the final stretch begins on the recruiting trail for high school seniors, Sept. 1 signals the real beginning...
View ArticleSept. 6 high school sports results
Erin O’Leary goes up for the ball during volleyball tryouts on Wednesday, Aug. 10. 2016 at Novi High School in Novi. Boys soccer Grand Blanc 3, Hartland 3: Brady Walker scored twice and assisted once...
View Article'Big Mike' Onwenu is Michigan's latest two-way football player
Michigan lineman Michael Onwenu speaks to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Ann Arbor. It may not be his given name, but it’s darn close by now. Almost everyone calls Michael Onwenu “Big Mike.”...
View ArticleSon of Swami’s week 3 high school football picks
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s running back RaShawn Allen dodges a tackle attempt from Detroit Loyola’s Price Watkins during St. Mary’s 35-14 win Friday at Hazel Park. The Son of Swami is a big Hall of Fame...
View ArticleRecruiting: MSU so far the 'favorite' for Ohio '18 CB Xavier Henderson
Pickerington (Ohio) Central DB Xavier Henderson One of the players that the Michigan State staff is making a top priority for the class of 2018 is Pickerington (Ohio) Central defensive back Xavier...
View ArticleSept. 7 Michigan high school results
An inflatable dome has collapsed at Eastern Michigan University, forcing high school soccer players and parents to scramble to safety. Boys soccer Fraser 3, Grosse Pointe North 2: Alfonso Garcia...
View ArticleRockford boys cross-country in running for three-peat
Julian Kipke, Rockford No. 125 There’s a reason Rockford’s boys cross-country team has won consecutive Division 1 state titles and 21 straight OK Red conference titles. The Rams can check off all the...
View ArticleMcCabe: Davison’s Tariq Reid has great vision, speed
Davison RB Tariq Reid When the season began, Tariq Reid was a rumor, a guy who gained mored than 1,000 yards in each of his first two years of high school at Burton Atherton, a school not known for...
View ArticleRecruiting: Cass Tech's Jaylen Kelly-Powell focuses on an academic fit
Cass head coach Thomas Wilcher poses with Jaylen Kelly-Powell on Thursday at Cass Tech. Kelly-Powell has received 43 college offers. With college football programs lining up for Detroit Cass Tech star...
View ArticleDearborn’s Mustafa Khaleefah a quick study in football
Dearborn senior lineman Mustafa Khaleefah first went out for football as a sophomore. The 6-foot-6, 285-pounder quickly developed into a force on the field and was offered by Michigan State in June....
View ArticleSuttons Bay scraps 2016 football season after two games
Suttons Bay plays in the Division 6 state championship game on Nov. 26, 2004. The varsity football season at Suttons Bay ended last week after a 37-0 loss to Elk Rapids, which followed a 38-14 loss to...
View ArticleKathy McGee to join Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Kathy McGee coached Flint Powers girls basketball to a 599-153 record over 31 seasons. “The girls taught me how to overcome,” McGee said. Kathy McGee taught plenty about basketball to her many high...
View ArticlePerry Farrell: Late mentor Neville Britto made a world of difference
Neville Britto My mentor died last week. I know it was from a broken heart. Neville Britto changed my life. He was my English teacher, homeroom teacher and mentor while I was at Sacred Heart Junior...
View ArticleLive blog recap: Michigan high school football scores and chatter
Wyandotte bursts through a banner before a football game against Allen Park on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Allen Park High. After this weekend, we’ll be one-third of the way through the high school...
View ArticleDefense, turnovers help Birmingham Groves defeat Southfield A&T, 13-7
Footballs on the field before a game. Birmingham Groves and Southfield Arts & Technology could have played this game on December 26 — it all came down to who returned the most gifts. Groves (3-0)...
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Walled Lake Western’s players enter the field ahead of their game against Northville on Monday, September 9, 2016, at Warriors Stadium in Walled Lake, MI. Friday’s results CATHOLIC LEAGUE Ann Arbor...
View ArticleMcCabe: Led by Cody White, Walled Lake Western rolls past Northville
Northville’s Nathan Holloway tackles Walled Lake Western quarterback Cody White during the first quarter Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. White completed 11 of 16 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns in...
View ArticleMetro & state: Ex-Detroit East Catholic coach Denny Alexander dies
Basketball Men’s basketball: Former longtime coach Eugene (Denny) Alexander died Tuesday at age 70, Xavier University of Louisiana announced. No cause was given. Alexander coached at Detroit East...
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