Track & field: Oxford’s Connor Bandel wants to throw record books out
Oxford senior Connor Bandel posted a 65-foot, 1-inch shot put this spring, eclipsing the MHSAA state-meet record of 641/2 set nearly 20 years ago. Bandel’s personal best of 204-2 in discus puts him...
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Baseball Golf course. Birmingham Groves 15-8, North Farmington 3-2: In Game 1, John Kowalchuk went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored. Chaise Ford threw two perfect innings in...
View ArticleIthaca football’s undefeated ‘climb’ chronicled in documentary
Ithaca head coach Terry Hessbrook, shown here surrounded by the 2013 Yellowjackets, is the star of the documentary, “Ithaca: The Climb.” LANSING – Mason Flick, who earned his undergraduate degree from...
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Detroit City FC play the Michigan Bucks on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, MI, during the U.S. Open Cup. Girls Soccer Anchor Bay 3, Grosse Pointe North 2: Lindsey Shira...
View ArticleMHSAA approves 9 sports for big-school co-op teams
Detroit Osborn second baseman Jalen Valentine, left, tries to catch Detroit East English Village outfielder Curron Sutter-Neal stealing a base during the PSL baseball championship at Comerica Park on...
View ArticleBack in Div. 1, Mount Pleasant baseball eyes another title
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baserunner Griffin Sheposh steals second against Mt. Pleasant’s Obie Ricumstrict in the baseball Div. 2 MHSAA state championship on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at McLane Baseball...
View ArticleHalmaghi, Allen lead Novi girls soccer past Saline 3-1
Saline’s Sydney Jarvela (7) chases Novi’s Chloe Allen (13) as she tries to regain control of the ball during the Saline vs. Novi girls’ soccer game on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the...
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Baseballs. Royal Oak 4-3, Birmingham Groves 3-4: In game one, Nate Higley and Andre Martin each went 1-for-2 with a run scored for Birmingham Groves. Chaise Ford pitched 1 and 2/3 innings of scoreless...
View ArticleMay 16-17 high school sports results
Detroit City FC play the Michigan Bucks on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, MI, during the U.S. Open Cup. May 17 Softball Troy Athens 11, Birmingham Groves 1: Lanie...
View ArticlePSL baseball championships: Western wins close call; Osborn cruises
Detroit Western poses with the PSL championship trophy after Monday’s win over Renaissance at Wayne State. Winning plays. The reason Western International won its ninth straight Detroit Public School...
View ArticleDetroit Mercy signs JUCO All-America point guard
New Detroit Titans basketball coach Bacari Alexander speaks at his introductory news conference Friday, April 22, 2016, in Detroit. Deshawndre Black plays for Schoolcraft College Detroit Mercy has...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan State watching trio of 2018 out-of-towners
Cartersville (Ga.) QB Trevor Lawrence The Michigan State coaching staff has been aggressive on the recruiting trail during the spring evaluation period. The staff has been especially focused on the...
View Article2-time Mr. Golf eyeing more before heading to Michigan State
Battle Creek Lakeview golfer Andrew Walker There’s no shortage of superlatives to describe Battle Creek Lakeview senior Andrew Walker. “A quality kid,” says his high school golf coach, Tony Evans....
View ArticleMay 18 high school sports results
Softballs are seen during the 2016 Michigan Softball Academy Home Run Derby on Thursday in Ann Arbor. Baseball Birmingham Groves 4, Birmingham Seaholm 2: Andre Mailing threw a complete game, giving up...
View ArticleBaseball: Cranbrook rallies past Avondale, 4-3
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook players mob Jordyn Finney (obscured, center) after he singles home the winning run in the Cranes’ 4-3 victory over Auburn Hills Avondale. Right before Jordyn Finney came to...
View ArticleSeidel: Baseball players keep chasing the dream in new Utica league
Marshall Howard IV, who played at Novi High, worked out at Lake Orion High on Thursday. He’s trying to make the new minor league team in Utica. They are all chasing the...
View ArticleHartland captures national archery title
Hartland was ring champs at National Archery Sports Program competition at the Louisville (Ky.) Exposition Center on Saturday. Hartland hit the mark and became national champions Saturday. The...
View ArticleGirls lacrosse: Rockford driving toward a four-peat
Rockford’s Alex Vander Molen, left, is one of three players to have won three straight Div. 1 state titles. Rockford’s girls lacrosse team is the definition of a dynasty. The Rams have been to eight...
View ArticleMay 19 high school sports roundup
Preps! Baseball Birmingham Groves 9, Detroit Renaissance 2: Joe Roberts batted 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored. Bralen Dennis went 2-for-3, and Doug Roach helped the cause going...
View ArticleSoftball: Bauer’s remarkable rise leads to Stanford
Unionville-Sebewaing’s Nikki Bauer is the ace for the defending Div. 4 state champs, and may be the first player from Michigan to sign with Stanford. SEBEWAING – Steve Bohn was not...
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