Cass Tech football's star quartet enjoys final season - People-Jones, Parker,...
Detroit Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones, left, and Rodney Hall have played football with Donovan Johnson and Donovan Parker for 8 years. All are college recruits hoping to lead the Technicians to...
View ArticleMcCabe: Jason Whitens powers North Central into 8-man football finals
Now that Ithaca lost in the regional finals, which football team in the state has the longest current winning streak? If you came up with Muskegon Catholic Central and its 18 straight victories, you...
View ArticleClass C volleyball: Brown City downs Adrian Madison in five games
Brown City celebrates a semifinal win over Adrian Madison on Nov. 17, 2016. BATTLE CREEK – Brown City had been to Kellogg Arena before. Last season it lost to Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central in the...
View ArticlePreps ticker: Lynn Sanders rebuilds Detroit Central
Deacon Lynn Sanders , left, leads his group of participants in the Third New Hope Baptist Church 500-Man march in a moment of prayer before startng their walk in Detroit MI on Friday, May 14, 2010....
View ArticleClass C volleyball: Bronson moves on in three games over Calumet
Bronson players celebrate after a point during semi-finals against TC St. Francis. BATTLE CREEK – It’s an unusual strategy, but it works for defending Class C state champion Bronson. “We play better...
View ArticleClass B volleyball: North Branch heads back to title game
Allyson Severance of North Branch gets a kill shot past Buchanan’s Megan Adkerson on Thursday at Kellogg Arena. Severance and Olivia Fike led the Broncos with 14 kills each. BATTLE CREEK – Even North...
View ArticleClass B volleyball: Lake Odessa gains control in fourth set
Volleyball BATTLE CREEK – Same Navy blue shirts, same Navy blue shorts and same Viking nickname. But where the differences counted the most, No. 1-ranked Lake Odessa Lakewood won out over Cadillac,...
View ArticleClass D volleyball semis: Oakland Christian advances past Rogers City
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian’s Genna Castillo, left, goes airborn in celebrating a point with teammate Emilena VonAllmen on Thursday. BATTLE CREEK – Something happened to Auburn Hills Oakland...
View ArticleGirls swimming: Guess who’s back in Division 1? Farmington Hills Mercy
Farmington Hills Mercy’s Kylie Goit is congratulated by Annette Dombkowski after completing the 200 freestyle relay. When Farmington Hills Mercy coach Mike Venos says, “We’re fortunate to have some...
View ArticleNovi volleyball postgame news conference after state semifinal win
Wildcats advance to third straight Class A final Friday in Battle Creek. Video by Perry A. Farrell/DFP
View ArticleClass A volleyball: Rockford rallies past Temperance Bedford, 3-2
Volleyball BATTLE CREEK – Once Rockford forced a fourth set, the Rams had new life. And once the fourth set got going, the Rams got on a tidal wave roll — that included an 11-0 run — which Temperance...
View ArticleClass A volleyball: Top-ranked Novi rolls past Fenton
Novi’s Jaeda Porter (13) calls out a play. BATTLE CREEK – Fenton watched top-ranked Novi warm up before Friday’s Class A semifinal at Kellogg Arena. Not a good idea. The powerful Wildcats had lost...
View ArticleLive updates: Michigan high school football semifinals
Dearborn Divine Child defensive back Evan Latham looks for an opening after intercepting the ball during Dearborn Divine Child’s 28-21 win Friday in Allen Park. Here we goooooooo! Keep it pegged here...
View ArticleClass D volleyball: Plymouth Christian downs Oakland Christian, 3-1
BATTLE CREEK – Longtime Auburn Hills Oakland Christian volleyball coach Priscilla Larned got her wish. Plymouth Christian’s Olivia Mady attempts a kill over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian blockers...
View ArticleMichigan high school football state finals schedule
Cass Tech’s (9) Donovan Peoples-Jones and (7) Rodney Hall celebrate a touchdown during Cass Tech’s 35-7 win over Dearborn Fordson Saturday in Detroit. ALL FINALS AT FORD FIELD Division 1 SEMIFINALS...
View ArticleClass C volleyball: Bronson rallies past Brown City
BATTLE CREEK – Bronson repeated as Class C state champion with a 3-1 comeback win Saturday over finals newcomer Brown City, 23-25, 25-22, 25-11 and 25-19. Volleyball and net on hardwood floor of...
View ArticleMcCabe: Peoples-Jones’ catch lifts Cass Tech over Utica Eisenhower
Just over 30 seconds remained as the Detroit Cass Tech players scrambled to the line of scrimmage at the Utica Eisenhower 20-yard line, trailing 28-25 at Troy Athens. Cass Tech football player, Donovan...
View ArticleClass A volleyball final: Abryanna Cannon shoots Novi past Rockford
Novi’s Abryanna Cannon spikes the ball over Rockford’s Olivia Rademacher during the Class A state championship Saturday at Battle Creek. BATTLE CREEK – The volleyball system works at Novi — especially...
View ArticlePrep swimming finals: Birmingham Seaholm swarms field in Division 2
Birmingham Seaholm celebrates winning the Div. 2 title as the standings are announced Saturday at EMU. Allie Russell and her Birmingham Seaholm teammates were just going to kick back after Saturday’s...
View ArticlePlymouth Christian volleyball talks Class D state title
Plymouth Christian lost in last year’s state final, but came back to claim a four-set victory over Oakland Christian Saturday in Battle Creek. Video by Perry A. Farrell/DFP
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