Prep football semifinals: Country Day, OL St. Mary’s off to Ford Field
Birmingham Detroit Country Day coach Dan MacLean talks to his team after a 20-14 win over River Rouge in the Div. 4 state semifinals Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Birmingham Detroit Country Day’s defense...
View ArticleClass B volleyball final: North Branch tops Lake Odessa Lakewood
North Branch players celebrate after winning their second Class B state title in three years over Lake Odessa Lakewood at Battle Creek. BATTLE CREEK – Been here, done that. Saturday’s Class B...
View ArticleEx-OL St. Mary’s star, Jaguars WR Allen Robinson grabs TD vs. Lions - It was...
Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson celebrates his second-quarter touchdown Sunday at Ford Field. Allen Robinson returned home as a pro for the first time. The Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver...
View ArticleMcCabe: Catholic Central’s three-fullback offense a smashing success
Grandville’s Jalen Raniga defends against Novie Detroit Catholic Central’s Cameron Ryan during CC’s 28-14 win in the Division 1 regional final at Catholic Central Saturday. Novi Detroit Catholic...
View ArticleFive high school football performances to lift teams to state finals
Romeo’s Christopher Zanke lifts the MHSAA Football Champion trophy in the air surrounded by his teammates, after defeating Detroit Cass Tech in the Michigan High School Athletic Association football...
View ArticleMichigan high school football finals previews: Divisions 7 and 8
Detroit Loyola quarterback Price Watkins looks for an open receiver during a game against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood in October. There are only two losses among the four finalists in...
View ArticleQ&A with Pewamo-Westphalia RB Jared Smith
Pewamo-Westphalia senior running back Jared Smith discusses how he has gained over 8,000 yards in his career. Video by Mick McCabe / DFP
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 ArticleMichigan high school football semifinals results and 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 ArticleNo offense, no problem for Grand Rapids CC in Division 4 title win
Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Anthony Shukis intercept the ball from Birmingham Detroit Country Day’s Roy McCree IV during GRCC’s 10-7 win in the Division 4 state title game Friday at Ford Field....
View ArticleDetroit King honors late coach with run after winning state title - Season...
Jesse Scarber shows his taped wrists with “R.I.P Harv” for King coach Dale Harvel, who passed away before the season. After the final horn sounded, securing Detroit King’s second-straight Division 2...
View ArticleWalled Lake Western QB Johnny Tracy accepts defeat, enjoys senior year - The...
MSU commit Cody White played split end and slotback this season since QB Johnny Tracy transferred in from Brother Rice. Was Cam Newton paying attention? If he was, he would have seen in Walled Lake...
View ArticlePrep notes: Bo Bell helps carry Jackson Lumen Christi to Div. 6 crown
Bo Bell is his worst critic. His dad is his second-worst critic. When asked what his dad would say about his performance in the Division 6 championship victory against Maple City Glen Lake Friday at...
View ArticlePreps ticker: Muskegon CC joins elite with fourth straight state title
Walled Lake Western head coach Mike Zdebski talks to his team during the Division 2 state final Friday against Detroit King. Zdebski’s late father, Frank, was a Marine. Muskegon Catholic Central’s...
View ArticlePewamo-Westphalia takes Div. 7 title, 28-14, over Detroit Loyola
Pewamo-Westphalia’s Logan Hengesbach scores a touchdown during the Division 7 high school Championship game against Detroit Loyola on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at Ford Field in Detroit....
View ArticleMcCabe: Hall, Cass Tech redeemed with Div. 1 state title win over CC - Last...
Detroit Cass Tech’s Hall Rodney (7) runs the ball against Novi Detroit Catholic Central during the Division 1 championship game on Saturday at Ford Field. It took Rodney Hall all of four plays to...
View ArticleGR West Catholic blows by Menominee, 43-7, in Division 5 title game - West...
Grand Rapids West Catholic’s Gaetano Vallone (2) runs the ball against Menominee during the Division 5 state title game on Saturday at Ford Field. At this point, there’s certainly nothing surprising...
View ArticleOL St. Mary’s wins 3rd straight Div. 3 title on late TD vs. Muskegon - Final...
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s coach George Porritt addresses his team following a 49-7 win over Dearborn Divine Child in a Div. 3 semifinal Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Muskegon hadn’t lost to a team from the...
View ArticleDiv. 6: Grand Rapids West Catholic 43, Menominee 7
Grand Rapids West Catholic's Gaetano Vallone (2) throws the ball against Menominee during West Catholic's 43-7 win in the Division 5 state title game Saturday at Ford Field. Grand Rapids West...
View ArticlePrep notes: Did P-W’s Logan Hengesbach really make that catch?
Logan Hengesbach wants to see the replay. Not that he disputes the touchdown, he just couldn’t remember how he was able to get his hands on the ball. With Pewamo-Westphalia leading, 7-0, in the third...
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