Detroit Free Press All-North football teams
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. First-team offense E: Cody...
View ArticleFormer Haslett, Ferris player Lampman a special-teams ace for Saints
New Orleans Saints receiver and special-teams standout Jake Lampman will face the visiting Lions on Sunday. Almost every possible roadblock has gotten in the way of Jake Lampman while he has pursued...
View ArticleThursday, Dec. 1 girls basketball results
Girls basketball Girls Basketball Detroit East English 50, Detroit Cody 31: C’Erra McHolmes scored 34 points and picked 10 steals for East English (2-0). Jayla Smith added 10 points and 10 assists....
View ArticleFrom soccer to All-West captain for Dearborn's Mustafa Khaleefah
Mustafa Khaleefah, 17, of Dearborn, puts his helmet on at the start of practice on Tuesday, April 30, 2016, at Dearborn High School, in Dearborn, MI. Khaleefah didn’t start playing football until his...
View ArticleDetroit Free Press All-West football team
River Rouge head coach Corey Parker cheers on his team against Grand Rapids West Catholic during 2nd half action in the MHASS Division 5 football championships at Ford Field in Detroit, Nov. 28, 2015....
View ArticleYoung Okemos girls basketball star Laya Hartman gaining attention
Okemos guard Laya Hartman OKEMOS — Laya Hartman hates to be caught off guard. The Okemos sophomore guard likes to know the questions before you ask. She likes to ponder over them before giving her...
View ArticleFriday, Dec. 2 prep hockey, girls basketball results
Girls basketball Girls basketball Ann Arbor Pioneer 48, North Farmington 39 (OT): Asaria Turman led all scorers with 25 points. Kierra Crockett scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds for North...
View ArticleFree Press high school football All-State honorable mention
Macomb Dakota’s Brett Droski Receivers Skyler Spangler, Central Lake; Grant Pittmer, Bay City All Saints; Zach LaRoy, Ottawa Lake Whiteford; Chris Kolarevic, Traverse City St. Francis; Cody Turner,...
View ArticleAll-State coach: Elliot Uzelac making life better in Benton Harbor
Elliot Uzelac took over a program on a 19-game losing streak and has turned out 6-5 and 10-1 seasons. On their now-famous 2015 drive to Alabama when Wendy Uzelac told her husband, Elliot, she thought...
View ArticleFree Press high school football All-Division teams
Detroit Cass Tech’s Hall Rodney (7) runs the ball against Detroit Catholic Central during the Division 1 High School Championship game on Saturday November 26, 2016, at Ford Field in Detroit, MI....
View ArticleFree Press high school football Dream Team
LB: Josh Ross, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Captain) Offense E: Cody White Walled Lake Western, senior, 6 feet 3, 205 pounds Highlights: White was pressed into service at QB to start the season. Also...
View ArticleLocal teen Tristan Ferrara stands tall on paddle board
When the squall hit Belle Isle, 14-year-old Tristan Ferrara was paddling furiously up the Detroit River, against the current. Tristan Ferrara in Frankfort, Mich. Not for survival in torrential rain and...
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan preparing for final huge weekend in 2017 cycle
Here's a look at Michigan's 2017 football recruiting class, starting with Benjamin St-Juste, who originally committed for U-M's 2016 class but reclassified to 2017 because of academic needs going from...
View ArticleTuesday, Dec. 6 high school basketball results
Nov 24, 2016; Paradise Island, Bahamas; Michigan State Spartans guard Cassius Winston and Baylor Bears forward Terry Maston go for a loose ball in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at...
View ArticleDetroit King star DB Ambry Thomas commits to Michigan
Ambry Thomas, Detroit King defensive back. Here's a look at Michigan's 2017 football recruiting class, starting with Detroit King's Ambry Thomas, seen here after winning the Division 2 state...
View ArticleRecruiting mailbag: On the Spartans' future and Wolverines' present
Detroit Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones (9) runs against Novi Detroit Catholic Central on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at Ford Field in Detroit. Sean Merriman is a recruiting aficionado who used to work...
View ArticleKing's Ambry Thomas wanted to accept Jim Harbaugh's challenge - Four-star...
Detroit Martin Luther King Ambry Thomas (13) runs the ball against Walled Lake Western. Here's a look at Michigan's 2017 football recruiting class, starting with Detroit King's Ambry Thomas, seen here...
View ArticleMarquette-bound Cornerstone senior Jamal Cain on mission - No. 2 player in...
Detroit Cornerstone’s Jamal Cain before a game against Wayne Memorial on Dec. 6, 2016, at Wayne Memorial high school. Detroit Cornerstone's Jamal Cain is introduced for the game against Wayne Memorial...
View ArticleMichigan’s top 100 boys high school basketball players
Grand Rapids Christian’s Xavier Tillman. The top 50 1. Xavier Tillman, 6-8, senior, Grand Rapids Christian 2. Jamal Cain, 6-6, senior, Detroit Cornerstone 3. Isaiah Livers, 6-8, senior, Kalamazoo...
View ArticleDec. 8 Michigan high school results, stats
Brandon Johns, who is bucking the trend of the state’s top players leaving for prep schools, is a top reason why East Lansing is a Class A state title contender. Recaps of games from across the state:...
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