How Mr. Basketball finalist Jamal Cain became better defender
Detroit Cornerstone’s Jamal Cain before a game against Wayne Memorial on Dec. 6, 2016, at Wayne Memorial high school. This is the third in a series of profiles on the six finalists for the Hal Schram...
View ArticleDefending champ Brother Rice holds slight edge in swim finals
Birmingham Brother Rice swimmers insist they’re up to the challenge. If the Warriors hope to win their fourth consecutive Division 1 swimming and diving team championship, they will have to withstand...
View ArticleBrighton beats Northville to reach state hockey final
PLYMOUTH — With about a month left in the season, Sam Brennan wasn’t making the impact expected of a player in his third year with Brighton’s hockey program. It certainly didn’t help that his slow...
View ArticleGirls gymnastics: Rockford wins third straight state title
Jordyn Wieber (USA) competes on the beam during the women’s team qualification during the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena. Rockford successfully defended its girls gymnastics state...
View ArticleDetroit Catholic Central rolls into Division 1 hockey final
Grandville’s Shane Haggerty controls the puck and heads toward the Detroit Catholic Central goal during a Division I state semifinal at USA Hockey Arena on Friday, March 10, 2017. Novi Detroit...
View ArticleMarch 10 Michigan high school boys basketball district final scores
Prep basketball Class A District Semifinal District 28 Macomb Dakota 83, Romeo 56 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 53, Fair Haven-Anchor Bay 37 District Final District 1 Kalamazoo Central 83, St. Joseph 30:...
View ArticleDetroit Country Day's Frank Orlando more than records, girls basketball
Birmingham Detroit Country Day girls basketball coach Frank Orlando poses for a picture with senior Tylar Bennett, left, and senior Miss Basketball finalist Destiny Pitts on Wednesday. Frank Orlando’s...
View ArticleGymnastics: Brighton's Casper, Farmington's Bills win all-around titles
Canton High School gymnast Katherine Najduk, attempting a vault, is among the athletes competing in the 2017 MHSAA gymnastics state championships. Courtney Casper may have come up short in Brighton’s...
View ArticleDexter, Brother Rice, Cranbrook repeat in state swimming finals
Dexter celebrates after winning its second straight Division 2 state swimming and diving championship at Eastern Michigan on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Dexter didn’t make many trips to the top rung of...
View ArticleWhat to watch in girls basketball state quarterfinals
Detroit Country Day’s Kaela Webb cuts through Grand Rapids South Christian’s Mariel Bruxvoort and Isabella Scott’s defense, during the second half of the MHSAA girls basketball Class B game 1...
View ArticleBrighton hockey unseats powerhouse Catholic Central for title
Senior Logan Neaton stood tall in goal Saturday night stopping 31 of 33 shots as Brighton High School earned its fourth boys hockey state title in school history, unseating three-time defending...
View ArticleBrother Rice routs Forest Hills to win Division 2 hockey title
Brother Rice players celebrate after capturing the fifth state championship in program history on Saturday. It was total domination. Brother Rice secured its fifth hockey state championship in program...
View ArticleJordan Walker named Michigan Miss Basketball 2017
Jordan Walker never has been one to lie on the floor for too long after an injury. She’s too tough and too driven. Jordan Walker from Mona Shores High School in Muskegon, was named the 2017 Miss...
View ArticleMSU commit Foster Loyer's 31 help Clarkston top Macomb Dakota
Clarkston junior guard Foster Loyer Clarkston’s Dan Fife is like most coaches — he constantly preaches for his team to take matters one game at a time. But it was almost impossible for him or anyone...
View ArticleMarch 13 high school boys basketball regional semifinal scores
Prep basketball Class A Ann Arbor Pioneer 59, Brownstown Woodhaven 55: Drew Lowder scored 18 points for Pioneer while Derrick Murray added 12. Weshan Warren led Woodhaven (18-5) with 20 points, 12...
View ArticleCouch: MHSAA basketball tourney seeding debate reaches critical vote
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View ArticleLongtime athletic director Chuck Nurek receives MHSAA award
Chuck Nurek is the 2017 recipient of the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Charles E. Forsythe Award, the organization announced today in a news release. The longtime Auburn Hills Avondale...
View ArticleFuture Michigan State, AAU teammates Loyer, Kithier are foes now
Clakston’s Foster Loyer (1) is committed to Michigan State. As painful as the present was, the promise of the future offered the best medicine for Thomas Kithier. A 6-foot-9 junior at Macomb Dakota...
View ArticleMarshall is back in Class B Final 4 - Nikki Tucker nets career-high 28 to...
Marshall’s Nikki Tucker (23) goes for the hoop during first half action against Grand Rapids Catholic Central during Class B quarterfinal Tuesday evening. OTSEGO – The Marshall girls basketball team...
View ArticleGirls basketball state tournament quarterfinals scores
Prep basketball Tuesday’s quarterfinals scores Class A Warren Cousino 47, Farmington Hills Mercy 41 Flushing 59, Macomb Dakota 28 East Kentwood 78, Kalamazoo Central 51 Southfield A&T 52, Ann...
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