Ann Arbor Pioneer star Antjuan Simmons decommits from Ohio State
Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Antjuan Simmons. Ann Arbor Pioneer senior running back/linebacker Antjuan Simmons, who long has been verbally committed to Ohio State, reopened his recruitment Wednesday night....
View ArticleRecruiting: Michigan State offers junior lineman from Traverse City
Ryan Hayes of Traverse City West. Michigan State is looking for a stalwart offensive tackle for the football recruiting class of 2018, and Ryan Hayes of Traverse City West has emerged as one of the...
View ArticleCody White did it all for Walled Lake Western football
Double- and triple-check Walled Lake Western’s roster all you want – you’re still only going to find there’s only one player listed as wearing jersey No. 7. And that might be hard to fathom, because...
View ArticleDetroit 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 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 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 ArticleAll-Detroit: Cass Tech's Hall, People-Jones click on, off the field
Donovan Peoples-Jones reeled in a 49-yard touchdown pass that gave Detroit Cass Tech a three-score lead in the third quarter Saturday at Ford Field. Detroit Cass Tech’s Donovan Peoples-Jones (9) and...
View ArticleDetroit Free Press All-East football team
Utica Eisenhower coach Chris Smith addressed his team after a 26-13 win at Macomb Dakota on Sept. 1, 2016. First-team offense E: Jerrod Vines South Lake, 6-feet-1, 175 pounds, Jr. Accomplishments: One...
View ArticleMichigan’s top 20 boys basketball teams
U-D Jesuit’s Greg Eboigbodin. Here are the top eight boys basketball players in Michigan heading into the 2016-17 season, as selected by Mick McCabe. 8. Thomas Kithier, 6-8, junior, Macomb Dakota....
View ArticleMichigan State an underdog to Notre Dame for recruit Antjuan Simmons?
Let's get to know Michigan State's 2017 football recruits, starting with Connor Heyward, a 6 feet 2, 215-pound athlete from Suwanee, Ga. A three-star recruit, Heyward is the son of former NFL standout...
View ArticleEx-Orchard Lake St. Mary's WR KJ Hamler picks Penn State over MSU
KJ Hamler. Wide receiver KJ Hamler, who transferred from Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season this fall, committed to Penn State on Friday. He also strongly...
View ArticleMichigan State an underdog to Notre Dame for recruit Antjuan Simmons?
Let's get to know Michigan State's 2017 football recruits, starting with Connor Heyward, a 6 feet 2, 215-pound athlete from Suwanee, Ga. A three-star recruit, Heyward is the son of former NFL standout...
View ArticleSaline High School three-sport athlete dies
Saline’s Ryan Estrada, who died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Saline High School junior Ryan Estrada, a three-sport athlete, died Saturday, according to a post on the school’s athletics website. Estrada...
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