Since March 12, our world has been anything but normal. These times have tested most everything in life, and as summer turns toward fall, we find ourselves still with far more questions than answers.  It has been said that an abnormal reaction to an abnormal ...

When Carrie Lohr was spending weekends in her youth chopping wood with her father or helping clear stones from her the fields of her grandfather’s farm, she wasn’t thinking of how it would help her become a standout athlete or c...

With summer now in full swing and many people still avoiding gyms, lots of us are hitting the track, the streets and the trails to get and stay fit. Whether you run marathons or prefer a quick lap around the block, there are many ways to adjust your running routin...

Drew Neitzel is a self-proclaimed basketball junkie. So when the opportunity arose to reconnect with the high school basketball scene, the former Mr. Basketball and Michigan State standout didn’t think twice.

The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association today approved the next steps in returning sports for member schools, adopting a plan to phase in competition for Fall sports in hopes of continuing to deter the spread of COVID-19.

Thirteen Novembers ago, Drew Nichols, then a senior captain, took a bus ride home from Troy High School with the Traverse City West boys soccer team.  The Division 1 boys soccer championship trophy was happily along for the ride as the Titans had just beaten Livon...

Michigan High School Athletic Association member schools will begin the 2020-21 school year playing Fall sports as traditionally scheduled, but with contingency concepts for potential interruptions due to the spread of COVID-19.

One high school match continues to stick out for Kathleen Hawkins.  She played it not as a senior, but as a sophomore, and not to win one of her three MHSAA Finals championships for Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central, but just to get a chance to claim the first....

It is no accident that Stan Joplin has never ventured too far from his hometown of Milan on the border of Monroe and Washtenaw Counties in extreme southeast Michigan. In fact, that has been by design.

As high schools nationwide continue to deal with the fallout from COVID-19 and make plans for the restarting of activities this fall, the NFHS Network – the leader in streaming live and on-demand high school sports – has announced an unprecedented offer for ...

Another series of MHSAA Football Finals “Classics” will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Friday.

If you're an athlete, chances are you'll require specialized care from a health professional during your career. Confused about the differences between athletic trainers, sports medicine physicians and exercise physiologists, among other experts? You're not alone!

Aiden McLaughlin’s high school run got cut short, so now it’s time for him to fly. McLaughlin, who recently graduated from Morley Stanwood High School, was one of thousands of Michigan high school seniors who lost out on their final spring season due to the...

For all intents and purposes, the earliest days of the MHSAA wrestling state championships served as a glorified meet for the members of the 5-A Conference.  Greater Lansing established a stronghold on the sport that would last those first 13 years.

A total of 58 schools won one or more of the 69 Michigan High School Athletic Association team championships awarded during the 2019-20 school year, with two teams winning three or more titles despite the cancellation of 62 MHSAA Finals due to COVID-19. Marquette led w...

The MHSAA annually honors high school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50 years of service at its Officials’ Awards & Alumni Banquet. However, this spring’s banquet was canceled due to COVID-19. Instead, we present this virtual recognition for 322...

As a senior at Sterling Heights Stevenson during the 2009 season, Jason Fracassa lit up the high school football world with his aerial display. Fracassa shattered the MHSAA career totals for passing yards and touchdowns held by Mill Coleman of Farmington Hills Harrison...

Erin Somsel will be giving her Valedictorian speech to fellow Tecumseh High School graduates next month. Her message will be to not take anything for granted. “I think that’s a pretty important thing, especially because of what we are all going through righ...

It’s not enough to recently-graduated Grandville High senior Brianna Trepins to play lacrosse well.  She additionally wants to see the sport grow and prosper in west Michigan – and she knows that begins with young kids in the community.

The last time many people saw Quincy Crosby was during his final high school football game at Ford Field back in 2012, when the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder was a senior captain for Muskegon High School. The next time many see Crosby, he will be front and center, and impossib...