Entries for 'Lowell'

One of the great moments at the end of any MHSAA Final is the winning coach hoisting the trophy aloft and joining their players in celebration.  On Saturday, Bloomfield Hills Marian volleyball coach Mayssa Cook passed on that moment, and in the process...

This season began with teams practicing outside, and included nearly two months off for COVID-19 precautions before this final week. But the scene over the next three days at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena will look quite familiar with a number of regulars back i...

With Jaden Berthume playing a leading role, Coleman made three straight Division 4 Semifinals trips in softball from 2017-19 – and her work has resulted in her ranking among the best in multiple MHSAA record book categories. Check out her accomplishment...

Brent Metcalf. Austin Boone. That’s it. That’s the list. Boone, a senior at Lowell, became the second wrestler in MHSAA history Saturday to win four individual titles while being part of four team titles, as he defeated Gaylord’s Chase LaJoie&nbs...

Together with his teammates, Lowell's Austin Boone continued to contribute to a historic streak Saturday by helping the Red Arrows to their record seventh-straight MHSAA Team Finals championship, posting a pin and two major decisions to earn the MHSAA “Performance...

The name Brent Metcalf is as revered as any in the history of Michigan high school wrestling. By Saturday night, Lowell’s Austin Boone may join the Davison legend in a pair of historic achievements.

When talking about a dynasty, Lowell wrestling coach R.J. Boudro says the cause and effect of his program’s reaches far outside of his wrestling room. Boudro and Red Arrows added to their dynasty Saturday at the Wings Event Center when they won their seventh stra...

Significant change will spark this season’s Division 2 Wrestling Quarterfinals at Wings Event Center, as five teams will be competing in Friday’s round that did not a year ago – including two programs wrestling for the first time at this level of the t...

Jess Mruzik spent most of Saturday afternoon putting dents in the court at Kellogg Arena.   But with the opportunity to seal Farmington Hills Mercy’s first MHSAA Division 1 volleyball title at her fingertips, Miss Volleyball showed some touch....

State poll voters have been right on with their favorites for this weekend's MHSAA Volleyball Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena, as all four top-ranked teams will be making the trip.  What's more, Division 1 No. 1 Farmington Hills Mercy is one of seven conten...

The Lowell volleyball team has earned a trip to the season’s final week for the first time. A beefed-up regular-season schedule helped pave the way toward school history – last week’s program-first Regional title and a spot in Tuesday’s Division...

The Leland boys soccer team's run to the Division 4 championship this past fall came in part thanks to one of the highest-scoring offenses of all-time. Learn more about who led the way for the Comets and check out more recent record book listings in boys soccer, h...

Lowell wrestling has had more to celebrate than most teams over the last six winters. But something a little extra has accompanied the buzz after the Red Arrows won their record sixth-straight MHSAA Finals team championship Feb. 23 at Wings Events Center.

A change in divisions couldn’t slow Sean Spidle down. The Flint Powers Catholic junior claimed his third straight MHSAA individual wrestling championship Saturday, defeating Tecumseh’s Joshua Hilton 9-6 in the Division 2 112-pound final. Spidle won titles i...

If seeds hold up this weekend, 11 schools will have representation atop the podium at the Division 2 Individual Wrestling Finals at Ford Field. That wouldn’t be unprecedented; in fact, last season’s Division 2 championship matches produced winners from 13 s...

Jeff Leach was in a familiar place as he stepped onto the mat with a chance to clinch the MHSAA Division 2 wrestling team title for Lowell.  In 2017, Leach clinched the Red Arrows’ fourth straight title with a decision against Warren Woods-Tower. And Saturda...

Three wrestling teams in MHSAA history have won five straight Finals championships. This weekend, Lowell will attempt to become the first to push its winning streak to six.

Faith. The word has always been a complex recipe of conviction, trust, belief and loyalty. Sometimes it brings ecstasy, while other times it brings heartbreak. Sometimes it carries surprise. On a beautiful autumn day 10 seasons ago, Muskegon Big Reds football pl...

Austin Boone doesn't know too much about losing during the winter sports season. Wrestling for Lowell, it's easy to understand why.

On one hand heading into this weekend’s MHSAA Bowling Finals, we have the Flint Kearsley girls – winners of five of the last six Division 2 titles and top-ranked again.  On the other, we’re guaranteed at least three new team champions Friday &nda...