McCabe: Marshall's title a family affair for mom, star
Marshall junior Jill Konkle, the coach’s daughter, who scored a team-high 13 points in the final, with her mom, Marshall coach Sal Konkle, and their shared state trophy. “This is a dream come true,”...
View ArticleThe guy who kept Draymond Green from being Michigan Mr. Basketball
Brad Redford The Golden State Warriors won their NBA-record 50th consecutive home game Wednesday, but they have bigger fish to fry. The record the Warriors are chasing is the single-season mark of 72...
View ArticleU-D Jesuit's Winston: Whatever our team needs me to do, I'll do it
U-D Jesuit’s Cassius Winston became the 36th recipient of the Hal Schram Michigan Mr. Basketball Award in Detroit on Monday, March 21, 2016.
View ArticleSon of Swami's boys state basketball quarterfinal picks
Son of Swami If you think the NCAA tournament is a mess, get a load of the high school boys basketball state tournament and you will understand why the Son of Swami’s crystal ball is working overtime....
View ArticleMichigan gets first football commit for 2018 class
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during the "Signing of the Stars" event at Hill Auditorium on Feb. 3, 2016, in Ann Arbor. Less than two months since signing its 2016 recruiting class,...
View ArticleCassius Winston named Michigan's Mr. Basketball
U-D Jesuit’s Cassius Winston dribbles March 16, 2016, at Renaissance High School in Detroit. The “aha moment” didn’t come for Cassius Winston until he saw the trophy and then turned and faced a...
View ArticleNorth Farmington relaxed, confident on big stage
North Farmington’s Alex Darden reacts after scoring against Sterling Heights Stevenson in their quarterfinal Tuesday....
View ArticleDetroit Henry Ford races past New Haven, 62-40
Preps! New Haven and Detroit Henry Ford had seen this drama play out last year. Last season in a Class B quarterfinal at Marysville, the Trojans handed New Haven its only loss of the season. Tuesday...
View ArticleWinston leads U-D Jesuit over Ypsilanti, 62-47
University of Detroit Jesuit high schools Cassius Winston drives against Ypsilanti Community high schools during fourth period action on Tuesday, March 22,2016 at University of Detroit Mercy Calihan...
View ArticleBoys basketball quarterfinals, semifinals and finals
Detroit Western Josh McFolley holds the championship trophy as they celebrate after their 62-59 win overSaginaw Arthur Hill in the MHSAA Boys Class A final basketball game on Saturday, March 28, 2015...
View ArticleBoys basketball scores from Tuesday, March 22
Preps! Detroit Loyola 58, Hanover Horton 47: DeQuan Powell scored 16 points for Loyola (21-5). PJ Mitchell also added 15 points. Jay McMiller paced Horton (23-3) with 14 points, and Preston Lekata...
View ArticleSon of Swami’s boys basketball semifinals picks
Son of Swami Son of Swami There are some things the Son of Swami never thought he’d live to see. One of them is North Farmington playing in Friday’s boys basketball semifinals, with an excellent shot...
View ArticleCornell wrestling champ Gabe Dean (Lowell) inspired by youth’s cancer fight
Grant Pratt and Gabe Dean Two days after Gabe Dean won his second straight NCAA title at 184 pounds, the Cornell wrestler from Lowell was talking about losing. “If I wasn’t wrestling in the national...
View ArticleFlint Beecher perfects art of comeback in playoffs
Detroit Loyola’s Blaine Woodland is defended by Flint Beecher’s Levane Blake and Jermaine Shumpert during the second quarter Thursday. EAST LANSING –...
View ArticleOur Lady's Senerius brothers shooting for hoops title
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes coach Paul Robak disputes a call during the second quarter of the Lakers’ 64-53 Class D semifinal win over Wyoming Tri-unity Thursday at the Breslin Center. Waterford...
View ArticleClass D: Powers North Central wards off Fulton
Preps! EAST LANSING – Jason Whitens was going to make sure the defending Class D champions wouldn’t be caught on upset alert. The Powers North Central junior...
View ArticleClass C: DeWitte’s hot hand lifts Calvin Christian
Tony DeWitte, Grandville Calvin Christian EAST LANSING – If it seemed like everything Grandville Calvin Christian’s Tony DeWitte threw at the net Thursday afternoon was going in, there’s a simple...
View ArticleClass C: Ellison’s buzzer-beater wins it for Beecher
Flint Beecher high schools Malik Ellison celebrates after hitting the game winner against Detroit Loyola high schools Keith Johnson during fourth period action in the State Class C semifinal on...
View ArticleClass D: Our Lady goes up for good with 12-0 run
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes high schools Devin Senerius passes against Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian high schools Jared Blauwkamp during first period action in the State Class D semifinal on...
View ArticleHigh school boys basketball state semifinal results, schedule
Fans cheer at an MHSAA boys basketball Class C semifinal March 26, 2015, in East Lansing. The best boys basketball teams in Michigan travel to the Breslin Center in East Lansing this week to battle...
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