Michigan High School Sports News

When Ron Markel tried to project what he'd have with his Bangor boys track and field team this season, he felt that the Vikings would be strong in sprints, hold their own in distance races and be more than solid in field events.

Northwest players walk around with the championship plaque after defeating Columbia Central 2-1 to win the Donald Wheeler Memorial bracket during the Al Glick Baseball Classic championship game at Jackson High School.

Rolland Auman - The founder of the American Tae Kwon Do Academy, Auman is a grand master instructor and 8th degree black belt in the discipline.

Hope College has qualified three athletes for the NCAA Division III track and field championships to be held Thursday thru Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. All three qualifiers will be making return trips to the national championships and each is the Hope record holder in their event.

Vandercook Lake's Thye Fischman slides into home plate to score a run during their doubleheader against Michigan Center on Monday, May 20, at Vandercook Lake High School.

Fenton girls varsity soccer players Jillian Toaso, left, laughs alongside teammates Brennan Sullivan, Cassidy Rourke and Maggie Dewan as their team and Lapeer West wait out a weather delay Monday evening, May 20, 2013 in a hallway inside Fenton High School.

Mason County Central's Chase Barnett won two individual events and also ran on two winning relays in last week's track regional.

Brighton graduate and Alma freshman Ashton Street was named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in lacrosse.

MUSKEGON, MI Baseball teams coached by Walt Gawkowski and Warren Zweigle battled it out for seasons in the West Michigan Conference.

Northview senior Marc Rasmussen scored four goals, including the winner in overtime, to spark the Wildcats to a 6-5 win over Portage Northern in Division II state tournament opening-round lacrosse action.

The Truman girls' soccer team added two league wins to their season last week to finish sixth in the DRL.

How dominant has Lutheran High Westland's baseball team been since joining the Red Division of the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference? The Warriors, which switched this year from the MIAC Blue, have posted a run differential of 178-28 in 12 games with the latest being a 15-0 three-inning mercy rule win Thursday at Taylor Baptist Park .

John Glenn's Kirsten Smith captured both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles in Friday's Division 1 regional at Canton.

Riley Bennett dives for a line drive Friday. The Highlanders would have earned a spot in the Lakes Conference championship game against Walled Lake Northern with a victory.

It was a day to honor this year's seniors and to welcome back a familiar face for the Hartland... Hartland's Jareb Duggan qualified for state in the 1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run and as part of two Eagles relay teams.

Taylor Davidson and Connor Klok of Mattawan are 2012-13 B'nai B'rith Scholar Athlete Award winners.

COMSTOCK PARK A fall tradition will return in October when Fifth Third Ballpark, which is home to the West Michigan Whitecaps minor baseball team, becomes a football stadium for one night during Week 7 action.

Before Friday's game against Cabrini, Lincoln Park Coach Brian Ambrose only expected his starting pitcher Joe Fender to throw a few innings in what was a non-league tune up for the district playoffs.

He kept Columbia Central's potent offense bottled down while his defense that made every play behind him as the Mounties defeated the Golden Eagles 2-0 to win the Donald Wheeler Memorial Bracket in the Al Glick Baseball Classic Friday.

Plymouth senior Lucas Bunting maintains his lead in the 400-meter dash during Friday's Division 1 regional.