Michigan High School Sports News

HBC Behnke's dominated city league play this season, but the B.C. Merchants made them work for the 79th Stan Musial City Majors title on Friday night at Bailey Park's Nichols Field.

Earlier this week the 15-year-old sophomore-to-be at Salem High School found out via e-mail that she was selected to play for the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Women's National Team that will be traveling to Mokpo, South Korea later this month.

When Kristin Haynie entered Mason High School as a freshman in 1997, many people were talking about her potential for athletic greatness, but she wouldn't have said that about herself.

Mike Zunino clubbed a two-run homer off reliever Bryan Shaw in the eighth inning Thursday night, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over Cleveland.

No team in the AL Central deserves an A-plus grade for their work at the trade deadline, but the Tigers made themselves a better team.

Between the miserable weather and a young team on the field, the high school softball season for Reed City wasn't what the Coyotes have come to expect.

He couldn't have imagined that by day's end -- or by the seventh-inning stretch -- he'd be in the same boat.

Brothers play football and basketball together and sisters play softball and volleyball together all the time.

In May, Flat Rock's Michael Mayberry earned his way to the golf state finals, won a league title on the track team and nearly qualified for the track state meet.

The Kensington Lakes Activities Association proves to be one of the strongest conferences in the state, year after year.

The Grosse Pointe Woods city council honored the boys varsity baseball team from University Liggett School on its championship season in the state's Division 3 league.

Dave Tatti said, on a good day, there will be 120 football players at Port Huron High participating in the school's daily workouts.

Justin Masterson began the season as the Indians' ace. He'll end it with a different team in a different league.

Cleveland -- Justin Masterson began the season as the Indians' ace. He'll end it with a different team in a different league.

GRAND RAPIDS After Mercy Health St. Mary's sold three area athletic clubs, former director of tennis David Brouwer, had no venue for his West Michigan Tennis Academy until Forest Hills Central girls tennis coach Charles Phelps approached Brouwer.

At 5-foot-10, Lindeman is a few inches shy of being the prototypical Division 1 pitcher, but he was hopeful a coach would take a chance on him.

Brighton junior Luke Ready was second and earned All-American honors at the Cadet Nationals Freestyle last week in Fargo, N.D. He was also fifth in the Greco-Roman tournament.

Brighton's Luke Ready had always heard a lot about the Cadet Nationals Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling championships in Fargo, N.D. After competing there for the first time last week, the national wrestling scene will likely have heard a lot about Ready, too.

This is for 8-man football. Send letter of interest and resume to Tim Jenkins, Athletic Director, Tekonsha High School, 245 S. Elm, Tekonsha, MI, 49092; or email to tjenkins@tekonsha.k12.mi.us * Battle Creek Central is looking for a head girls' basketball coach.

The Caledonia Chaos claimed the 18U NSA 'B' World Series championship with an 8-3 victory over the Northwest Indiana Knockouts in Michigan City, Indiana.