Michigan High School Sports News

When the Davenport University athlete won a national title in the high jump last week, the first person to call him was an Olympian - his older sister Tia Brooks.

Ryan O'Reilly's goal with nine minutes left stood up as the game-winner, as Colorado held off the visiting Blackhawks last night, 3-2.

The Grosse Pointe South state finals competitors finished a surprising third to earn a trophy in last weekend's Division 2 state meet at EMU.

The Northville boys swimming and diving team headed into the Division 1 state finals last weekend at Saginaw Valley State University knowing it had the skills to compete for a top-10 finish.

The winter weather nightmare returned to portions of Michigan Wednesday, dropping as much as eight inches of snow in some areas with wind gusts nearing 50 mph, resulting in the postponement of more than a third of the boys basketball regional final games.

Frustrated shouts from the sideline filled Oosterbaan Field House Tuesday afternoon as the Michigan women's lacrosse team took on No.

The seniors on the North Farmington swim team are Alec Shapiro, Rob Chapekis, Brody Clarke, Danny McNeece, Jake Wasko, Nick Leshok, David Mittelbrun and Jordan Treger.

A photo of the 1927 state Class B runner-up Howell basketball team is on a wall inside the field house, along with pictures of other great teams in the school's history.

If you're the parent of a young athlete, and you were shaken more than a little by the tragic death last week of Grandville High School hockey player Ryan Fischer, you're not alone.

Redford Thurston senior Luke Crompton competes in the 100-yard breaststroke during Saturday's Division 3 state final meet.

Click on our dedicated high school sports website, usatodayhss.com/detroit, for: ■ More photos from Tuesday's Marine City Cardinal Mooney-Clarkston Everest quarterfinal.

Local swim teams have been making big waves in the waters all season and Saturday's state finals were no exception.

After the game, Lexi makes time to pose with some young fans and autographs a souvenir ball for other well-wishers.

We have the boys state tournament reaching the regionals as the girls head for tonight's quarterfinals - and don't even mention college basketball right now.

Olivet Nazarene junior Brian Michell took fifth in the pole vault at 16-feet, 0.75-inches at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Nationals in Geneva, Ohio.

Cain, 19, was the All-County Swimmer of the Year in his senior season, 2012, despite having to give up the sport when he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Spring sports are in full swing but postseason performance command center stage in our MLive Top 5 performance this week for Grand Rapids area colleges.

The role call of excellence is considerable. Many of our community's teams and athletes made us proud.

Here's a Wintry Mix look at the non-basketball high school sports scene in the MLive-Bay City region from the past week by the numbers.

It was a tall order to fill the limited number of Wildcat tankers competing, but Novi's boys swim and dive team made a respectable showing at the Division I meet last weekend at Saginaw Valley State University.