Michigan High School Sports News

Dearborn Heights -- When a team hasn't won a district title, a coach can't take anything for granted.

The Northern Michigan University Nordic skiing team finished second in men's and women's Nordic combined scoring at the NCAA Championships at Soldier Hollow Resort Saturday.

Zach Zatina, a senior at Royal Oak High School , finished in eighth place in the 50-yard freestyle event at the Division 2 State Meet at Eastern Michigan University to earn the title of All State.

With a margin of 143 points over the second-place team, it would appear that Birmingham Brother Rice took all the drama out of winning the Division 1 state swimming championships.

In a span of about an hour minutes at Saturday's Division 1 swimming state finals, Huron's Will Brenner stood on the starting block, the diving board and the awards platform.

UNIVERSITY CENTER - Hartland freshman Ryan Geheb and Brighton junior J.D. Ham had the best finishes by Livingston County swimmers at the state meet in four years on Saturday at Saginaw Valley State University.

Hartland loses to Trenton in state hockey final: Hartland lost in the state Division 2 hockey final for the second year in a row, falling 8-3 to Trenton on March 8, 2014 at Compuware Arena in Plymouth.

Grand Ledge senior Xinghao Wang won the 100 yard breaststroke at the Division 2 state meet at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, earning the Comets' first state swimming title since 2001.

Spring sports practices start Monday, but don't expect to drive by area high schools and see athletes outside practicing.

HOLLAND, MI The Bangor John Glenn boys swimming team always tries to give its finest performance in its final performance.

The Wildcats just saw their nine-point lead against Forest Hills Central midway through the fourth quarter evaporate as the Rangers tied the Class A district title game and sent it to overtime Friday night.

The score was ugly and the game may have been over before some people even realized it started, but Friday night's district final showdown between Plainwell and Otsego was perfect.

Julian Taylor doesn't know what it's like to lose a district playoff game as the Saginaw High boys basketball head coach, and it will be at least another year before he finds out.

MUSKEGON, MI With 2:22 remaining on the clock and the game in hand, Muskegon starters Deshaun Thrower, Jordan Waire and Will Roberson walked off the court at Redmond-Potter Gymnasium for the final time.

Bryce Davis won't be close to home when he's at Trine University in the fall. But that doesn't mean he won't feel at home in Angola, Ind.

Birmingham Seaholm won the Division 2 state swimming championship in 2011, but since then, the Maples have left the state finals unsatisfied with a couple of third-place finishes.

The big white "G" on Grandville's hockey jersey could've stood for galvanizing, guts, grit, grand or gallant last night at Compuware Arena.

The former Bangor John Glenn standout has delivered a breakout career behind the plate for the University of Michigan baseball team.

Geneva, Ohio- The Aquinas College indoor track & field team had a great start to the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Looking at it on the surface, Wednesday night's Division 1 quarterfinal boys hockey game at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor ended just like last year's did for the Plymouth Wildcats.