Michigan High School Sports News

The Jackson Northwest Little League 10-11 baseball team got off to a strong start in the opening game of its second-straight state tournament final on Friday at Swan Park in Schoolcraft Township.

Trent earlier this week named Josh Roddy the new wrestling coach and Chynna Blaker head of the volleyball program.

Drew Smyly delivers a pitch for the Detroit Tigers early in their game against the Baltimore Orioles.

But he doesn't need to thumb through any pages to brush up on the history of Bay City Western football.

Albro has taken over as an assistant basketball coach for the women's program at University of Detroit Mercy.

ROCKFORD Alex Vander Molen has grown up rooting for the University of Michigan, but that's not going to stop the Rockford lacrosse standout from joining the Wolverines' arch rival.

South 2014 graduates Caleb Cimmarrusti, left, and Josh Gray began their friendship as children in pre-school, pictured above left.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver missed four games with a broken wrist as a sophomore, but his small sampling of varsity success, combined with a lights-out summer, has college coaches coming in droves to recruit the big-bodied pass catcher.

Coaches are always striving to get the best out of their players. The BCAM Reaching Higher boys basketball camp was a coaches' dream as the best players from the state were inside Milford's gyms.

A familiar face will be taking over as Portage Central's new girls soccer coach.

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

George Rosinski has authored a resume as a Little League manager that, in scale and context, compares favorably to most any baseball manager that has ever managed a club in the state of Michigan.

A playoff atmosphere has once again found Grand Rapids as Southern Little League will host both the 9/10 and Senior League state baseball tournaments this week.

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.

Portage Northern's Tommy Henry and his father exchange a hug at the conclusion of each of Henry's baseball games.

GRAND RAPIDS If anyone wants to throw a scare into the new boys soccer coaches at Forest Hills Northern and East Grand Rapids, just mention the word 'districts.'

The high school softball season has been over for a while, but two area players get to compete in one last prestigious game before the summer is over.

Hofstaedter comes to Calvin after serving as an assistant coach with the Eastern University men's lacrosse program this past year where he helped the Eagles win the Middle Atlantic Conference title and receive a bid to the 2014 NCAA III Tournament.

Cabrini sophomore Justin Querry's big season featured a third-place finish at regionals in the 400m , which nearly made him the third Monarch to qualify for the Division 3 state finals in 2014.

GRAND RAPIDS The Wayland softball team finished 42-2 overall, advanced to the Division 2 state semifinals and had five players earn first-team all-state honors this spring.