Sisters trying to help steer Haslett volleyball back in right direction
Haslett volleyball senior Lane Valley (left) and sophomore Jordan Valley (right) are hoping to help the Vikings make a deep postseason push. HASLETT – Lane Valley got an up-close-and-personal look at...
View ArticleLSJ high school video of week winner: Grand Ledge's Erik Seelman
Erik Seelman (10) is embraced by some of his Grand Ledge teammates after scoring with 10:39 remaining in the first half of a CAAC Gold Cup first-round game earlier this month against Jackson. It wound...
View ArticleSexton holds on to beat Everett, stays in playoff hunt
Sexton’s Dijimon Sluaghter breaks through an Everett defender’s tackle in the second quarter game Friday, October 14, 2016, in Lansing The task of ending Lansing’s year-long drought in the MHSAA high...
View ArticleCoach's competitive edge has DeWitt volleyball in midst of stellar season -...
DeWitt volleyball head coach Christy Thelen instructs her team during the 1st set of their match with Mason Wednesday September 7, 2016 in DeWitt. The Panthers are the No. 3-ranked team in Class A....
View ArticleVote for LSJ high school video of week: Oct. 10-15
Vote for the LSJ high school video of the week. Touchdowns are the theme of this week’s LSJ high school video of the week voting, and a handful of Lansing-area players are up for the weekly honor...
View ArticleLansing area high school volleyball stat leaders: Oct. 18
Alana Sundermann, center, of Holt, is seen here setting the ball in a match last year against Okemos. Here is a look at mid-Michigan’s volleyball statistical leaders. Note: Coaches are asked to submit...
View ArticleHigh school girls swimming and diving honor roll: Week 6
Here are the girls swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this season. CAAC BLUE (overall, league) Holt…7-0, 6-0 Grand Ledge…7-0, 6-0 Okemos…4-6, 4-2 St. Johns…4-3,...
View ArticleOnce cut from 8th grade volleyball team, senior has Holt eyeing title
Holt senior Madison David has been an impact player for the Rams this season. HOLT – Madison David isn’t sure she would have made it to this point in her volleyball career if it weren’t for reality...
View ArticleLansing Catholic upsets Williamston in district soccer semis
Lansing Catholic players celebrate their 2-1 win over Williamston at the conclusion of a 4-2 shootout Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Lansing, Mich. Williamston's Jack Bellinger, left, and Lansing...
View ArticleHigh school boys soccer stat leaders: Oct. 20
Members of the East Lansing soccer team celebrate their Gold Cup Final win over Haslett October 11, 2016 in Mason. The Trojans have several players in the Lansing-area stat leaders list. Here’s a look...
View ArticleLSJ high school video of week winner: Waverly's Jaden Sutton
Waverly’s Jaden Sutton broke off a 63-yard touchdown in last week’s loss, and it was voted the LSJ high school video of the week. Jaden Sutton has had a knack for making big plays for the Waverly...
View ArticlePostseason bound: Sexton to represent Lansing after win over Eastern
Sexton’s Karl Brooks gains yardage against Eastern Friday, October 21, 2016 at Sexton. Football fans of Lansing can now rejoice. It took all nine weeks of the high school football regular season, but...
View ArticleEastern senior fought a brain tumor and then scored a touchdown
Lansing Eastern’s Matt Nguyen runs in for a touchdown against Sexton Friday, October 21, 2016 at Sexton. Nguyen was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor last December and is now cancer free. The...
View ArticleEast Lansing beats DeWitt for fifth straight district title
East Lansing’s Nick Isham, left, and DeWitt’s Dylan Beck tangle in the D2 District Final Saturday, October 22, 2016. East Lansing won 2-1. DEWITT – In his team’s first meeting this season with the...
View ArticleLansing area high school volleyball stat leaders: Oct. 25
Laingsburg’s Maya Ferland serves against Lutheran Westland in their MHSAA Regional game last season. Ferland is one of the Lansing area’s leaders in multiple statistical categories this season. Here...
View ArticleVote for the LSJ high school video of week: Oct. 17-22
Vote for the State Journal’s high school video of the week. Lansing Catholic’s state-championship aspirations would have been shattered if it weren’t for Remy Collard’s game-tying goal. Ionia football...
View ArticleLansing Catholic advances to D3 regional championship game
WILLIAMSTON – In 2010, Lansing Catholic boys soccer coach Gus Flores took over a program that possessed everything a first-year coach could ask for. It was a senior-laden group that, as a collective,...
View ArticleHigh school girls swimming and diving honor roll: Week 7
Grand Ledge senior Katie Thomas Here are the girls swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this season. CAAC BLUE (overall, league) Grand Ledge…8-0, 7-0 Holt…7-1, 6-1...
View ArticleNo. 1-ranked East Lansing back in state semifinals after 1-0 win
East Lansing advances to the state tournament for the third time in four years after defeating Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 1-0, Thursday night at Mount Pleasant High School. MOUNT PLEASANT –...
View ArticleLSJ high school video of week winner: Lansing Catholic's Remy Collard
Lansing Catholic’s Remy Collard controls the ball in front of Williamston’s Patrick Schuster Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Lansing, Mich. Collard scored the Cougars’ lone goal in the matchup, and it...
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