St. Johns tops red-hot Flushing, grabs first district title since 2005
Members of the St. Johns girls basketball team celebrate their 37-31 District Championship march 4, 2016, at St. Johns. The Red Wings broke Flushing’s 19 game win-streak ST. JOHNS – Very few ball...
View ArticleOkemos boys outlast Northwest in district opener
Basketball with dark background on a wood gym floor HOLT – CJ Pruitt and the Okemos boys basketball team were looking forward to the postseason. Chaz Richardson ,left, of...
View ArticleGreater Lansing boys swimming and diving honor roll - Week 8
Take a look at the top swimming and diving performances in mid-Michigan. Here are the boys swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this season. CAAC BLUE (overall,...
View ArticlePortland girls rally back to top Eaton Rapids in OT
Olivia Roe of Portland celebrates as time expires in the Raiders’ overtime defeat of Eaton Rapids in their Class B regional semifinal game Tuesday March 8, 2016 at...
View ArticleWilliamston girls fall short in Class B regional semifinals
Jennifer DeBoer ,left, of Grand Rapids South Christian smiles as an unhappy Halle Wisbiski ,21, of Williamston walks off the court after the Grand Rapids South Christian 6 point win in their Class B...
View ArticleLansing Catholic tops Fowlerville with second-half surge
FOWLERVILLE – Mitchell Burnett and the Lansing Catholic boys basketball team were seeking revenge on Fowlerville going into the Class B district semifinals. Lansing Catholic’s...
View ArticleBowling team ends Eastern's 35-year state title drought
Lansing Eastern’s boys bowling team ended the school’s 35-year state championship drought at last weekend’s Division 2 state bowling tournament. Michelle Morris didn’t want her son’s talent to go to...
View ArticleWilliamston boys hoops coach out indefinitely after discovery of brain tumors
WILLIAMSTON – Williamston High School varsity boys basketball coach Jason Bauer will be out indefinitely after physicians earlier this week discovered two brain tumors, according to assistant coach Tom...
View ArticleHafner helps St. Johns girls grab first Class A regional title in 11 years
Erika Ballinger ,right, and Brooke Mazzolini of St. Johns hug after their Class A regional final win over Saginaw Heritage Thursday March 10, 2016 at Midland High in Midland. KEVIN W. FOWLER PHOTO...
View ArticleWilliamston tops rival Lansing Catholic for district title
Williamston’s Riley Lewis, center, raises the district championship trophy with teammates, including Frankie Toomey, left, and Kurtis Kodet, right, after defeating Lansing Catholic 70-60 Friday, March...
View ArticleVote for the LSJ prep video of the week: March 7-12
Vote for the LSJ prep video of the week. Three videos made the cut for this week’s LSJ prep video of the week voting. The poll is open until 4 p.m. Thursday (Poll best viewed in Firefox, Google...
View ArticleWilliamston rallies to beat reigning state champs Godwin Heights
EATON RAPIDS – They say a team adopts the personality of its coach. Riley Lewis ,22, of Williamston celebrates with teammates after laying the ball in to put...
View ArticleSt. Johns girls Breslin bound after state quarterfinals win
Port Huron Northern junior Jenna Koppinger goes for a shot and is blocked by St. Johns junior Erika Ballinger during a state quarterfinal basketball game Tuesday at Fenton High School. FENTON – March...
View ArticleWilliamston downs Stockbridge, grabs Class B regional title
EATON RAPIDS – Jason Bauer groomed the Williamston Hornets for this moment. Kurtis Kodet, left, of Williamston congratulates Williamston head coach Jason Bauer late in the 4th quarter of their Class B...
View ArticleLSJ prep video of the week winner: St. Johns' Brooke Mazzolini
St. Johns’ Brooke Mazzolini, left, drives against Port Huron Northern’s Bree Bauer during the Class A state quarterfinals Tuesday. St. Johns won 48-35. It was a play made out of duress. And it helped...
View ArticleSt. Johns girls memorable season ends in state semifinals
St. Johns players, including Erika Ballinger (22) and Maddie Maloney (20), walk off the court following their loss to Detroit King in their MHSAA Class A semifinal game Friday, March 18, 2016, at the...
View ArticleWilliamston boys Breslin bound after beating River Rouge
Former Oakland University basketball center Sebastien Bellin apparently was injured by the terrorist bombing at the Brussels airport this morning. Riley Lewis ,right,...
View ArticleCorunna's Norris named Region 7 athletic director of the year
Corunna athletic director Nicole Norris CORUNNA – Nicole Norris’ journey through athletics is an extensive one. After graduating from Ithaca High School in 1987, where she was a multi-sport athlete,...
View ArticleFulton falls to No. 1 Powers North Central for second straight year
The Fulton bench looks on as Powers North Central takes a 22-4 lead during the 2nd quarter of their Class D state semifinal game Thursday March 24, 2016 at the Breslin...
View ArticleWilliamston's unexpected run ends in Class B state semis
Sophomore Frankie Toomey ,4, of Williamston consoles senior Connor Porrell ,11, after their Class B state semifinal loss to Detroit Henry Ford Friday March 25, 2016 at the Breslin Center in East...
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