High School Sports

John Asciutto survived the Oxford High School mass shooting and returned to the basketball court a few weeks later. Now he's up for a national courage award.

A Michigan high school runner set a personal record in the 5K and celebrated with a few swear words - promptly getting disqualified from the race.

A student at Benzie Central High School in northern Michigan scored 16 goals against Kingsley High School to set a new record.

The school cancellation follows the district's decision to not play its scheduled homecoming game on Oct. 8 due to a shortage of referees.

Tolbert played for St. Martin DePorres High School in Detroit as well as two Michigan universities.

Girls will continue to compete on boys teams during the regular season and can still wrestle them in tournaments, but will now have the option of competing in their own state tournament.

A junior at Bath High School died this Sunday two weeks after he was knocked unconscious during a baseball game, resulting in a brain injury.

A Michigan judge has heard arguments from both the state and parents of high school student-athletes regarding the state's COVID policies but stopped short of issuing any ruling.

The group Let Them Play will hear their challenge to the state's epidemic orders in the Michigan Court of Claims today. The advocacy organization says restrictions on student-athletes took their "lifelong dreams" away.

The Mike McCabe Miss Basketball award goes to the state's top female player. Damiya Hagemann plans to attend Michigan State.

The group Let Them Play Michigan brought the suit against the state the day before a health order mandating regular coronavirus testing went into effect.

A game between Zeeland East and Muskegon ended in an altercation between a coach and referee after the official put his hands on the man's chest and pushed.

The Michigan health department has rolled out a new testing program for high school sports as infections in the state rise partly due to outbreaks in athletic settings.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer's administration is expected to announce that winter contact sports can start as early as Monday in Michigan,

A student from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor set the country's record for the fastest mile during a track meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

On Monday, a suspension of contact sports played in high schools this winter was lifted, allowing for a return to play for thousands of students-athletes. Michigan's amended order remains in place until March 29.

The family of a high school hockey player who died in a car crash in January said their son died after 'succumbing to the mental struggles he endured from the continued delays in winter sports in Michigan." 

Parents and student-athletes from Michigan school districts made a desperate plea to the legislature to overturn a ban on winter sports that has kept many students from competition for the past several months. The Michigan High School Athletic Association is expected to brief media on a study later today.