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Watervliet celebrates its first Finals championship in any sport Saturday at McLane Stadium.

Watervliet Baseball Cements 'Legendary' Status with School's 1st Finals Win

Posted: 6/15/2024

Flint Powers Catholic's Eli Sturgess crosses the plate for the winning run during his team's Semifinal victory Friday at McLane Stadium.

Flint Powers Catholic, Spring Lake End Long Waits to Reach Season Finale

Posted: 6/14/2024

Norway’s Cole Baij delivers a pitch during his team’s Division 4 Semifinal win Friday at McLane Stadium.

Inspired Norway Earns 1st Finals Trip, Set to Face Reigning Champ Beal City

Posted: 6/14/2024

Northville celebrates during its Semifinal win over Bay City Western on Thursday.

Northville, Brother Rice Set Up Power-Packed Finale with Powerful Swings

Posted: 6/13/2024

Lumen Christi’s Benny Gaston smashes the game-winning hit during the seventh inning of Thursday’s first Division 3 Semifinal.

Lumen Christi Rallies Late, Watervliet Quickly Comes Back in McLane Openers

Posted: 6/13/2024

Bay City Western’s Luke Lacourse (12) takes a throw at first base ahead of Northville’s Ryan O’Neil when their teams met in a regular-season matchup.

Preview: McLane to Showcase Spring's Stars Seeking to Become Saturday's Champions

Posted: 6/12/2024

Dwain Koscielniak, left, and Nick Williams stand for recent photos; they were the state’s top high school hitters in 1991 as both pursued a .600 batting average.

Similarities Tie Slugging Pair's 1991 Pursuit of .600 Average, Paths After

Posted: 6/11/2024

NFHS Overtime: Whitehall's Stratton Sets Michigan Stolen Bases Record

Posted: 6/5/2024

Flint Powers' Isaac Sturgess stands in for a pitch this season.

Performance of the Week: Flint Powers Catholic's Isaac Sturgess

Posted: 5/31/2024

Retired Hastings baseball coach Bernie Oom stands with the record board he’s created that is displayed at the school’s diamond.

Record Board Celebrates Hastings Record-Setters Over 7 Decades on Diamond

Posted: 5/29/2024

North Muskegon’s Ben Meyers talks with one of his coaches while standing on third base.

Savoring Every Moment, Meyers Helping North Muskegon Extend Memorable Run

Posted: 5/29/2024

A baseball hitter, catcher and umpire watch a fly ball soar into the air.

Be the Referee: Appeal Play

Posted: 5/29/2024

Marcellus senior pitcher Dawsen Lehew makes his move toward the plate during a recent game.

Marcellus Baseball Making History with 1st League Title, Perfect Regular-Season Record

Posted: 5/28/2024

East Jordan’s Lucas Stone winds up during a game.

No Runs, No Hits: East Jordan Aces Toss 4 Straight Shutouts, 3 Straight No-Hitters

Posted: 5/17/2024

Portage Northern’s Ty Tomlinson smiles during an at bat.

Healthy Tomlinson Gives Portage Northern Major Reason to Dream Big

Posted: 5/14/2024

A baseball runner is called out after illegally diving over the catcher to avoid a tag.

Be the Referee: Avoiding the Tag

Posted: 5/14/2024

A Goodrich pitcher makes his move toward the plate this season.

Be the Referee: Baseball Pitch Count

Posted: 5/7/2024

State Champs! Sports Network: Baseball Extra Innings Episode 4

Posted: 4/30/2024

Alisha Gahn hangs out with her baseball teammates in the dugout this season.

Softball Standout Finds New Home in Addison Baseball Lineup

Posted: 4/23/2024

Eli Graves, left, and Gavyn Merchant are among standouts for Kingsley’s baseball team again this spring.

Kingsley Standouts Big Hits on Diamond, as Friends to 4th-Hour Classmates

Posted: 4/19/2024

State Champs! Sports Network: Baseball Extra Innings Episode 2

Posted: 4/12/2024

State Champs! Sports Network: Baseball Extra Innings Episode 1

Posted: 4/10/2024

A baseball umpire awaits the next pitch.

Be the Referee: Batted Baseball Hits Runner

Posted: 4/9/2024

News 2023

Lacrosse Finals Move to U-M Among Headlines as Spring Sports Ramp Up

Posted: 4/9/2024

Standish-Sterling's Cole Prout (8) readies for a pitch during his team's 2022 Division 3 Semifinal.

Record-Setter Prout Helps Pace Standish-Sterling's 2022 Semifinals Run

Posted: 12/27/2023

Brent Gates appears on the USA Baseball collegiate national team in 1989 and makes a pitching change during this spring’s Division 2 Final.

Vast Experience Shapes Retired MLB-er Gates Into 3-Time Finals-Winning Coach

Posted: 8/1/2023

Muskegon Oakridge's Jamie Potts

Oakridge 3-Sport Star Potts Applying Lessons to 'Second Chapter' in Sales

Posted: 7/20/2023

State Champs! Network: 2023 Baseball Finals Highlights

Posted: 7/20/2023

Brother Rice’s Matt Conway walks to the plate to accept his medal after the Warriors' Division 1 title-clinching win in 2008, and these days is building a family with wife Stephanie.

Brother Rice Finals Hero Aiming to Ace Family Life, Financial World

Posted: 7/6/2023

Retired Blissfield baseball coach Larry Tuttle coaches third base during the June. 26 Lenawee County All-Star Game.

Baseball Remains Front of Tuttle's Mind, Close to Retired Coach's Heart

Posted: 6/29/2023

Bridgman's Chuck Pagel delivers a pitch during the Division 3 Final.

Performance of the Week: Bridgman's Chuck Pagel

Posted: 6/23/2023

Beal City’s players raise their championship trophy Saturday at McLane Stadium.

Like Old Times But Also New, Beal City Closes Baseball Finals as Champion

Posted: 6/17/2023

Grand Rapids Christian players celebrate their Division 2 championship Saturday at McLane Stadium.

GR Christian Makes Good on Season-Long Goal: Finish as D2's Best

Posted: 6/17/2023

Bridgman scores one of its seven runs during Saturday’s Division 3 championship game.

Bridgman Finishes 'Miracle' Title Pursuit with 1st Championship since 1987

Posted: 6/17/2023

A Novi hitter drives a pitch during Saturday's first championship game at McLane Stadium.

Hot Hitting Again Bolsters Plentiful Pitching as Novi Clinches 1st Title

Posted: 6/17/2023

Plymouth Christian Academy’s Micah Lavigne lays out in pursuit of a drive to center field Thursday.

Plymouth Christian Academy, Beal City Match Shutouts To Advance in D4

Posted: 6/16/2023

University Liggett catcher Oliver Service lays out to get to a foul ball Friday at McLane Stadium.

Liggett, GR Christian Zero Out Opponents, Zero In on Championship Day

Posted: 6/16/2023

Algonac’s Josh Kasner rounds third base during his home run in Thursday’s Semifinal win over Lansing Catholic.

Pitchers Provide Offensive Sparks Too as Algonac, Bridgman Advance

Posted: 6/15/2023

Novi players, from left, Uli Fernsler, Brett Reed and Jonathan Aurilia celebrate their team’s Semifinal win Thursday at McLane Stadium.

Semifinal Comebacks Set Up Decider Between 1st-Time Title Hopefuls

Posted: 6/15/2023

Novi’s Andrew Krummer takes a lead off first during his team’s Quarterfinal win Saturday over Battle Creek Lakeview.

Preview: Contenders Predicted & Unexpected to Converge at Baseball Finals

Posted: 6/13/2023

Be the Referee

Be the Referee: Missing the Base

Posted: 6/13/2023

State Champs! Michigan: Extra Innings Episode 10

Posted: 6/9/2023

Members of the 1943 Hart High School varsity baseball team gather together, preparing for a team photo. Among those are Harold Gayle Tate (far left) and Walter "Stretch" Hansen, at 6-6 the tallest player in the back row.

Hart Teammates Reunite After 80 Years Now as WWII Vets, Great-Grandfathers

Posted: 6/7/2023

State Champs! Michigan: Extra Innings Episode 9

Posted: 6/2/2023

State Champs! Michigan: Extra Innings Episode 8

Posted: 5/26/2023

Algonac pitcher Kenna Bommarito makes her move toward the plate during last season’s Division 3 Semifinal against Millington.

Algonac Diamond Teams Hope Matching Successes Lead to East Lansing

Posted: 5/24/2023

From left, Samantha Dietz and Tyson Williams.

Multi-Sport Standouts Again Helping Watervliet Diamond Teams Shine

Posted: 5/22/2023

State Champs! Michigan: Extra Innings Episode 7

Posted: 5/19/2023