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Kalamazoo Loy Norrix’s Jaylind Motton, left, and Jackson Lam are among those competing this year inspired by past coach Ted Duckett’s memory.

Duckett's Mentorship Continues to Inspire as Standout Pair Help Set Pace for Loy Norrix

Posted: 4/29/2026

Nathan Martin, middle with clipboard, coaches his Jackson distance runners.

Martin Brings LA Marathon Championship Experience Home as Jackson High Coach

Posted: 4/23/2026

Midland Dow’s Zach Dzurka, with baton, takes off to start a relay race.

Record-Setter Dzurka Dreaming Big, but First Focused on Goal #1: Stay Healthy

Posted: 4/22/2026

Adrian Madison track & field assistant coach Trevor Van Valkenburg stands at the entrance to the school’s track this spring.

Van Valkenburg Returns to Madison to Continue Dad's Pole Vaulting Program

Posted: 4/8/2026

Ted Duckett sits for a photo, wearing Loy Norrix gear.

Loy Norrix Mourning Death of Longtime Coach, Teacher Duckett: 'He's All Knight'

Posted: 1/19/2026

Southfield Christian's Brock Morris approaches the finish line during a sprint race at the Lower Peninsula Division 4 Finals.

Performance of the Week: Southfield Christian's Brock Morris

Posted: 6/5/2025

Niles senior Ayden McCarey leaves the starting block during the 1600-meter relay at his team’s Regional.

McCarey Caps Niles Career Among School's All-Time Track Greats

Posted: 6/3/2025

Newberry's Garrett Lewicki hands off the baton to Danny Mikus during the 1,600 relay Saturday.

Newberry Clinches 1st Track & Field Finals Repeat in 2 Decades

Posted: 6/1/2025

Pickford's Carver Day hands off the baton to Luke Koben in the 3,200 relay Saturday in Kingsford.

Pickford Boys Score Big in Sprints, Hurdles & Jumps to Run Finals Streak to 3

Posted: 6/1/2025

Marquette's Kyler Sager crosses the finish line first in the 400 relay Saturday.

Marquette Boys Conquer UP Division 1 Again in Potentially Record Fashion

Posted: 6/1/2025

Belleville hurdlers Will (Jaiden) Smith, right, and Schmar Gamble approach the finish in the 110 final Saturday.

Belleville Boys Follow Davis-Price's Direction to Historic Championship

Posted: 5/31/2025

From left, Chesaning's Zach Harlan, Pewamo-Westphalia's Trevor Smith and Detroit Edison's Dennis Jackson push to the finish of the 200 championship race at Kent City.

Chesaning Boys Vault to Top of Podium, Ovid-Elsie's Tokar Completes Pole Vault Sweep

Posted: 5/31/2025

Southfield Christian's Brock Morris, middle, crosses the finish line first in the 200 on Saturday, just ahead of Riverview Gabriel Richard's Derek Lesko to his left and teammate Jadon Staten to his right.

Southfield Christian Boys Win Final Event to Clinch Program's 1st Finals Title

Posted: 5/31/2025

Parma Western sprints to the finish in the 1,600 relay; the Panthers' runner-up finish in the race clinched their team title.

No Individual Event Wins Needed as Parma Western Clinches 1st Finals Team Title

Posted: 5/31/2025

Gladstone’s Andrew Karl clears the bar during the pole vault competition at this season’s Negaunee Lions Invitational.

Gladstone's Karl Siblings Talented In Taking to Air in High Jump, Pole Vault

Posted: 5/30/2025

From left, University Liggett’s Cicarella Santino, Pewamo-Westphalia’s Trevor Smith and Dearborn Advanced Tech’s Cobey Cureton run a 100-meter preliminary race at the LPD3 Finals last season.

Preview: Prepare for Unpredictable as Contenders Abound for LP Boys Titles

Posted: 5/30/2025

Marquette's Ford Richardson hands off the baton to Evan Balko in the 1,600 relay on May 9 at the Negaunee Lions Invitational.

Preview: Past Multi-Race Champs Highlight Impressive Field Returning to Kingsford

Posted: 5/30/2025

Ishpeming Westwood, Negaunee and Ishpeming High runners round the first curve during the boys 1,600 at the WIN Meet on May 6 in Ishpeming.

Be the Referee: Track & Field False Starts & Restarts

Posted: 5/27/2025

Skyla Ballew clears a hurdle during a race at Ironwood High School.

Ironwood Savors Home-Track Advantage in LaBlonde Memorial Invitational Sweep

Posted: 5/15/2025

Glen Lake’s Colebrook Sutherland runs his leg of a relay.

Record-Setting Sutherland Focused on Final Goals as Glen Lake Career Winds Down

Posted: 5/9/2025

At left, T.J. Duckett throws the shot put for Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. At right, Duckett runs the football against Michigan while playing for Michigan State.

Flashback 100: Duckett's High School Domination Extended to Shot Put Circle

Posted: 5/8/2025

Jackson Lam runs a track race.

Performance of the Week: Kalamazoo Loy Norrix's Jackson Lam

Posted: 5/1/2025

Lawton’s Mason Mayne begins to unwind while throwing the shot during a meet.

Football Future Awaits, but Mayne Focused First on Finishing Track Finals Sweep

Posted: 4/22/2025

ousins Aubree Deshetsky, left, and Eli Bickel take a photo together during a successful day last season at the Goodrich Invitational.

North Branch Cousins Carry on Family Tradition with Record-Setting Throws

Posted: 4/16/2025

Debby Karabees-Betts, standing above the net, officiates as MHSAA Final.

Livonia's Karabees-Betts Named 35th Vern L. Norris Award Honoree

Posted: 4/15/2025

Clockwise from the top left: (1) Manny Schmidt (standing, second from left) coaches the Lapeer White Junior High girls basketball team. (2) Schmidt, top middle, takes a photo with Lapeer’s boys track & field team last spring. (3) Schmidt, left, has coached three of his grandchildren including Morgan Turk. (4) Schmidt, far left, takes a photo with the 2011 Lapeer East cross country teams. (5) Schmidt, standing far right, coaches Michelle Brundage during the 1991 Meet of Champions.

'Lapeer Through and Through,' Schmidt Surpasses Half-Century in Coaching

Posted: 4/2/2025

At top, Ryan Fisher (15) takes a photo with his Grand Blanc soccer teammates as a sophomore. At bottom, Fisher competes in multiple Cross Country and Track & Field Finals during his high school career.

Flashback 100: Fisher Races to Finals Stardom on Way to U.S. Olympic First

Posted: 10/11/2024

Longtime coach Don Lukens, far left, is pictured during the 2015 LP Cross Country Finals with past Traverse City Central runner John Steen (center) and Trojans coach Bob Lober, with Jane and Jack Steen standings in front. Jane and Jack Steen are current Traverse City Central runners.

Longtime Coach Lukens Remembered for Building Champions, Changing Lives

Posted: 9/27/2024

At left, Maverick Darling crosses the finish line during a race as an Ovid-Elsie senior in 2007; at right Darling poses with fiancé Danielle.

Ovid-Elsie Running Legend Darling Seeking to 'Win the Day' on Trading Floor

Posted: 8/13/2024

At left, David Glover as a senor during the 1995-96 school year at Muskegon Catholic Central, and at right Glover shows the AFC Championship trophy after Kansas City's 17-10 win at Baltimore on Jan. 28.

MCC's Glover Fills Key Role as Athletic Trainer for Super Bowl Champions

Posted: 8/6/2024

Health Baldwin, seated, signs a hat during his sendoff Thursday at Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep.

Hackett Catholic Prep's Baldwin Carrying Hopes from Home to Paris

Posted: 7/12/2024

State Champs! Network: 2024 Track & Field Finals Highlights

Posted: 7/10/2024

Newberry runners celebrate taking second place in the 1,600 relay, allowing them to finish ahead of St. Ignace for the team title in Upper Peninsula Division 3.

With 2nd Place in Final Race, Newberry Clinches 1st in Final Team Standings

Posted: 6/2/2024

Fowler’s Brady Feldpausch, left, edges Reading’s Tayshawn Bester to win the 110 hurdles Saturday at Baldwin Middle School.

Fowler Boys Clinch 1st Team Title since 1988, Buford Leaps Into Record Book

Posted: 6/2/2024

Pickford's Jacob Mitchell hands off the baton to Eli MacDonald for the last leg of the 3,200 relay Saturday at Kingsford.

Pickford Wins Matchup of Reigning Champions to Run Title Streak to 3

Posted: 6/2/2024

Kalamazoo Central celebrates its first Finals championship Saturday since 1965.

Kalamazoo Central Headlines LPD1 Finals with 1st Championship since 1965

Posted: 6/2/2024

After crossing the finish line Saturday, Marquette's Kyler Sager celebrates winning the 400 relay.

Marquette Boys Score in 16 Events to Extend Team Championship Streak

Posted: 6/1/2024

Berrien Springs’ Jake Machiniak, second from left, crosses the finish line first in the 100 during the Lower Peninsula Division 2 Finals on Saturday.

Machiniak Sets Pace as Berrien Springs Edges Corunna in Matchup of Recent Champs

Posted: 6/1/2024

Pewamo-Westphalia's Trevor Smith, center, edges Dearborn Advanced Technology's Cobey Cureton and University Liggett's Santino Cicarella, among others, in the 100 on Saturday.

Smith Sets Tone as Multi-Talented Pewamo-Westphalia Ascends Again

Posted: 6/1/2024

Houghton's Brody Mattila crosses the finish line during a downpour in the 400 relay at the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference championship meet May 22 in Ishpeming.

Houghton Teams Sweep at Invitational to Honor Longtime Coach, Teacher

Posted: 5/31/2024

Kingsford's Michael Floriano, center, edges Marquette's Jacob MacPhee in the 100 dash May 10 in Negaunee.

Preview: Team Title Races Could Highlight UP Boys Track & Field Finals

Posted: 5/31/2024

Gaylord St. Mary’s Rylan Matelski long jumps and runs a relay.

Matelski Makes Own Path to Become Gaylord St. Mary's Long Jump Record Setter

Posted: 5/31/2024

Corunna, including twins Tarick and Wyatt Bower, celebrates its LPD2 team championship last season.

Preview: Memorable Finishes Guaranteed at LP Boys Track & Field Finals

Posted: 5/30/2024

Ribbons and medals are set out to be awarded during the first Jim LaBlonde Invitational at Ironwood.

Red Devils Impress as Ironwood Honors Record-Setter with Jim LaBlonde Invitational

Posted: 5/20/2024

Chippewa Valley’s Shamar Heard crosses the finish line while anchoring the winning 800 relay at last year’s LPD1 Finals.

Chippewa Valley's Heard Has Big Plans to Add to All-Time Sprint Legacy

Posted: 5/10/2024

Constantine’s Bennett VandenBerg competes in the discus during a home meet his junior season.

Constantine Football All-Stater, Wrestling Champ Aiming for Grand Finale

Posted: 4/30/2024

Lawton's Mason Mayne watches one of his throws during a meet.

Performance of the Week: Lawton's Mason Mayne

Posted: 4/25/2024

Gladwin’s Logan Klein prepares to launch during a turn in the shot put circle.

Goals Grow as Gladwin's Klein Seeks to Follow School Record with Big Finish

Posted: 4/24/2024