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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

Leighton Smith, left, consults with Dr. Justin Hollander during her recovery from horse riding injuries this summer.

Elk Rapids' Smith Back on Course Just 2 Months After Severe Leg Injury

Posted: 8/30/2024

State Champs! Network: 2024 Track & Field Finals Highlights

Posted: 7/10/2024

Emmry Ross leads one of her winning races during the LPD3 Finals.

Performance of the Week: Onsted's Emmry Ross

Posted: 6/6/2024

Emmry Ross (far left) leads a pack during one of her championship races Saturday at Kent City.

Ross Emerges from Running Family to Earn Historic Finals Accomplishment

Posted: 6/5/2024

Lake Linden-Hubbell's Emily Jokela sets a meet record in the 400 with a winning time of 58.61 on Saturday.

Jokela Stars Again, Lake Linden-Hubbell Reigns This Time as Outright Champ

Posted: 6/2/2024

Bark River-Harris's Carli Erickson crosses the finish line far ahead of her competition in the 800 Relay. Other members of the winning team were Mckenzie Hoffmeyer, Julia Nault, and Marissa Ives.

Bark River-Harris Lands 3-Peat, Shamion Joins Elite 4-Event Winners Club

Posted: 6/2/2024

Sault Ste. Marie's Ahnaka Oshelski, left, edges Negaunee's Sadie Rogers by one hundredth of a second to capture the 300 hurdles title Saturday.

Sault Ste. Marie Girls End 23-Year Championship Wait with UPD1 Win

Posted: 6/2/2024

Fowler's Katie Spicer crosses the finish line during a sprint Saturday.

Fowler Girls Award 1st-Year Coach with Program's 1st Finals Title since 2019

Posted: 6/2/2024

Members of Dearborn Divine Child’s girls track & field team hold up their latest championship trophy Saturday.

Divine Child Piles Up Points Across Several Events to Earn Podium Climb

Posted: 6/2/2024

Oak Park celebrates its latest LP Division 1 team championship Saturday at East Kentwood.

Oak Park, Returning Individual Champs Lead Chase Again at Star-Filled Finals

Posted: 6/1/2024

Hart celebrates its third-straight Division 3 championship Saturday at Kent City.

Hovey Leads Hart to Historic 3-Peat, Onsted's Ross Joins Prestigious 4-Win Group

Posted: 6/1/2024

Ishpeming Westwood's Faith Spiroff competes on the way to winning the high jump at the Mid-Peninsula Conference championship meet May 22.

Preview: Historic Collection of Contenders Setting Bar High for UP Girls Finals

Posted: 5/31/2024

Oak Park’s Kelis Hunter-Young begins her leg of the 1,600 relay during last season’s LP Division 1 Finals.

Preview: Returning Champs Lined Up to Lead Again at LP Girls Track & Field Finals

Posted: 5/30/2024

Allen Park's Abigail Russell winds up to throw the discus during a meet.

Performance of the Week: Allen Park's Abby Russell

Posted: 5/30/2024

Saginaw Swan Valley’s Sydney Kuhn runs toward the finish during the Korf/Schultz Saginaw County Invitational on May 10 at Hemlock.

Finals Title Next Step for Versatile Swan Valley Record-Breaker Kuhn

Posted: 5/22/2024

Kaylie Livingston runs one of her races this season as a freshman for Whitmore Lake.

Freshman Rewriting Whitmore Lake Record Book, Eyeing More Finals Success

Posted: 5/21/2024

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

Gaylord’s Katie Berkshire readies for a relay Wednesday against Alpena.

Gaylord Record-Setter Embracing Challenges As Championship Season Approaches

Posted: 5/3/2024

Racers run at the Hastings Relays, with several more awaiting their turns to compete at the longtime meet.

Hastings Relays Reigns as State's Oldest Continuous Track & Field Meet

Posted: 4/10/2024

News 2023

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

Posted: 4/9/2024

Yale’s Sadie Dykstra launches into a long jump last spring.

Yale's Dykstra Wasting No Time Showing Superior Multi-Sport Potential

Posted: 3/28/2024

Blissfield’s June Miller (750) races during a cross country meet last fall.

Blissfield's Miller Set for Senior Success After 3 Junior-Year Finals Trips

Posted: 8/15/2023

From left, Coleman’s Nevaeh Chaffee, Madison Miller and Ava Gross show their team’s District softball trophy won Friday at Beal City.

Schools Come Together to Help Coleman Trio Complete Dream Weekend

Posted: 6/8/2023

Lake Linden-Hubbell's Emily Jokela, second from right, wins the 400 on Saturday.

Lake Linden-Hubbell, Stephenson Share in UPD3; Jokela Joins Elite Club

Posted: 6/4/2023

Bark River-Harris's Lauren Zawada hands off to the fourth leg of their 1,600 relay, Julia Olson, on Saturday.

Reigning Champions Rule UPD2 Again with Repeat and 3-Peat Performances

Posted: 6/4/2023

Marquette's Hailey Bolf starts the winning 400 relay Saturday.

Marquette Girls Reclaim Championship Leaning on Sprint Superiority

Posted: 6/4/2023

Hart’s Addi Hovey, center, sprints alongside Comstock’s Ti’Anna Murphy-Ryan, left, and Almont’s Devin Johnston.

Sophomore Stars Lead Hart Girls' Latest Championship Charge

Posted: 6/4/2023

East Grand Rapids closes in on the 1,600 relay championship Saturday.

Grosse Ile's Molnar Wins Title in 2nd Sport, EGR Top Team for 2nd-Straight Year

Posted: 6/3/2023

Buckley's Aiden Harrand sets the pace in the 1,600 on Saturday.

Speedy Sprint-Distance Tandem Carries Buckley to 1st Championship

Posted: 6/3/2023

Oak Park's Nonah Waldron crosses the finish line first in the 100 hurdles Saturday.

Oak Park Girls Hurdle Competition Again to Regain LPD1 Championship

Posted: 6/3/2023

Elk Rapids sisters Brynne (left) and Jaida Schulte have teamed up at No. 3 doubles for the tennis team this season.

Elk Rapids' Schulte Sisters Splitting Finals Weekend Between Tennis, Track

Posted: 6/2/2023

Ishpeming's Lola Korpi, right, leads the 800 run during the April 17 Superior Dome Invitational, followed closely by Pickford's Talya Schreiber.

Preview: Super Seniors Set to Celebrate Big Finishes at UP Girls Finals

Posted: 6/2/2023

Oak Park’s Nonah Waldron leaps a hurdle during last season’s LPD1 Finals.

Preview: LP Girls Finals Welcome Back Stars, Hopefuls Ready to Join Them

Posted: 6/1/2023

New Boston Huron's Elizabeth Anderson clears the finish line during last season's LPD2 400 race.

Multi-Sprint Champ Racing to Finish Huron Career Ahead of the Rest Again

Posted: 5/25/2023

Runners watch official Bertha Smiley as they prepare to begin a race during last season's Lower Peninsula Division 1 Finals at Rockford.

Track Gaining Speed Toward Future with Electronic Starting Devices

Posted: 5/23/2023

Forest Area’s Meagan Lange shows some of the many medals she’s received for her running achievements.

Forest Area's Lange Goes Extra Record Mile in Extraordinary Recovery

Posted: 5/19/2023

Negaunee's Nori Korsman gets the handoff from teammate Olivia Lunseth to run the third leg of the winning 1,600 relay at April's Superior Dome Invitational.

Be the Referee: Track & Field Exchange Zones

Posted: 5/16/2023

Inland Lakes' Larissa Huffman runs a hurdles race during last season's LPD4 Finals.

Performance of the Week: Mackinaw City's Larissa Huffman

Posted: 4/14/2023

Sault Ste. Marie’s Gabe Litzner leads the Upper Peninsula Division 1 Cross Country Final in the fall.

Freshman Distance Ace Impressing Again as Sault Gets on Track

Posted: 4/14/2023

Marysville’s Janae Hudson unwinds while putting the shot during a meet.

Marysville Thrower Hudson Dancing Into Record Books, Finals Contention

Posted: 4/12/2023

East Kentwood girls soccer and girls track & field

East Kentwood Friends Continuing to Excel as NCAA Champ, Pro Soccer Keeper

Posted: 8/8/2022

Grosse Pointe South track & field

Running Set Life's Stage for Grosse Pointe South's Record-Setting Meier Sisters

Posted: 7/28/2022

Detroit Renaissance track

Title IX at 50: Kaila Jackson's Story

Posted: 6/28/2022

State Champs! Network: 2022 Track & Field Finals Highlights

Posted: 6/20/2022

Marquette track & field

3 Upper Peninsula Athletes Among History-Makers in 1st Finals Adaptive Events

Posted: 6/17/2022

Detroit Renaissance track

Performance of the Week: Detroit Renaissance's Kaila Jackson

Posted: 6/10/2022

Kalamazoo Christian track & field

In Just 2nd Season, Van Dyk Breaks Decades-Old K-Christian Throws Records

Posted: 6/9/2022