UP Tennis Finals to be Streamed Live
September 29, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
For the first time, action from the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Girls Tennis Finals will have live streaming video on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv, with the School Broadcast Program crew from Negaunee High School providing the coverage at the Division 1 event.
Coverage is scheduled to begin at noon, EDT, on Thursday (Oct. 1), weather permitting, with the semifinals of singles competition. There will be a dedicated camera for each flight, covering two courts for the semis and then the championship match which follows.
SBP crews have a history of delivering championships taking place in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette High School has produced the U.P. Swimming & Diving Finals for several years, and Marquette also produced an MHSAA Skiing Final in 2016.
More than 700 events in multiple sports at multiple levels fill the coming week’s schedule for the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv. In the coming week, nearly 300 varsity events – more than half of them in volleyball – will be available. Monthly subscriptions are $10.99. Click for a complete list of upcoming games and on-demand broadcasts.
Fans also can type their school name into the search field on the MHSAA.tv page to search for events. Varsity games being streamed also have links from the MHSAA Website’s Score Center and from the schedules on individual school pages. Clicking on the green TV set icon listed next to an event will take you directly to a game.
Here is a list of Varsity sports events taking place over the coming week on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv (Home team generally listed first):
Football
Friday - Oct. 2
Redford Union vs. Redford Thurston - 5 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Northview - 5:30 PM
Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Dansville - 6:45 PM
Garden City vs. Dearborn Heights Annapolis - 7 PM
Durand vs. Otisville LakeVille - 7 PM
Portage Northern vs. Richland Gull Lake - 7 PM
Brighton vs. Canton - 7 PM
Mayville vs. New Haven Merritt Academy - 7 PM
Cadillac vs. Traverse City Central - 7 PM
Negaunee vs. L'Anse - 7 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. Walled Lake Northern - 7 PM
East Lansing vs. Lansing Waverly - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm vs. Rochester Adams - 7 PM
Cass City vs. Harbor Beach - 7 PM
Howell vs. Hartland - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Dearborn Advanced Technology Academy - 7 PM
St Johns vs. Mason - 7 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Bay City John Glenn- 7 PM
Fowlerville vs. Holt - 7 PM
Munising vs. Superior Central - 7 PM
Watervliet vs. Constantine - 7 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 7 PM
Montrose vs. New Lothrop - 7 PM
Hemlock vs. Midland Bullock Creek - 7 PM
South Lyon East vs. Highland Milford - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Detroit Leadership Academy - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering vs. Walled Lake Western - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Center Line - 7 PM
Ovid-Elsie vs. Chesaning - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Cedar Springs - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Detroit Country Day - 7 PM
Zeeland West vs. Zeeland East - 7 PM
St. Joseph vs. Portage Central - 7 PM
DeWitt vs. Okemos - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Auburn Hills Avondale - 7 PM
Troy vs. Berkley - 7 PM
Plainwell vs. Edwardsburg - 7 PM
Clare vs. Farwell - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage vs. Midland Dow - 7 PM
Traverse City St. Francis vs. Kingsley - 7 PM
Corunna vs. Ortonville Brandon - 7 PM
Jackson Lumen Christi Catholic vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek - 7 PM
Fulton vs. Laingsburg - 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 3
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Port Huron - 1 PM
Warren Woods-Tower vs. Roseville - 1 PM
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Detroit Loyola - 1 PM
Traverse City West vs. Petoskey - 1 PM
Boys Soccer
Tuesday - Sept. 29
Reed City vs. Fremont - 4:30 PM
Chesaning vs. Durand - 6 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore vs. St. Joseph - 6:30 PM
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 6:45 PM
Petoskey vs. Alpena - 6:45 PM
Troy vs. North Farmington - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Oakland Christian - 7 PM
West Bloomfield vs. Oxford - 7 PM
Saline vs. Ypsilanti Community - 7 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. Detroit U Of D Jesuit - 7 PM
Seaholm vs. Troy Athens - 7 PM
Notre Dame Preparatory School vs. TBA - 7:30 PM
Detroit Catholic Central vs. Birmingham Brother Rice - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Sept. 30
Garden City vs. Redford Thurston - 5:30 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. St. Clair - 6 PM
Vicksburg vs. Bronson - 6 PM
Fenton vs. Goodrich - 6:15 PM
Plainwell vs. Sturgis - 6:30 PM
Cedar Springs vs. TBA - 6:45 PM
Hemlock vs. Ithaca - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Roseville - 7 PM
Clare vs. Big Rapids Crossroads Academy – 7 PM
Thursday - Oct. 1
Manchester vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 5:30 PM
Royal Oak Shrine vs. Clarkston Everest Collegiate - 5:30 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern - 5:45 PM
Portage Central vs. St. Joseph - 6:30 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore vs. Kalamazoo Central - 6:30 PM
Cadillac vs. Petoskey - 6:45 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy - 7 PM
Northville vs. Hartland - 7 PM
Birmingham Groves vs. Auburn Hills Avondale - 7 PM
Novi vs. Canton - 7 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - 7:15 PM
Chesaning vs. Byron Area - 7:30 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Goodrich - 7:30 PM
Detroit Catholic Central vs. Warren De La Salle Collegiate - 7:30 PM
Friday - Oct. 2
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Westland Huron Valley Lutheran - 4 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Madison Heights Lamphere - 4:30 PM
Bay City John Glenn vs. Gaylord - 5 PM
South Lyon vs. Highland Milford - 5:30 PM
Wayland Union vs. Hamilton - 6:45 PM
Saturday - Oct. 3
Petoskey vs. Elk Rapids - 12 AM
Comstock Park vs. Ravenna - 10 AM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 10 AM
Holt vs. Lansing Catholic - 11 AM
West Bloomfield vs. North Farmington - 11:30 AM
St. Joseph vs. Battle Creek Central - 11:30 AM
Birmingham Groves vs. Ferndale - 2 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. Walled Lake Western - 7 PM
Monday - Oct. 5
Watervliet vs. Saugatuck - 4:30 PM
Ithaca vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran - 4:30 PM
Bay City John Glenn vs. Freeland - 4:30 PM
Warren Woods-Tower vs. St. Clair Shores Lakeshore - 5 PM
Cass City vs. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 5:30 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North vs. Dearborn Henry Ford Academy - 6 PM
Vicksburg vs. Edwardsburg - 6 PM
Corunna vs. Linden - 6:15 PM
Heritage vs. Midland - 6:45 PM
South Lyon East vs. TBA - 7 PM
Clare vs. Ogemaw Heights - 7 PM
Macomb Dakota vs. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley - 7 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Davison - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett - 7:30 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 6
St. Joseph vs. Kalamazoo Central - 6:30 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. TBA - 6:45 PM
Troy vs. Birmingham Seaholm - 7 PM
Novi vs. Brighton - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Rochester Adams - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball
Tuesday - Sept. 29
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Ferndale University - 4 PM
Durand vs. New Lothrop - 4:30 PM
Williamston vs. TBA - 5 PM
Bear Lake vs. Manistee Catholic Central - 6 PM
DeWitt vs. East Lansing - 6 PM
Zeeland East vs. Muskegon - 6 PM
Kinde North Huron vs. Akron-Fairgrove - 6 PM
Wayland Union vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern - 6 PM
Fowlerville vs. Haslett - 6 PM
Peck vs. Deckerville - 6 PM
Holt vs. Lansing Waverly - 6 PM
Mt Morris vs. Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Genesee - 6 PM
St Johns vs. Grand Ledge - 6:05 PM
Norway vs. Bark River-Harris - 6:15 PM
Montrose vs. Otisville LakeVille - 6:15 PM
Hartland vs. Plymouth - 6:15 PM
Dollar Bay vs. Ontonagon - 6:20 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Warren Cousino - 6:30 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Schoolcraft - 6:30 PM
Negaunee vs. Hancock - 6:30 PM
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Whitmore Lake - 6:30 PM
Northville vs. Brighton - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. South Lyon - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Western vs. Waterford Mott - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Northern vs. South Lyon East - 6:30 PM
Watervliet vs. Parchment - 6:30 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Bay City Western - 6:30 PM
St Charles vs. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary - 6:50 PM
Hopkins vs. Wyoming Godwin Heights School - 7 PM
Macomb Lutheran North vs. Algonac - 7 PM
Troy vs. Farmington - 7 PM
Garden City vs. Dearborn Heights Annapolis - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven vs. Allen Park - 7 PM
Fremont vs. Grant - 7 PM
Escanaba vs. Menominee - 7 PM
Big Rapids vs. Reed City - 7 PM
Marcellus vs. White Pigeon - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill - 7 PM
Bloomfield Hills vs. West Bloomfield - 7 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. TBA - 7:15 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest - 7:30 PM
Pellston vs. Onaway - 7:30 PM
Bad Axe vs. Unionville Sebewaing - 7:30 PM
Kingston vs. Dryden - 7:30 PM
Durand vs. New Lothrop – Part 2 - 7:30 PM
Cass City vs. Reese - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Sept. 30
Harrison vs. Pinconning - 5 PM
Holly vs. Swartz Creek - 5:15 PM
Linden vs. Flint Kearsley - 5:15 PM
Flushing vs. Fenton - 5:15 PM
Corunna vs. Owosso - 6:15 PM
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood vs. Allen Park Cabrini - 6:30 PM
Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Portland St. Patrick - 6:30 PM
Riverview Gabriel Richard Catholic vs. Macomb Lutheran North - 7 PM
Cadillac vs. Petoskey - 7 PM
Traverse City West vs. Traverse City Central - 7 PM
Waterford Our Lady vs. Warren Regina - 7 PM
Saginaw Swan Valley vs. Bay City John Glenn - 7 PM
Bridgeport vs. Frankenmuth - 7 PM
Dearborn Divine Child vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian - 7:15 PM
Thursday - Oct. 1
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern - 4 PM
Armada vs. Algonac - 6 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. Clawson - 6 PM
East Grand Rapids vs. Grand Rapids Northview - 6 PM
Zeeland East vs. Holland - 6 PM
Munising vs. Ishpeming - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Peck - 6 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore vs. Ferndale - 6 PM
Plainwell vs. Edwardsburg - 6 PM
Mason vs. Williamston - 6 PM
Hartland vs. Livonia Churchill - 6:15 PM
Lowell vs. Greenville - 6:15 PM
Warren Woods-Tower vs. Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse - 6:15 PM
Dollar Bay vs. Painesdale Jeffers - 6:20 PM
Novi vs. Dearborn - 6:30 PM
Brighton vs. Belleville - 6:30 PM
Howell vs. Livonia Stevenson - 6:30 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. Midland Dow - 6:30 PM
Northville vs. Dearborn Fordson - 6:30 PM
Grand Blanc vs. Saginaw - 6:30 PM
Highland Milford vs. South Lyon East - 6:30 PM
Ann Arbor Greenhills vs. Lutheran Westland - 6:30 PM
White Lake Lakeland vs. South Lyon - 6:30 PM
Walled Lake Western vs. Walled Lake Northern - 6:30 PM
Kalamazoo Christian vs. Calhoun Christian - 6:30 PM
Lake Orion vs. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek - 7 PM
Gladstone vs. Gwinn - 7 PM
Brethren vs. Bear Lake - 7 PM
Grandville Calvin Christian vs. Belding - 7 PM
East Kentwood vs. Grandville - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Traverse City St. Francis - 7 PM
Marcellus vs. Centreville - 7 PM
Rockford vs. Hudsonville - 7 PM
Hart vs. Whitehall - 7 PM
Birmingham Seaholm vs. Bloomfield Hills - 7 PM
Troy Athens vs. Auburn Hills Avondale - 7 PM
Pellston vs. Indian River Inland Lakes - 7:30 PM
Dryden vs. Deckerville - 7:30 PM
Livonia Clarenceville vs. Oakland Christian - 7:30 PM
Kingston vs. Genesee - 7:30 PM
Caro vs. Bad Axe - 7:30 PM
Friday - Oct. 2
Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Brighton Charyl Stockwell Prep - 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 3
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran vs. Bloomfield Hills Roeper - 8 AM
Saline vs. TBA - 8:30 AM
Cass City vs. TBA - 8:30 AM
Hart vs. Ludington - 8:30 AM
Troy Athens vs. TBA - 8:30 AM
Mt Morris vs. TBA - 8:30 AM
Part 1 | Multi-team Event @ Pentwater - 8:30 AM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Greenville - 9 AM
Ovid-Elsie vs. Byron Area - 9 AM
Hopkins vs. Wayland Union - 9 AM
East Grand Rapids vs. Forest Hills Eastern - 9 AM
Part 2 | Multi-team Event @ Pentwater - 1:30 PM
Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. Grand Rapids Christian - 2:30 PM
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek vs. Grand Rapids Christian - 4 PM
Bloomfield Hills Marian vs. TBA - 5:30 PM
Monday - Oct. 5
Frankenmuth vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran - 5 PM
Norway vs. Powers North Central - 6 PM
East Lansing vs. Okemos - 6 PM
Armada vs. Richmond - 6 PM
Houghton vs. Marquette 6:30 PM
St. Joseph vs. Battle Creek Central - 6:30 PM
Bay City John Glenn vs. Pinconning - 7 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 6
Dearborn Heights Robichaud vs. Dearborn Heights Crestwood - 4 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere vs. New Haven - 6 PM
Maple Valley vs. TBA - 6 PM
DeWitt vs. Fowlerville - 6 PM
Zeeland West vs. Muskegon Mona Shores - 6 PM
Holt vs. Ionia - 6 PM
Williamston vs. Grand Ledge - 6 PM
Sturgis vs. Edwardsburg - 6 PM
Grand Rapids Christian vs. Byron Center - 6 PM
Wayland Union vs. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 6 PM
Mayville vs. Bay City All Saints - 6 PM
Chesaning vs. Ovid-Elsie - 6:15 PM
Otisville LakeVille vs. New Lothrop - 6:15 PM
Ovid-Elsie vs. Chesaning - 6:15 PM
Brighton vs. Canton - 6:30 PM
Flint Powers Catholic vs. TBA - 6:30 PM
St. Clair Lake Shore vs. Sterling Heights - 6:30 PM
Suttons Bay vs. Kingsley - 6:30 PM
Highland Milford vs. White Lake Lakeland - 6:30 PM
Southfield Christian vs. Livonia Clarenceville - 6:30 PM
Houghton vs. Calumet - 6:30 PM
Manchester vs. Napoleon - 6:30 PM
Howell vs. Hartland - 6:30 PM
Frankfort vs. Leland - 6:30 PM
Watervliet vs. Fennville - 6:30 PM
South Lyon vs. Walled Lake Northern - 6:30 PM
South Lyon East vs. Walled Lake Western - 6:30 PM
Saline vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
Morley Stanwood vs. Kent City - 7 PM
West Bloomfield vs. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek - 7 PM
Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Lansing Catholic - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake vs. Onekama - 7 PM
Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Lutheran Westland - 7 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Dearborn Divine Child - 7 PM
East Kentwood vs. Holland West Ottawa - 7 PM
Hart vs. Ravenna - 7 PM
Bear Lake vs. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter - 7 PM
Pentwater vs. Mason County Eastern - 7 PM
Dryden vs. Owendale-Gagetown - 7:30 PM
Caro vs. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker - 7:30 PM
Kingston vs. Akron-Fairgrove - 7:30 PM
Bad Axe vs. Cass City - 7:30 PM
Now in its 12th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games, but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. A portion of every subscription sold by an SBP school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.
Century of School Sports: State's Storytellers Share Spring Memories
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 8, 2025
With the start of spring sports, the MHSAA’s “Century of School Sports” celebration has begun its final lap.
Every week we’ve told at least a few stories from these last 100 years – and today, we present our third and final installment of favorite sports memories from statewide media, our historian and MHSAA staff.
Below are their most unforgettable moments from spring.
Homer Sets Standard with 56-Game Baseball Winning Streak
Ron Pesch, MHSAA historian
Recognizing the contrasting challenges that face teams in various eras to set or break records, it was great fun to track Homer's successful attempt to match, then exceed Grand Haven's 43-year-old record, then chase a national record for consecutive baseball victories.
There's something about the small-town excitement knitted into such a chase. Grand Haven set the mark back before an MHSAA-sponsored state tournament commenced in 1971. Inherently built into such an accomplishment is an evolving roster that spans multiple seasons, when a single season featured only 20 to 30 or so games. (Only one Buccaneer player was part of all the Buccaneers' 56-straight victories.)
Because of the postseason, Homer's annual slate featured more games, but came with the additional challenge of squaring off against more talented teams as the playoffs progressed. Homer's record-setting win came during a homefield doubleheader against Reading during the 2005 regular season – ironically against the school which gave the Trojans their last loss in the 2003 Regional Semifinal. Victorious in both games that day against Reading, Homer extended the run through 75-consecutive contests – a national record, since topped – that ended in June with a 7-6 loss to Saginaw Nouvel in the MHSAA Division 3 Final.
Truly an Unforgettable Classic
Tim Staudt, WILX (Lansing), in 54th year of broadcasting
The one memory from the spring season that immediately jumps to mind is the 2006 Diamond Classic final between Homer and Grand Ledge. Grand Ledge would come back to win the game 7-6 with players from the Lansing Lugnuts in the dugout watching to see how the game was going to end.
This was one more remarkable Grand Ledge baseball achievement under coach Pat O’Keefe. It would be Homer’s only loss of the 2006 season, as they went 38-1 and won the Division 4 championship, a year after winning a then-national record 75 straight games.
Career Crosses Paths with State’s 2 Winningest on Baseball Diamond
Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal
In two media markets I have worked in in the state, I’ve had the privilege to cover two of the state’s most decorated baseball coaches in Blissfield’s Larry Tuttle and Grand Ledge’s Pat O’Keefe, who are both members of the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame.
I worked in Adrian when Larry Tuttle joined the 1,000-win club in June of 2008. After moving to the Lansing market, I got to document the final portion of O’Keefe’s special career that he ended as the all-time wins leader before eventually being passed by Tuttle.
Legendary Softball Team Ends Legendary Run
Geoff Kimmerly, MHSAA Communications Director and formerly of Lansing State Journal
I stepped into the Lansing State Journal fulltime lineup in January 2000 amid the senior years of two of the greatest athletes in local and statewide high school sports history – Lansing Waverly’s Marcus Taylor, who led his team to the Class A basketball title that March, and Okemos’ Jessica Beech, who had pitched her softball team to the Division 1 championship in 1999 and remains the most accomplished three-sport athlete in mid-Michigan history.
Dating back to that title run, Beech had earned an MHSAA-record 57 straight pitching victories heading into a Division 1 Regional Semifinal on June 10, 2000, at Lansing Everett. Up next was undefeated Portage Northern. Beech struck out 11 hitters against the team Okemos coach Dan Stolz called “the best his team has faced the past two seasons.” But Northern prevailed 2-0, with sophomore Anna Ollgaard throwing a one-hitter, and went on to finish the season 41-0 and Division 1 champion for the first of three consecutive seasons. The Huskies’ 52-game winning streak started that spring remains the second-longest in MHSAA softball history.
Lectka Becomes Unstoppable in Leaving Livonia Franklin Legacy
Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press (formerly of Observer & Eccentric newspapers)
After falling to Mount Clemens L’Anse Creuse North in the 1985 championship game, 5-0, Livonia Franklin redeemed itself by beating Waterford Kettering, 1-0, in the 1986 Class A Softball Final for its first state title as senior pitcher Tracy Lectka’s threw a no-hitter at Lansing’s Ranney Park.
Lectka tossed back-to-back shutouts, including a 2-0 Semifinal win over South Lyon in a two-day continuation game halted by darkness where Lectka pitched all 20 innings to secure the victory.
Glen Lake’s Superwoman Finishes with Another Historic Run
Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press since 1970
Heading into the 1992 Class D track & field state championships at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, Maple City Glen Lake’s Marnie Peplinski had to balance the emotions of being confident without being overconfident.
She looked at the performances of the other girls in the Finals and compared them to her efforts. “I knew they were not going to make up two or three seconds in that one day unless they were Superwoman.”
Well, Superwoman did show up at the Finals that day, but she was wearing a Glen Lake uniform.
That day, her final day of being a Michigan high school athlete, Peplinski became the first girl in state history to win four state titles in consecutive years, helping Glen Lake to its second-straight team title. She set Finals records when she won the 100 hurdles (15.06 seconds) and 300 hurdles (44.80). She also won the long jump (17 feet, 5 inches) and was part of the winning 1,600 relay team (4:03.90). She also had won all of those events as a junior, and as a sophomore she won the 300 hurdles, the long jump and the 1,600 relay, which she was a part of as a freshman as well.
The day capped a brilliant high school career for Peplinski, who also earned first-team all-state honors in basketball and volleyball. She went on to compete in track & field and basketball at Central Michigan University.
Brother Rice Sets Standard in Boys Lacrosse
Perry Farrell, MHSAA.com and formerly of Detroit Free Press
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice's run in lacrosse was a showcase of dominance as they started a stretch that saw them win 13 of the first 14 Division 1 championships starting in 2005.
Watch the 2017 Division 1 Final, which Brother Rice won over Detroit Catholic Central 8-7, on the NFHS Network, and see highlights below from that game from State Champs! Sports Network.
Beal City Provides Celebration to Remember
Greg Miller, formerly of 9&10 News (Cadillac)
The 2023 season for Beal City baseball was a special one that ended with a Division 4 championship celebration on the field at McLane Stadium in East Lansing. A year prior, the Aggies, who had been top-ranked nearly the entire season, fell short in the championship game, and they were back seeking redemption.
In a tightly-fought battle in the title game against Plymouth Christian Academy, Beal City answered after surrendering the game's first run in the fourth inning, tying the game in the bottom half of the frame. They then took the lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Star pitcher Cayden Smith, after hitting his pitch limit with one out in the seventh, moved to shortstop and was able to catch the final out of the game, performing a celebratory backflip on the infield grass before being mobbed by his teammates in one of the coolest celebration moments I ever witnessed.
Watch the 2023 Division 4 Final on the NFHS Network.
Previous "Century of School Sports" Spotlights
April 2: Sharp Leadership Synonymous with MHSAA Success - Read
March 25: Athletic Directors Indispensable to Mission of School Sports - Read
March 18: 2025 Finals Begin Next Half-Century of Girls Hoops Championships - Read
March 11: Boys Basketball's Best 1st to Earn MHSAA Finals Titles - Read
March 5: Everything We Do Begins with Participation - Read
Feb. 25: Slogans & Logos Remain Unforgettable Parts of MHSAA History - Read
Feb. 19: MHSAA Tickets Continue to Provide Fan-Friendly Value - Read
Feb. 11: We Recognize Those Who Make Our Games Go - Read
Feb. 4: WISL Conference Continues to Inspire Aspiring Leaders - Read
Jan. 28: Michigan's National Impact Begins at NFHS' Start - Read
Jan. 21: Awards Celebrate Well-Rounded Educational Experience - Read
Jan. 14: Predecessors Laid Foundation for MHSAA's Formation - Read
Jan. 9: MHSAA Blazes Trail Into Cyberspace - Read
Dec. 31: State's Storytellers Share Winter Memories - Read
Dec. 17: MHSAA Over Time - Read
Dec. 10: On This Day, December 13, We Will Celebrate - Read
Dec. 3: MHSAA Work Guided by Representative Council - Read
Nov. 26: Finals Provide Future Pros Early Ford Field Glory - Read
Nov. 19: Connection at Heart of Coaches Advancement Program - Read
Nov. 12: Good Sports are Winners Then, Now & Always - Read
Nov. 5: MHSAA's Home Sweet Home - Read
Oct. 29: MHSAA Summits Draw Thousands to Promote Sportsmanship - Read
Oct. 23: Cross Country Finals Among MHSAA's Longest Running - Read
Oct. 15: State's Storytellers Share Fall Memories - Read
Oct. 8: Guided by 4 S's of Educational Athletics - Read
Oct. 1: Michigan Sends 10 to National Hall of Fame - Read
Sept. 25: MHSAA Record Books Filled with 1000s of Achievements - Read
Sept. 18: Why Does the MHSAA Have These Rules? - Read
Sept. 10: Special Medals, Patches to Commemorate Special Year - Read
Sept. 4: Fall to Finish with 50th Football Championships - Read
Aug. 28: Let the Celebration Begin - Read
PHOTOS (Top) From left: Homer's Josh Collmenter throws a pitch during the 2004 Finals, Maple City Glen Lake's Marnie Peplinski long jumps in 1992, the Brother Rice boys lacrosse team celebrates its 2019 championship, and the Portage Northern softball team takes a photo after finishing an undefeated 2000 season. (2) The Lansing State Journal sports section details Grand Ledge's comeback to defeat Homer at the Diamond Classic in Lansing. (3) Livonia Franklin's softball team takes a team photo after finishing its 1986 Class A title run. (4) Cayden Smith's backflip kicks off Beal City's 2023 championship celebration. (MHSAA file photos.)