Mentor of Many (Kalamazoo Gazette)
April 17, 2012
Longtime Plainwell coach and athletic director Jack Streidl died Monday at age 93 and after nearly a lifetime of serving his community's athletic programs in a variety of roles.
The Kalamazoo Gazette's Scott DeCamp recounts the contributions of the Menominee native and Western Michigan grad who won more than 200 football games and was present as the school's stadium was named after him in 2008.
Remembering a legend: Plainwell teacher/coach Jack Streidl 'always saw the best in people'
Meet Miss Basketball: Madison Ristovski
March 13, 2012
In the race for one of the most notable individual awards in Michigan, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett senior Madison Ristovski finished well ahead of the pack.
The University of Michigan signee is the 31st Miss Basketball, as picked by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan and the Detroit Free Press.
Get the scoop from the Free Press' Mick McCabe:
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett's Madison Ristovski is 2012 Miss Basketball