Thanks, Mr. Woodley (Saginaw News)

August 24, 2012

LaMarr Woodley was a football star at Saginaw High long before he went on to the University of Michigan and now the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He's given students in his hometown the same opportunity for accomplishment without the cost they would've otherwise incurred this school year.

Students at Saginaw and Saginaw Arthur Hill plus the districts junior highs and middle schools were facing a $75 participation fee until Woodley stepped in earlier this month with a $60,000 donation.

Hugh Bernreuter has covered the majority of Woodley's career, and tells this story.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley pays participation fees for Saginaw Public Schools student-athletes (Saginaw News)

Today in the MHSAA: 3/7/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 7, 2025

1. HOCKEY No. 4 Livonia Stevenson advanced to the Division 2 Final with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Hometown Life

2. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic also advanced to the Division 2 championship game with a 4-3 win over No. 5 Grandville – WOOD TV

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial clinched a Division 1 Regional title with a 72-70 win over Detroit U-D Jesuit – Detroit News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln won a Division 2 Regional title by downing Detroit Old Redford 59-41 – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint New Standard clinched its first Regional title with a 64-56 win over Harbor Beach in Division 3 – Flint Journal

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Pickford claimed its first Regional title since 1992 with a 68-46 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Marshall downed Holland Christian 61-46 in Division 2 to win its first Regional championship since 1998 – Battle Creek Enquirer

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton sank a halfcourt shot to down Chelsea 73-71 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a trip to the Division 1 Quarterfinals with a 54-37 win over Waterford Mott – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood ended Maple City Glen Lake’s 19-game winning streak with a 62-40 win in Division 3 – MI Sports Now