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.
Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 28, 2026
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – followed Amelia Mularz to another Tri-Cities Championship title – Saginaw News
2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Gibraltar Carlson repeated as Downriver Classic champion – Southgate News-Herald
3. BOYS TENNIS Muskegon Mona Shores swept all eight flights at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association city tournament – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Leland shut out No. 9 Harbor Springs 2-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. CROSS COUNTRY Munising swept championships at the Bay College Invitational; both are top-ranked in Upper Peninsula Division 2 – Escanaba Daily Press
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Mount Pleasant and LPD3 No. 7 (tie) Lake City girls and Midland Dow and LPD3 No. 14 Gladwin boys were team champions at the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow finished 5-0 at the Chemic/Charger Challenge – Midland Daily News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Deckerville went 4-0 to win the Harbor Beach Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 1 Ann Arbor Pioneer, Mason and LPD3 No. 7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi girls and LPD1 No. 5 Ann Arbor Skyline and LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton boys were among team champions at the Jackson Invitational – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Marian, Charlevoix and Bear Lake girls and LPD2 No. 8 Petoskey, LPD3 No. 8 Charlevoix and Mesick boys won team titles at the Petoskey Kiwanis Invitational – Athletic.net