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: 4/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2026

1. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central won a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Final, downing reigning champion Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 14-4 – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Saline and No. 10 Grand Blanc split, Saline winning 5-3 but suffering its first loss, 6-2, to the Bobcats – Ann Arbor News

3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 3 Ada Forest Hills Eastern and Division 1 No. 8 Mattawan split a doubleheader, with the opening 6-5 FHE win featuring a pair of the state’s top pitching aces – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West delivered Petoskey’s first loss, 3-1 – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge won a matchup of first-place teams in the Capital Area Activities Conference, downing Okemos 10-8 – WLNS

6. SOFTBALL Chloe Compau struck out a combined 29 hitters during Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth’s sweep of Bay City John Glenn – Saginaw News

7. TRACK & FIELD Romeo swept Fraser’s girls and boys in Macomb Area Conference Red competition – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 11 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Hemlock 4-1 and 3-2 – Saginaw News

9. TRACK & FIELD Flat Rock gave coach Sean Sturgeon his first girls track win, 70-57 over Monroe Jefferson – Monroe News

10. TRACK & FIELD Brighton swept Hartland in girls and boys meets – Livingston Daily Press & Argus