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: 2/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 9, 2026

1. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis ran its conference championship streak to 12 with the Jack Pine Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Utica Eisenhower won its first Macomb County championship in recent memory – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Detroit Catholic Central – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – repeated as Oakland County champion – Oakland Press

4. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 3 Brighton claimed the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament with a win in the final match – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine locked up a third-straight league title with a 55-31 win over Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River finished an outright championship run in the Mid-Michigan/Highland Conference – Cadillac News

7. WRESTLING Southgate Anderson also completed an outright championship run, winning the Downriver League Tournament – Southgate News-Herald

8. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 13 Fruitport finished a repeat title run in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver – MuskegonSports.com

9. WRESTLING Leslie claimed its first championship in this sport as part of the Cascades Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 5 New Boston Huron, Temperance Bedford and Division 3 top-ranked Dundee also clinched league championships – Monroe News

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview ended East Lansing’s 40-game winning streak, 63-46 – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Wilson Huckeby became Freeland’s all-time leading scorer during his team’s 65-60 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Saginaw News

BOYS BASKETBALL Jovaan Daniels reached 1,000 career points in Hudsonville’s 62-55 win over Rockford – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL DayDay Williams became the third 1,000-point scorer in Fruitport history during a win over Comstock Park – MuskegonSports.com

BOYS BASKETBALL Logan Glazier reached 1,000 career points during Coleman’s loss to Vestaburg – Midland Daily News