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: 3/4/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Taj Williams reached 1,000 career points and Ludington downed Gladwin 82-58 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Ludington Daily News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning earned its first Regional Final trip since 1959 with a 57-53 win over Tawas in Division 3 – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jacob Bascom scored his 1,000th career point as Rockford defeated Saginaw United 66-45 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass won a major Division 4 matchup 58-50 over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Detroit Free Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Hamady rallied and sank a buzzer-beater to get past Frankenmuth in Division 2, 56-54 – WJRT

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson advanced with a 65-59 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North downed Dearborn Divine Child 62-52 in a matchup of ranked Division 2 teams – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee downed Ishpeming Westwood 59-46 in Division 3 – My UP Now

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Beal City defeated McBain in a Division 3 matchup of Highland Conference co-champions – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice advanced in Division 1 with an 87-56 win over Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News