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: 5/15/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 15, 2025

1. GIRLS TENNIS Hemlock – ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won five flights to repeat as a Regional team champion – Saginaw News

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake clinched the outright Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference title with a 3-0 win over Mattawan – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. BASEBALL Clawson downed Hazel Park 12-4 to claim a third-straight Macomb Area Conference Silver title – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 11 Harbor Springs downed Boyne City 3-0 to clinch the Northern Shores Conference title – Petoskey News-Review

5. BOYS GOLF Romeo defeated Utica Eisenhower and Ford to claim the Macomb Area Conference Red dual-meet championship – Macomb Daily

6. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 11 Mason secured a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference Red title with a 14-2 win over Fowlerville – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS GOLF Marshall won the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championship tournament, but LPD2 No. 10 Battle Creek Harper Creek finished with the league title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 18 Brownstown Woodhaven earned an important 4-0 win over Division 2 No. 6 Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS LACROSSE Cohen Beck set a Muskegon Reeths-Puffer record with nine goals in a 16-12 win over Coopersville – Local Sports Journal

10. BOYS GOLF McBain Northern Michigan Christian drew closer to a potential first Highland Conference title with another league match win – Cadillac News

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Scott Stine will take over at Jackson Lumen Christi after leading Ypsilanti Arbor Prep to two straight Division 3 titles – Ann Arbor News