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: 5/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 6, 2025

1. BASEBALL Grand Blanc defeated Division 1 top-ranked Bay City Western 4-0 to open their doubleheader, but Western won the second game 3-0 – Bay City Times

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Hudsonville held on for a 2-1 eight-inning win over honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune

3. GIRLS TENNIS Parma Western – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – downed Battle Creek Harper Creek to finish a perfect run through the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. BASEBALL Southgate Anderson got past Division 2 No. 5 Trenton 1-0 in eight innings – Southgate News-Herald

5. SOFTBALL Linden’s Morgan Piotrovsky went over 200 career hits during the Division 2 honorable mention Eagles’ sweep of Flint Kearsley – Flint Journal

6. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 2 McBain girls and Manton boys took steps in their Highland Conference races – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Frankenmuth downed Freeland 3-0 – WNEM

8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea leads the Southeastern Conference White after sweeping Adrian – Ann Arbor News

9. BASEBALL Andrew Everson threw a no-hitter for Brighton in its 6-0 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. GIRLS SOCCER Armada ran its winning streak to 12 with a 3-1 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily