Today in the MHSAA: 2/9/16

February 9, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The action was sparse Monday as we continued to creep toward the start of the postseason. But a few basketball results carried special significance, starting with a notable league tournament in Michigan's largest city. 

Girls Basketball


Detroit Renaissance and Martin Luther King will meet in the Detroit Public School League championship game after semifinal victories Monday Detroit News


Boys Basketball


In a possible preview of the Wolverine Conference championship game, South Haven held on to down Dowagiac 68-61 Niles Daily Star

Suttons Bay's Trevor Petroskey put up a triple-double -- 25 points, 13 rebounds, 10 steals -- to lead his team to a 64-51 win over two-loss Onekama Traverse City Record-Eagle

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)