Lizzie Rechsteiner of Bay City Western High School is the Scholar Athlete of the Month, presented by Fisher Companies. Lizzie is a two-sport athlete in swimming and tennis. In her senior season, she qualified at the state level in four different events in the pool and holds Bay County Championship records in the 200 & 500 freestyle. In the classroom, Lizzie maintains a 4.34 GPA is a member of the National Honor Society and class salutatorian. John Vicari talked with Lizzie t

Zander Wheatley of Freeland High School is the Scholar Athlete of the Month , presented by Fisher Companies. Zander is a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track & field. In track he was a state finalist in the 300 hurdles, he’ll be playing football next year at Saginaw Valley State and was a member of the Freeland state championship basketball team. In the classroom, Zander maintains a 4.01 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the student coun

EAST LANSING, MI - Freeland Falcons boys basketball won their first state title in school history, defeating Unity Christian (Hudsonville) 42-32. Every Falcons playoff win was by at least double-digits. Video Highlights https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV4wIfaEU6H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

EAST LANSING, MI - Freeland Falcons boys basketball advanced to their first state championship in school history with a 57-47 victory over the Summit Academy North Dragons. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

ALMA, MI - The Muskegon Big Reds defense overwhelmed the Midland Chemics in a 48-30 win to take home a regional title. The Chemics finished the season 20-6 overall. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI - The Freeland Falcons soared with four double-digit scorers to beat the Ludington Oilers 69-53 in the state quarterfinal. Freeland is Breslin Bound and will play Summit Academy North (Romulus) on Friday March 13th at 5:30 pm. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/fBbP2TtGCk0?si=2a4UvXcCimPEJwyo Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

HOUGHTON LAKE, MI - Midland Chemics girls basketball ran past the Marquette Sentinels 66-42 to advance to the regional final. They will play Muskegon on Wednesday night. Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

OWOSSO, MI - For the second straight season, Freeland Falcons boys basketball claim a regional championship. The Falcons defeated the Hamady Hawks 69-51. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/ziumF-Oe-Ng?si=wdlOy2S4Mhy0I0O2 Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

Ryan Kowalczyk of Pinconning High School is the Scholar Athlete of the Month , presented by Fisher Companies. Ryan Kowalczyk plays four sports at Pinconning. Ryan has earned all-conference honors in soccer, football and baseball. He is a team captain in soccer, achieved a school record 47 yard field goal and in his senior season is a starter on the district championship winning basketball team. In the classroom, Ryan maintains a 4.15 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor

MIDLAND, MI - The top two seeds advanced tonight with the host Midland Chemics girls varsity basketball defeating Bay City Western Warriors 69-41 and the Mount Pleasant Oilers outlasting the Dow Chargers 57-47. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

Owosso, MI - The Freeland Falcons defeated the Portland Raiders 61-47 courtesy of a comeback effort in the fourth quarter and the Hamady Hawks beat the Frankenmuth Eagles on a buzzer beater, 56-54. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

SAGINAW, MI - The defending state champion Powers Catholic Chargers boys hockey defeated the Dow Chargers 8-0 to advance the state semifinal. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

FLUSHING, MI - Saginaw United Phoenix boys basketball won their first ever district championship tonight with a 74-64 victory over the Heritage Hawks. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/qrFk51twhIo?si=xd_TmPHp2eIFMxZj Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

FLUSHING, MI - The Heritage Hawks and Saginaw United Phoenix were victorious in their district semifinal matchups, to set up a final this Friday night. Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

Midland, M I - Dow Chargers senior Caleb Pider buried a shot from the left circle in overtime to beat the Midland Chemics 1-0 and advance to the regional final. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/4UrD1FQVIIc?si=8elU__llRX51fxgI Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

Midland, MI - In a hoops doubleheader, Midland girls basketball and Dow boys basketball came away victorious. The Chemics girls completed a season sweep and improved to 14-5 overall. The Chargers boys have won six of their last seven games and have beat the Chemics twice this year. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/EGoHhz2ZkF4?si=JGlRiT-xbKYNL7L4 https://youtube.com/shorts/lAvL4qFEyFI?si=R-OmCk_SrJ1Jpy2W Audio Highlights The full game archive is available here .

Midland, M I - The Dow Chargers (13-9-3) bested the Midland Chemics (11-12-1) 3-2, courtesy of two goals by Zane Rastello and the go-ahead score by Caden Nemeth. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/FAK3fhIuYFA?si=qTb9eVZFeyIHKqYX Audio Highlights Play of the Game

Gladwin, MI - The Gladwin Flying G's (17-1) extended their winning streak to 17 and swept the season series against the Standish-Sterling Panthers (9-9) with an 88-68 win. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/MmQmCdr8txU?si=fRd5_izh4KpDgzyB Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .

BayLeigh Clapp of Breckenridge is the Scholar Athlete of the Month , presented by Fisher Companies. ​ BayLeigh Clapp plays two sports at Breckenridge. BayLeigh earned all-conference honors and all-county in volleyball and all-state in the long jump. In the classroom, BayLeigh maintains a 3.88 GPA is a member of the National Honor Society. She is dual enrolled currently and will be attending Delta College in the fall where she'll pursue a career in the medical field. John Vi

MIDLAND, MI - The Dow Chargers (8-7-2) and Midland Chemics (10-8-1-2) battled for 59 minutes, each scoring two goals in a 2-2 tie. Video Highlights https://youtube.com/shorts/TLCWVzJ_rqY?si=mpCtoL-MY9YWI2TI Audio Highlights Play of the Game The full game archive is available here .