Ayrionna Taylor has a busy life. She wakes up on school days at 5 a.m. and doesn’t get home until around 7 p.m. Then the senior basketball guard from Inkster High turns from student-athlete to mother.
The Grosse Ile girls basketball team has had its ups-and-downs this season. Against Milan on Monday, Grosse Ile got a solid effort on both ends of the floor and cruised to a 54-25 home win in Huron League play.
Six female and six male athletes from Michigan — all seniors, including three from the Detroit Public School League — have been nominated for the McDonald’s All-America team. The winners will be announced Thursday night.
Anticipation for the start of the state tournament is growing. Already, many district pairings have been drawn and coaches are scouting first-round opponents. Here’s a look at four teams that could make a surprise run.
The Kennedy Arena will be the place to be for high school hockey fans this week, beginning with the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Night At The Showcase.
For the first time, sisters have been ranked No. 1 in the nation in consecutive classes by All-Star Girls Report. Kalabrya Gondrezick is the top-rated girls basketball player for 2015 and her younger sister, Kysre, is No. 1 for 2016.
Dearborn Divine Child continued its dominance of the Catholic League Central Division with a convincing 48-29 victory over Livonia Ladywood on Friday. Divine Child was in control of Ladywood nearly the entire game.
Southfield-Lathrup gave up a 10-point lead with less than five minutes to play in regulation, but dominated overtime Thursday night to beat previously unbeaten Clarkston, 52-44, in Oakland Activities Association Red Division girls basketball.
Robert Puleikis had 15 points, Jodan Price 13 and Jordan Hall 10 for Country Day (10-3), which outscored the visitors, 20-11, in the second quarter and took a 58-40 lead into the fourth quarter.
Taylor Perry and Rochester certainly weren’t at their best Tuesday, but perhaps they learned a lesson. Perry sat most of the first three quarters in foul trouble and Rochester (12-1) had to go to a second overtime to defeat Lake Orion, 73-67, in an Oakland Activities Association Blue Division matchup.
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