Tara Creekmore’s introduction to the sport of volleyball was pretty ordinary. “When I was 5 or 6, my mom signed me up for a Friday night clinic at High Velocity Sports,” Creekmore remembered. “I loved it from the start.” From that day forward, Creekmore’s volleyball journey has been extraordinary. In November, she verbally committed to […]
The numbers 02, 10, 13, 24, 29 and 46 made a resident of southeast Michigan an instant millionaire earlier this week. The winning Lotto 47 player bought their $1.05 million ticket at Westland’s Maple Drugs, located at 1949 Wayne Road. It was the Read More
During Lucas Barnes’ first-ever season of playing organized football, the then-6-foot-2, 180-pound tight end did not drop a single pass for Plymouth High School’s freshmen squad. “That’s probably because they didn’t Read More
Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Blohm’s treasure trove of honors grew by one Tuesday night prior to the Canton boys basketball team’s season opener against Detroit Catholic Central. Blohm, who was inducted Read More
Salem High grad Claire Hammill’s transition to Division 1 college soccer couldn’t have gone much smoother this fall. Hammill, a star on the Rocks’ 2024 Division 1 Final Four squad, earned a starting spot on Rutgers Read More
A Roscommon County educator who goes the extra mile to ensure her students feel loved and valued has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery. The award winner, Vikki Blanchard-Connett, Read More
An Oakland County man thought he was going to fall over when he won $6 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s $300,000,000 Extraordinaire instant game! The lucky 36-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning Read More
Freshman jitters? Not for 2024 Salem High School graduate/Michigan Miss Basketball finalist Madi Morson in her collegiate debut for Central Michigan University’s women’s basketball team Nov. 4 against visiting Coastal Carolina. Morson tallied nine Read More
A Farmington Hills man woke up in the middle of the night and found out he was a millionaire after winning a $5 million prize playing Mega Millions! Tyrone Fergerson, 53, matched the five white balls in Read More
As a defensive specialist for Salem’s volleyball team, Laney Fillman flies around the court with effervescence, doing her best to keep opposing hitters’ swings from turning into points-generating kills. This past summer, the Rocks’ 16Read More
