Livonia native Sarah Sylvester possessed all the skills to play Division 1 college basketball once she graduated from high school in 2022; her retired hall of fame hoops coach at Birmingham Marian, Mary Cicerone, is certain of that. “Sarah was an exceptional basketball player for us,” said Cicerone, whose final season at Marian was also […]
A Wayne County educator known for her dedication to student success has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery. The award winner, Khadije Kourani, is a math teacher at Edsel Read More
As humble as she is fast, Anavia Battle rarely spends time contemplating her status as one of the swiftest people on Earth. “Honestly, I usually don’t think about it until somebody else brings it Read More
Just 7% of high school athletes earn an opportunity to play a varsity sport in college — and only 2% compete for NCAA Division 1 schools, according to scholarshipstats.com. Joined by their proud families and coaches, 15 odds-defiers who Read More
The last thing David Gallagher remembers about the 54th annual Belle Isle New Year’s Eve Run/Walk is chatting with running buddies and Jeanne Bocci, the woman who began the run with her friends Read More
A Wayne County educator known for having an open door and creating a safe space for students has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery. The award winner, Rosanna Goodwin, Read More
Watching Ivan Ankwatsa walk through his 10,000-square-foot Canton business that is equipped with state-of-the-art physical-therapy and fitness equipment, it’s hard to fathom that not too long ago he was a resident of war-torn Uganda, Read More
As a 5-foot-5, 120-pound freshman, B. Artis White carried modest expectations into Canton High School’s 2015 basketball tryouts. “I was so small , I told the coaches I wanted to try out for junior varsity,” White Read More
One of the beautiful things about high school athletics is you never know who you’ll cross paths with in a game. For instance, during my senior football season for Lansing Harry Hill High School (Read More
The horrible stomach pains, biopsies and other hospital procedures he endured when he was 4 years old are seared into Jacob Efthemiou’s memory. The Shelby Township boy was diagnosed in 2020 with Henoch-Schonlein purpura, or HSP, Read More
