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 said Thursday afternoon from the campus of Western Michigan University. “Coach (Jimmy) Reddy said, ‘Nah, you have to come […]
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
The daughter of a high school art teacher, Lia Pinkosky knows how to use a gymnastics mat as a palette to paint eye-catching scores. A gymnast since the age of 5 when she was introduced to Read More
It was only appropriate that on a snowy, blustery January night, Canton boys assistant basketball coach/scorekeeper Scott Thomas reached an incredible endurance- and resilience-related milestone — in, of all places, Howell, which is over an Read More
Winning a $4 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s VIP Millions instant game means less stress for an Oakland County man and his family. The 67-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his winning Read More
Foundation for Pops, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding individuals experiencing homelessness and veterans seeking a fresh start, today announced the appointment of Lakesha Hancock as its new executive director. The announcement was made by Read More
An Oakland County man went to bed thinking he’d won a $50,000 Powerball prize, but woke up to a $200,000 payday. James Allen, of Commerce Township, matched four white balls and the Powerball — 10-11-19-26Read More
Zach and Monica Selman moved to Algonac, Michigan, on July 4, 2015, from California, searching for community spirit and a place to raise their family. Little did they know, members of the picturesque lakeside town as well Read More
When it came to the most-popular baby names parents selected in southeast Michigan in 2023, there was “Noah” doubt about the No. 1 selection for new-born boys. For the second consecutive year, Noah was the No. 1 name Read More
