TROY — Heading into the school year, Troy High School was prepared to not have a bowling season at all. Now, the school is ranked in both its boys and girls programs, with regionals looming.

FERNDALE — Ferndale High School hosted a press conference on Sunday night to officially announce the start of the Southeast Ferndale Eagles Youth Program.

ROYAL OAK — The M1 Griffins Unified varsity hockey team is heading into the end of the regular season as the Oakland Activities Association Red Division leader and has its eyes on ending a three-year regional final losing streak.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Brother Rice has put together a phenomenal season up to this point, and now another test looms in the form of playoff basketball.

WARREN — The Warren Mott High School girls wrestling team is a perfect microcosm of the girls wrestling landscape in Michigan and the country.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — The city of Rochester has established itself as the premier spot in Michigan for competitive cheerleading and Rochester High School is at the forefront of that charge.

BIRMINGHAM — Though his retirement is in full swing, Tom Flynn, the former athletic director for Wylie E. Groves High School, remains a valued member of the school’s athletic department and the county’s athletic director association.

METRO DETROIT — The year 2025 is going to be picture perfect for Durell Thomas Jr. At press time, the 2022 Harper Woods High School graduate had started his new position as an intern for the Arizona Diamondbacks, based in Phoenix. Thomas, 21, will document the team’s season taking videos and photos of Major League Baseball players.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It was a bright moment for a Macomb L’Anse Creuse North boys basketball team with heavy goals.

ROCHESTER — Bear the scar — that was Rochester United hockey head coach Tucker Penning’s message to his team prior to this season.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — It’s not every day you see something like this in the high school sports world.

WARREN — Adversity has never been anything Warren Fitzgerald boys basketball wasn’t accustomed to.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The new year has brought new results and expectations for L’Anse Creuse Unified hockey.

NOVI — There’s something to be said for the effect that a revolving door of head coaches can have on a team.

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe North hockey is treating this season like a blank canvas.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — If you’re going to play basketball for head coach Corey Smith and the Big Reds, defense has to be part of your game. There’s no other way around it.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — When asked if she could recall her first season on varsity in 2022, senior captain Avery Koebke’s memory was a little hazy.

Recognized as one of the premier junior colleges in the nation, Macomb Community College is doing everything it can to regain the magic of the 2023 season.

METRO DETROIT — It was a day of state title contenders continuing to add to the trophy room while newcomers are still looking for a place to build one, and it all went down at the Michigan High School Esports League playoffs.

METRO DETROIT — Growing up a sports fan really is the luck of the draw based on where you grow up.