OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks announced last week that it will open its five golf courses at the start of April.

METRO DETROIT — Samaritas and “be nice.” are officially taking nominations for the second class of the Coaches Who Care Mental Health Hall of Fame.

DETROIT — Tickets for the 2026 Rocket Classic presented by AlumniFi will go on sale on April 7 at 10 a.m., according to a March 10 press release by the tournament.

DETROIT — Joe Hooks, a graduate of Wayne State University and University of Detroit Jesuit High School, has been given a tournament exemption for the 2026 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

TROY — The Troy High School boys swim team won the Oakland Activities Association Red Division title Feb. 27 and placed among the top five teams for Division 1, according to the most recent rankings posted by the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

DETROIT — The Detroit Sports Commission announced the prep football matchups for the 2026 Amazon Prep Kickoff Classic Aug 27-28 at Wayne State University.

ROSEVILLE — Staff members at the Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe suspended two of its basketball programs because of ongoing issues that are interfering with safety at the RARE building.

NOVI — The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced in a press release Feb. 11 that former Novi High School Athletic Director Brian Gordon will be the recipient of this year’s Nate Hampton Champion of Progress in Athletics Award.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods is celebrating its hometown hockey hero, Zach Werenski, after the Woods native played a critical role in helping the U.S. men’s ice hockey team win a gold medal in the Olympics Feb. 22 against Canada.

UTICA — On Jan 16, in the Utica High School main gym, the school inducted its first athletics Hall of Fame class since 2015.

METRO DETROIT — Detroit Country Day School has been accepted as a member of the Catholic High School League beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, according to an announcement by the league on Feb 11.

ROYAL OAK — Shrine Catholic High School standout pitcher Nate Alba officially committed to play baseball at Ohio Northern University on Feb. 5 in front of family, friends, teammates and coaches.

ROSEVILLE — If you were going to assemble your own basketball league, you’d want to find players who are willing to practice hard, show their team spirit and follow the rules of the game.

ROYAL OAK — In a Feb. 15 press release, the Royal Oak Leprechauns baseball team announced the organization’s first Paddy Scramble event scheduled for May 11 at Rackham Golf Course in Huntington Woods .

UTICA — On Jan 16, in the Utica High School main gym, the school inducted its first athletics Hall of Fame class since 2015.

METRO DETROIT — The Catholic High School League officially appointed Mike Evoy as the eighth Director in CHSL history on Feb. 9, according to a press release by the league.

EAST LANSING — The representative council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has approved the expansion of personal branding activities, allowing student-athletes at MHSAA member schools to benefit from such opportunities.

SOUTH LYON — The South Lyon Unified boys hockey team has put together a remarkable season and finds itself sitting in a tie at the top of the Lakes Valley Conference.

TROY — A nonprofit is celebrating more than a half-century of helping kids play ball.

NOVI — In the past, winter months meant the end of golf season for most metro Detroiters; however, in the modern age, that’s no longer the case.