GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Continuing its legacy as the No. 1 golf club for Evans Scholars, the Western Golf Association awarded three Evans Scholarships to caddies at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods.

UTICA — Defense wins championships, and in the case of Utica boys basketball, it results in the school’s first league title since 2012.

TROY — Troy boys basketball has been through their fair share of trials and tribulations their past two seasons, sporting a 19-18 record over a two-year span.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It’s been a long time coming for L’Anse Creuse High School-North wrestling, but North is back on top in the Macomb Area Conference’s Silver division.

FRASER — He was always the fastest kid around growing up, and it was in large part to his elite-level acceleration.

MACOMB COUNTY — The 2022 hockey season didn’t play out in the favor of the  teams representing Macomb Dakota High School and Chippewa Valley High School, but there was a distinct difference for both. Dakota struggled with an 8-15 season, and Chippewa Valley didn’t even have a team to put on the ice.

MADISON HEIGHTS — There were a lot of expectations surrounding Madison Heights Lamphere boys basketball going into this season and its veteran core of nine seniors.

ST CLAIR SHORES — It was bad enough that St. Clair Shores Lakeview boys basketball lost in their first game in districts last season, but a loss at the hands of city rival St. Clair Shores Lake Shore made it even more painful.

ST CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Lakeview bowling’s success this season shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone — it was written in the stars long before this season took place.

FRASER — It was a tough ride in 2022 for the Fraser Ramblers.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There’s emphasizing a defensive mindset, and then there’s prioritizing the defensive unit night in and night out.

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Seaholm senior Grayson Davis earned first place at the Boys Oakland County Championship Dive Tournament Feb. 3 at Royal Oak Middle School.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Detroit Country Day hockey speaks for itself with its culture, its championships and the success it delivers each season.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Carrying a 18-19 record their past two seasons, North Farmington girls basketball was ready to come out of their shell.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A program has struck gold when its freshmen talent can make an immediate impact on the football field, but that description doesn’t begin to express the difference defensive back Will Johnson made for the University of Michigan this season.