METRO DETROIT — Coaches across the state couldn’t ask for better weather as the Michigan High School Athletic Association hosted the girls golf state finals Oct. 18.

The Eastpointe High School varsity football program announced Oct. 24 that it will forfeit its final game of the season against Ortonville Brandon High School (6-3) citing safety concerns due to its depleted roster. The gridiron matchup was slated to take place Oct. 25 at Brandon High School.

Stats and scores for week eight of the high school football season.

As Troy and Troy Athens went head-to-head Oct. 18 at Troy High School, Athens was eager to snap Troy’s three-game win streak against the Red Hawks while the Colts were looking to find themselves back in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 playoff picture.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Almost two years ago to the date, Rochester Adams was holding onto a 15-stroke lead over Brighton as it headed into the final round of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state finals.

WARREN — Detroit Lions legend and Pro Football League Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Jr. made his way through the Warren community the past two days.

The MHSAA regional semifinals and finals are currently taking place for high school soccer.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Three months before their freshman season at Macomb Dakota, sophomores Angelina Accuso and Marissa Monteith competed in the Syron Junior Challenge at Pontiac Country Club on May 20.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the third straight season, the top spot in the Macomb Area Conference Red was decided in a matchup between Utica Eisenhower and Macomb Dakota.

The Motor City Rockers, who compete in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, announced the hiring of former Motor City Mechanics head coach Steve Shannon. The FPHL is a single A minor professional hockey team.

Week seven of high school football is in the books, and the quarterbacks came to play this week.

FARMINGTON — The year 2024 continues to be a road to achievements for Farmington High School boys swim and dive.

It’s one of the first things you learn courtesy of “The Tortoise and the Hare”; slow and steady wins the race. The saying is interpreted differently in soccer terms, but Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School boys soccer head coach Mark Soma feels like he’s finally getting through to his No. 2 ranked squad in Division 4.

FRASER — On the Fraser High School Volleyball Facebook page, you can locate a video from the team’s district championship win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview on Nov. 3, 2023.

BIRMINGHAM — Like it or not, sometimes the best thing for a team is to be in a position they’re not necessarily comfortable with.