ROCHESTER HILLS/PONTIAC — The Detroit-area teams tend to be overshadowed by the northern schools in Michigan High School Athletic Association skiing, aside from Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s continued reign over Division 2 girls skiing.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As a senior captain, you’re expected to be the mentor and the person the underclassmen look up to.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Chippewa Valley wrestling had been through it all this season.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The beauty of the Michigan High School Athletic Association state finals for any sport is that there’s always a storyline people can gravitate toward.

FRASER — All throughout the offseason, Fraser wrestling was fully aware that Warren Mott would be the obstacle standing in their way.

BIRMINGHAM — For first-year Birmingham Groves swim and dive head coach Nick Valice, the state meet had his emotions in the front seat of an endless roller coaster.

WARREN — If there’s one thing Warren Lincoln basketball players know about head coach Wydell Henry, it’s that defense is the glue to the basketball program.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In a journey to the state title game, there’s sometimes a point where one win can make you feel unstoppable heading onto the brightest stage of the season.

ROCHESTER HILLS — For the past three seasons, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek’s senior group has watched its neighborhood rivals celebrate at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 Competitive Cheer State Championship.

NOVI — For the third-straight season, Brighton High School attempted to stop Detroit Catholic Central’s reign in Division 1 hockey, but for the third-straight time, Brighton learned that the well-oiled machine of DCC just plays a different type of hockey.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — There are some images you just can’t shake out of your head, and for Grosse Pointe South girls hockey, that was neighborhood rival Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett celebrating its state championship win over South last season.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Scott Boice, the Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 156 in Shelby Township, said that on Feb. 15, Blake Jahn, a senior at Utica High School, became the 156th Eagle Scout in the troop’s 56-year history dating to 1968.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For some athletes, their routine to prepare for a game or a meet means everything to them.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Don’t let the smell of perfume or the bright smiles fool you when you step into the gymnasium.

BIRMINGHAM — A former Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout is making waves for Groves, and she’s bringing a plethora of girls on board with her.