EASTPOINTE — The long hours of practice for this year’s Eastpointe High School varsity basketball team paid off.

WEST BLOOMFILD — As exciting as the spring season was for West Bloomfield esports head coach Francis “Buddy” Muylaert and his program, it’s bittersweet for the school’s highly touted League of Legends squad.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — From its formation in 2021, Bloomfield Hills High School’s esports program has been all systems go from the very beginning.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — When you think about Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 girls soccer, a few schools probably come to mind.

FRASER — Fraser senior Tyler Donovan has been everything a coach would want as a runner and as a person in the program.

TROY — Community members still have the opportunity to sign up to participate in or help sponsor the Rotary Club of Troy’s second annual Charity Golf Classic Scramble.

WARREN — As Warren Mott softball head coach Jim Carlisle entered his second year in the dugout, he couldn’t help but notice a particular dynamic his 2024 team carried.

STERLING HEIGHTS — It’s been a long time coming for Sterling Heights girls tennis, but they’re back on top in the Macomb Area Conference Gold.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The L’Anse Creuse track and field program has used just about every surface to practice on this season — except its own track.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — At this point, West Bloomfield baseball head coach Josh Birnberg must think the full-circle feeling is never-ending.

ROYAL OAK — Returning for its fourth season in the USL League Two Great Lakes Division, Oakland County Football Club will kick off its 2024 campaign May 18 at Royal Oak Stadium.

SOUTHFIELD — If the Arizona Cardinals were looking for a hard-nosed football player, they came to the right place.

TROY — The Troy Colts girls soccer program can sometimes get lost in the shuffle of Oakland County soccer, or more specifically, the Oakland Activities Association Red.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Beating St. Clair 1-0 on April 29 and improving to 7-0 in the league, Lakeview (11-0-1, 8-0 in the MAC Blue) now controls its own destiny in the journey for the school’s first league title since 2013.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — All things considered, the Macomb Area Conference White hasn’t been kind to Grosse Pointe South girls soccer since its move down from the MAC Red.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — A Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice graduate will be beginning his professional football career close to home.

BERKLEY — Berkley Bears girls soccer is all grown up and reclaiming its territory in Oakland Activities Association soccer.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On April 25 behind Macomb Lutheran North High School, girls soccer head coach Michael Agostini went to work with his team on a special kind of team-building exercise.

DETROIT — The honeymoon phase of the University of Michigan football team’s national championship continued as the Maize and Blue was well represented at the 2024 NFL Draft April 25-27 in Detroit.