ORCHARD LAKE — It was a part of his game that he’d been working on and improving all season.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Full-circle moments always make for great stories, and Farmington Hills Mercy seniors Kat Burras and Sophia Paluk were at the forefront of one of those very moments.

DETROIT — There’s two major things the Rocket Mortgage Classic consistently falls victim to — other high-profile tournaments surrounding it and a purse that isn’t necessarily a needle-mover for some of the biggest names in the game.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — They’ve been partners in crime their whole high school tennis career, and they ended it in the most storybook way possible.

BEVERLY HILLS/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — As an assistant coach last year, Detroit Country Day girls tennis head coach Nicholas Fiaschetti looked on as Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood was crowned the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state champions by a two-point differential.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — When you think of Division 3 girls tennis in Michigan, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Detroit Country Day are practically the poster children for the state finals stage, and they seem to be interchangeable each year.

WARREN — We could all use a little help from our friends or, in this case, a PAL.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s been an indescribable high school track career for Clinton Township Chippewa Valley senior Shamar Heard, but he ended it the only way he knew how.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A year ago, Utica Eisenhower junior Bryce Hurley would’ve told you he wasn’t feeling like the best version of himself.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Eisenhower girls tennis could have done a lot of things after setting the school record for the highest finish at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state finals meet last year, so the team chose to double down.

EASTPOINTE — It’s the type of moment that high school athletes dream about, but it’s also the moment that helps you uncover something in yourself that you didn’t know existed.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There’s a point in time where every athlete has to come to certain crossroads, but the road doesn’t just close after high school or college.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Kamryn Tatum is a force to be reckoned with, but anyone who saw her compete on the track knew she was destined to be one of the top track athletes in Michigan.

NOVI — Novi esports’ Valorant team was in the mode of the 2007 New England Patriots all season, eyeing perfection and dismantling any team that was in their way.

TROY — For most local Detroit sports fans, Jamie Samuelsen was part of their everyday routine as they drove to work.

ROCHESTER HILLS — In its first official year as a program, Rochester High School esports reached the state semifinals stage at the Michigan High School Esports League spring state finals April 27 at Oakland University.

ROCHESTER HILLS — For the past several years, it’s been the girls who have integrated into the male-dominated sports in efforts to show their capability and just how talented they can be.

CLAWSON — Two of Clawson High School girls track and field’s best weren’t ready to call it quits just yet.

UTICA — It was only a matter of time before Utica High School varsity softball took off.

UTICA — It was a year that shined a bright light through the clouds that have overshadowed the Utica girls cross-country and track and field teams.