Boys tennis Dream Team, all-area
Meet the 2016 LSJ boys tennis Dream Team. PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS Oliver Weaver (Williamston jr.): Division 4 state champion at No. 1 singles, regional flight champion, CAAC White flight...
View ArticleAttention to detail has Okemos track standout MSU bound
Okemos senior Sophia Franklin recently signed with Michigan State’s track and field program. OKEMOS – Sophia Franklin admits she is a track junkie. The Okemos High School senior has spent plenty of...
View ArticleGirls swimming and diving Dream Team, all-area
Meet the 2016 LSJ girls swimming and diving Dream Teams. SWIMMER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS Freyja Garbaccio (Okemos sr.): Garbaccio won the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke at the CAAC Blue meet. The...
View ArticleFormer Okemos, MSU star Rasmussen comes home to coach her alma mater -...
Okemos grad and former MSU and WNBA player Kristen Rasmussen coaches her Okemos High School basketball team Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in Okemos. Rasmussen is in her first year of coaching the Chiefs....
View ArticleOkemos girls battle back in 4th quarter to top Haslett
Okemos rallied back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top Haslett Friday night. OKEMOS – Last season’s downfalls stuck with Skylar Westfall and the Okemos girls basketball team over...
View ArticleVote for LSJ team of month: November
Vote for the LSJ team of the month The Lansing area had several high school teams make history in November with strong showings in state tournament competition. And several of those teams are in the...
View ArticleYoung Okemos girls basketball star Laya Hartman gaining attention
OKEMOS – Laya Hartman hates to be caught off guard. Okemos guard Laya Hartman, center, is rated one of the nation’s top players in the 2019 class. The Okemos sophomore guard likes to know the...
View ArticleOkemos swimming takes Waverly Relays, breaks meet record
Swimmers make a start in the Waverly Relays Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. WAVERLY – Okemos boys swimming coach Patrick Saucedo had plans of breaking up his 400-yard individual...
View ArticleLansing area high school boys swimming and diving preview
An Okemos swimmer competes in the 200 yard Butterfly in the Waverly Relays Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. KEY: back–backstroke, breast–breaststroke, dist.–distance or 200 and 500...
View ArticleOkemos grad Taylor Moton named FWAA All-American - DeWitt's Ryan Anderson...
Western Michigan Broncos Offensive Lineman Taylor Moton (72) looks on during the MAC Championship game between the Ohio Bobcats and the Western Michigan Broncos on December 2, 2016, at Ford Field in...
View ArticleOkemos boys hold off Sexton
Okemos senior Luke Stagg connects from the paint against Sexton’s Karl Brooks Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Okemos. OKEMOS – Even with a huge chunk of last season’s scoring gone to graduation, Okemos...
View ArticleLansing area boys swim and dive honor roll: Week 1
An Okemos swimmer competes in the Waverly Relays on December 7, 2016. Here are the girls swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this season. CAAC BLUE (overall,...
View ArticleOkemos hockey chasing third straight CAAC crown
Jack Desautel, right, and the Okemos hockey team are in the hunt for a third straight CAAC title. The CAAC has been a battleground in recent years and the Okemos hockey team has embraced having a big...
View ArticleThe coach who built Laingsburg basketball is flying with the Dutchmen
Third-year Hope College basketball coach Greg Mitchell talks with his team during a timeout. Nearly three years later, Greg Mitchell gets emotional talking about it. After a 25-year run, he never...
View ArticleLansing area boys swimming and diving honor roll: Week 2
A Grand Ledge swimmer competes in the Waverly Relays Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. Here are the boys swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this...
View ArticleLansing area boys swimming and diving honor roll: Week 3
Mason’s Lucas Barnes competes 200 Freestyle in the Waverly Relays Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. Here are the boys swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so far this...
View ArticleDefense carries Grand Ledge girls past Okemos
The Okemos bench celebrates a 3-point shot by teammate Amjid Khogali-Watson to put the Chiefs up 45-37 with 3:42 remaning in the 4th quarter of their game Friday February 3, 2017 in Okemos. Stephon...
View ArticleLansing area boys swimming and diving honor roll: Week 4
A St. Johns swimmer competes in the 200 Breaststroke in the Waverly Relays Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. Here are the boys swimming and diving standings and top performances in mid-Michigan so...
View ArticleHolt boys beat Okemos in OT, remain in CAAC Blue title hunt
Holt’s Deandre Whetstone, left, and Okemos’ Collyn Richardson battle for the ball Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Holt, Mich. Holt won 94-86 in overtime. HOLT – Josh Denning knew he had to stay ready. The...
View ArticleLansing area boys swimming and diving honor roll: Week 5
An Okemos swimmer kicks off the 500 Freestyle Crescendo in the Waverly Relays Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Waverly High School. Here are the boys swimming and diving standings and top performances in...
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