Girls Golf Regionals.

Written Tuesday June 23rd at 12:07 AM

Here are the regionals for girls golf.

Regional 3 at Northville

Northville

Novi

Brighton

Canton

Farmington

Livonia Churchill

Livonia Franklin

Livonia Stevenson

Milford

Plymouth

Salem

South Lyon East

Walled Lake Northern

Lakeland

Regional 4 Troy Athens

BERKLEY

GROVES

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

CLARKSTON

ROCHESTER

ADAMS

ROYAL OAK

SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH

TROY

TROY ATHENS

WATERFORD UNITED

WEST BLOOMFIELD

Detroit Renaissance

Fraser

Regional 5 at Stoney Creek

STONEY CREEK

LAKE ORION

OXFORD

Chippewa Valley

Macomb L'Anse Creuse

Macomb Dakota

Macomb L'Anse Creuse North

New Baltimore Anchor Bay

Romeo

St. Clair Shores Lakeview

Sterling Heights Stevenson

Utica

Utica Eisenhower

Utica Ford II

Regional 6 at TBA

Grand Blanc

Davison

East Lansing

Flushing

Grand Ledge

Holt

Howell

Lansing Sexton

Lapeer

Midland Dow

Okemos

Saginaw Heritage

Traverse City Central

Traverse City West

Regional 11 at Farmington Hills Mercy

SEAHOLM

HARPER WOODS

Farmington Hills Mercy

Allen Park

Dearborn Divine Child

Grosse Pointe North

Grosse Pointe South

Marysville

Port Huron

Port Huron Northern

Riverview

Southgate Anderson

Trenton

Wyandotte Roosevelt

Regional 12 at Holly

AVONDALE

Holly

Cranbrook Kingwood

Birmingham Marian

Fenton

Flint Carman Ainsworth

Flint Kearsley

Linden

North Farmington

Orchard Lake St. Mary's

Swartz Creek

Walled Lake Central

Walled Lake Western

Regional 24 at Bath

Clawson

Bath

Allen Park Cabrini

Byron

Chesterfield Austin Catholic

Durand

Dansville

Grosse Pointe University Liggett

Jackson Da Vinci

Laingsburg

Perry

Plymouth Christian Academy

Royal Oak Shrine

Novi has their new Varsity Football Coach.

Written Tuesday June 16th at 8:34 PM

Novi has their new varsity football coach.

The Wildcats according to Hometown Life's Brandon Folsom promoted Logan Pawloski to be their new head coach.

Pawloski takes over for Coach Jim Sparks who stepped down last month.

Pawloski was an assistant for Sparks for five years and is a Traverse City West alumnus. He takes over a program that will go through a transition period during the summer. Novi will be in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Black Division this season and head to the OAA next season.

The Wildcats went 25-24 under Sparks in his five years with four postseason appearances at Novi but injuries derailed their season and went 3-6 however they did beat archrival Northville last season.

It will be very interesting to see how Pawloski handles this transition with a very tough schedule ahead starting with a trip to Thirlby Field when the Wildcats play Traverse City Central in week one. 

Program strength is another concern Novi faces heading into this season.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Baseball State Final Preview.

Written Friday June 12th at 9:55 PM

ADAMS vs Novi Detroit Catholic Central- Saturday 5 PM at Michigan State

This is shaping up to be a very interesting final day of the 2025-2026 season with Adams going up against Novi Detroit Catholic Central in the Division One State Finals on Saturday afternoon at Michigan State. The Highlanders won 10-4 over Brownstown Woodhaven on Friday afternoon is in their first State Final since 1996 while the Shamrocks won 6-1 over Mattawan on Friday afternoon. It should be a very interesting matchup to say the least between Adams and Novi Detroit Catholic Central.

Grand Blanc and Davison coming into the OAA.

Written Friday June 12th at 1:50 PM

Updated Sunday June 14th at 1:28 PM

The OAA is coming to Mid-Michigan.

Stations like WNEM TV-5, WJRT ABC-12, and WEYI NBC-25 are going to get a taste to what the OAA is all about.

Novi, Northville, and Clawson decided to join the league in March and is coming in for the 2027-2028 school year.

The site visits are done and the principals voted on it.

The OAA has accepted Davison and Grand Blanc to join their ranks. Like Novi, Northville, and Clawson they will be coming into the league for the 2027-2028 school year.

Hometown Life's Brandon Folsom along with multiple sources have confirmed the news. WJRT ABC-12 confirmed that Davison Athletic Director Dave Beamer and Grand Blanc Athletic Director Jerrod Dohm received official acceptance letters to join the league on Friday afternoon.

Davison and Grand Blanc are in Genesee County and are archrivals. They are two of the biggest schools in Mid-Michigan. Grand Blanc has 2,350 students while Davison has 1,701 students.

Beamer said to WNEM TV-5 that the move for Davison to leave the Saginaw Valley League for the OAA was not made lightly. "This is a strategic move that reflects our commitment to excellence and provides tremendous opportunities for our students, student-athletes, and community" he said.

Grand Blanc Community Schools sent out a letter to parents explaining the move to the OAA which was signed by Dohm, Principal Mike Fray, and Superintendent Trevor Alward. 

"Dear Grand Blanc Schools Community, We've recently been informed by the board of directors of the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) that Grand Blanc High School's application for membership for the 2027-2028 school year has been accepted. GBHS Athletics will officially make the transition to the new conference for the 2027-2028 school year. GBHS will continue in the Saginaw Valley League (SVL) for the 2026-2027 school year and very much appreciates their continued support and partnership. Our athletes and coaches have greatly enjoyed working with the athletes, coaches, Athletic Directors, and organizers of the SVL and look forward to more exciting matchups over the coming school year. The OAA will work with our Athletic Department over the next year to ensure a smooth transition. The OAA provides leadership opportunities through the collaboration of students, Athletic Directors, and Principals. We believe this move will have a far impact beyond the athletic fields and courts with wonderful new opportunities for growth for our students and staff from athletic competitions to the classroom. Thank you for your continued support of our student-athletes and athletic programs. Go Bobcats!" the letter said.

Grand Blanc's Athletic Page on X confirmed that they were leaving the Saginaw Valley League as well. "In the fall of 2027, the Bobcats are moving out" with the Bobcats and OAA logo on the right side with Grand Blanc High School X Oakland Activities Association on the bottom right side which is also pinned on their X page.

The Cardinals and Bobcats were members of the Saginaw Valley League which is the oldest league in the State that was formed in 1904. Davison and Grand Blanc were original members of the Big Nine Conference which began its league in 1960. The Cardinals got incorporated into the Saginaw Valley League when the Big Nine Conference dissolved in 2012. The Bobcats left the Big Nine Conference in 2009 for the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. Grand Blanc was kicked out of the league in 2017 which opened the door for the Bobcats to join the Saginaw Valley League. Both schools have applied to the OAA multiple times but were turned down but this time it was different.

Grand Blanc has been known for multiple sports particularly in football, cheerleading, soccer, track and field, and boys basketball.

Davison is known for football, wrestling, and has started to emerge as a girls basketball power. What makes the Cardinals unique is that they have DTV (Davison Television) which is a student produced television station that also covers Davison home games along with news stories around the school community. It's very similar to Lake Orion with WDBC-Dragon Broadcasting which does Lake Orion games and covers everything surrounding the Dragons within the school community.

Davison and Grand Blanc have gone up against OAA schools in the past. The Cardinals and Bobcats have had rivalries with Oxford, Clarkston, and Lake Orion but both schools have played West Bloomfield, Adams, among others who are in the league in different sports.

The biggest impact the two schools will bring is football.

Davison and Grand Blanc have been the top two schools in the Saginaw Valley League (as a whole and in the Red which is technically the South), but the postseason has been where they have run into trouble. Davison and Grand Blanc usually get sent south to play an OAA school in the districts but there have been times the Cardinals and Bobcats have avoided playing against the OAA in the postseason. When Davison won the Division One State crown in 2019, they didn't see an OAA school. The Cardinals were in the Division One State Finals the following season (2020) falling to Coach Ron Bellamy and West Bloomfield 41-0 (West Bloomfield is an OAA school.) Davison is 2-10 against the OAA since 2010. The Cardinals have done an excellent job under former Lapeer East Coach Jacob Weingartz in building their program into a powerhouse they are today. Grand Blanc has fared a bit better against the OAA in the past but has run into Clarkston who has knocked them out of the postseason the last two years including when they were unbeaten falling 44-22 in the district finals last season. The Bobcats have been very consistent and have been building their program under Coach Kaleb Forr. Davison and Grand Blanc have had very strong youth levels, very competitive middle schools, and their freshman and junior varsity programs which has kept both schools very competitive. What also helps both schools is the OAA has multiple schools that are in Division One and other schools that are in the league are in Division's Two and Three are powerhouse programs. The Saginaw Valley League have only Davison and Grand Blanc as their only schools in Division One while schools like Lapeer, Midland, Midland Dow, Saginaw, Flint Carman Ainsworth, Saginaw Heritage, Bay City Western, Bay City Central, and Mount Pleasant are in Division Two or lower.

There are other sports beside football that the Cardinals and Bobcats bring that are going to be very impactful to the league.

Grand Blanc is a boys basketball State powerhouse. They have had battles with Clarkston and Ferndale in the past and have played some of the top-notch programs in the State under Coach Doreace Martin. The Bobcats were upset 45-43 by Oxford in the district semifinals last season. Grand Blanc is a cheerleading power which would fit in with the likes of Lake Orion, Rochester, Adams, Stoney Creek, and Troy Athens. The Bobcats have powerhouse programs in soccer, baseball, track and field, and softball as well.

Davison has been a boys basketball power, but they had a really tough start despite winning ten games, they fell 56-52 to Oxford in the district finals last season. The Cardinals will have a new coach in Tyler Thompson taking over for Coach Mike Williams this offseason. Thompson played at Davison and has coached at Clio. It's going to be very interesting to see how Thompson does handling two leagues in two years. Davison is a wrestling powerhouse which fits in with the likes of Clarkston and Oxford as State powers. The Cardinals have suddenly started to become a power in girls basketball and volleyball. Davison won districts in both sports last season.

There is an academic component with both schools. Grand Blanc is one of the top schools academically along with Davison. Both are top notch schools like the rest of the league when it comes to academics. It will be interesting to see how both schools interact when it comes to DECA, Leadership, Band, Theater, among other events.

It will be very interesting to see how the league is with 28 schools and 27 football schools, but we'll see how it goes.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Girls Soccer State Final/Girls Softball State Semifinal Preview.

Written Wednesday June 10th at 8:24 AM

Here are the girls soccer and softball previews.

Girls Soccer

TROY vs Rockford- Friday 4 PM at Michigan State

The Colts have a chance to win the Division One State Crown on Friday as they play Rockford at Michigan State. Troy is coming off a 2-1 win over Ann Arbor Skyline on Tuesday night scoring two goals in the final 12 minutes and is back in the State Finals for the first time since 2013. The Rams are coming off a 5-2 win over Hartland on Tuesday night and is in their first ever State Final. This should be a very interesting matchup in East Lansing.

Softball

Northville vs Walled Lake Northern- Thursday 12:30 at Michigan State

The Mustangs are back in East Lansing after going through Saline and Livonia Stevenson. Northville will have a tough matchup with Walled Lake Northern who has been very impressive this postseason. Whoever wins this game will play Macomb Dakota or the upset minded Grand Haven who has wins over Hudsonville and Traverse City Central, both top ranked teams in the State.

Harper Woods has their new Boys Basketball Coach.

Written Wednesday June 9th at 6:33 PM

Harper Woods has their new boys basketball coach.

The Pioneers named Stepfon Moore as their boys basketball coach. Moore takes over for Coach TaJuan Porter who stepped down at the end of the season.

Sean Cotter and The D-Zone confirmed the news.

Moore was an assistant at Warren Lincoln under Coach Wydell Henry in which the Abes won back to back Division Two State crowns in 2024 and 2025.

Harper Woods went 12-10 and clinched a share of the Gold with Southfield Arts and Tech and Oak Park. The Pioneers beat Detroit East English Village Prep 54-38 in the first round but fell 51-35 to Detroit Edwin Denby Tech in the district semifinals last season.

Harper Woods will be a very interesting program to watch and program strength will be worth watching as well. The Pioneers will be in the Blue with Troy, Troy Athens, Pontiac, Seaholm and Royal Oak. They are in Division One for districts with Detroit Cass Tech, Detroit Martin Luther King, Hamtramck, Grosse Pointe North, and Grosse Pointe South.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.

Volleyball Districts-2026

Written Monday June 8th at 3:23 PM

Here are the volleyball districts released by the MHSAA. This will be updated.

District 7 @ Bloomfield Hills

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

WEST BLOOMFIELD

WATERFORD MOTT

Orchard Lake St. Marys

North Farmington

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Orchard Lake St. Marys, 2. Bloomfield Hills, 3. North Farmington, 4. West Bloomfield, 5. Waterford Mott

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is looking like it will be Bloomfield Hills vs Orchard Lake St. Marys in the district final, that would be really interesting. North Farmington is the wildcard. We'll see what happens.

District 8 @ Lake Orion

LAKE ORION

CLARKSTON

OXFORD

WATERFORD KETTERING

Lapeer

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Clarkston, 2. Oxford, 3. Lake Orion, 4. Lapeer, 5. Waterford Kettering

EARLY THOUGHTS: This should be a very competitive district. There are four teams have a shot to win this district. Clarkston, Oxford, Lake Orion, and Lapeer will have strong says but early it has to be Clarkston because of experience.

District 26 @ Berkley

BERKLEY

GROVES

SEAHOLM

OAK PARK

ROYAL OAK

Birmingham Marian

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Birmingham Marian, 2. Groves, 3. Berkley, 4. Seaholm, 5. Royal Oak, 6. Oak Park

EARLY THOUGHTS: Birmingham Marian is loaded with experience. Groves and Berkley could contend but the Mustangs have the experience to stand out.

District 25 @ Farmington Hills Mercy

SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH

Novi

Livonia Stevenson

Farmington

Farmington Hills Mercy

Redford Thurston

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Farmington Hills Mercy, 2. Novi, 3. Livonia Stevenson, 4. Farmington, 5. Southfield Arts and Tech, 6. Redford Thurston

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is looking like this will be a three team district with Farmington Hills Mercy, Novi, and Livonia Stevenson. The Marlins have the best chance to move onto the regionals.

District 28 @ Grosse Pointe North

HARPER WOODS

Grosse Pointe North

Grosse Pointe South

St. Clair Shores Lakeview

Roseville

Warren Woods Tower

PROJECTED MPR: 1. St. Clair Shores Lakeview, 2. Grosse Pointe South, 3. Grosse Pointe North, 4. Warren Woods Tower, 5. Harper Woods, 6. Roseville

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is not really a strong district looking at it. The Huskies stand out and should make a ton of noise here.

District 29 @ Troy

TROY

AVONDALE

ROCHESTER

ADAMS

STONEY CREEK

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Adams, 2. Stoney Creek, 3. Rochester, 4. Troy, 5. Avondale, 6. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood

EARLY THOUGHTS: This should be a very interesting district with basically an all OAA district. I think Adams has the most experience but never count Stoney Creek, Rochester, or Troy in this district.

District 30 @ Troy Athens

TROY ATHENS

Sterling Heights Stevenson

Utica

Utica Ford II

Sterling Heights

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Troy Athens, 2. Utica Ford II, 3. Utica, 4. Sterling Heights Stevenson, 5. Sterling Heights

EARLY THOUGHTS: Troy Athens is an honorary member of the MAC. Utica Ford II and Utica will be tough matchups but the Red Hawks should be fine going forward.

District 20 @ Canton

Northville

Canton

Plymouth

Salem

Livonia Churchill

Westland John Glenn

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Northville, 2. Livonia Churchill, 3. Canton, 4. Plymouth, 5. Salem, 6. Westland John Glenn

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is a very interesting district. I think Northville stands out over Livonia Churchill and Canton. They should move onto the regional here.

District 64 @ Ferndale

FERNDALE

FERNDALE UNIVERSITY

Hazel Park

Detroit Central

Detroit Pershing

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Ferndale University, 2. Ferndale, 3. Hazel Park, 4. Detroit Central, 5. Detroit Pershing

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is a very interesting district with the Oakland County schools being favored and could be the teams that make the most noise in this district.

District 62 @ Macomb Lutheran North

PONTIAC

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

Macomb Lutheran North

Armada

Madison Heights Lamphere

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 2. Macomb Lutheran North, 3. Armada, 4. Madison Heights Lamphere, 5. Pontiac

EARLY THOUGHTS: This district should come down to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep or Macomb Lutheran North winning this district.

District 87 @ Clawson

Clawson

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest

Warren Michigan Collegiate 

Madison Heights Madison

Madison Heights Bishop Foley

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 2. Rochester Lutheran Northwest, 3. Clawson, 4. Warren Michigan Collegiate, 5. Madison Heights Madison

EARLY THOUGHTS: This district is competitive. I think that three teams have a shot to win this district in Madison Heights Bishop Foley, Clawson, and Rochester Lutheran Northwest. It should be interesting to say the least.

District 4 @ Flint Kearsley

Grand Blanc

Davison

Flint Kearsley

Flint Carman Ainsworth

Flushing

Swartz Creek

PROJECTED MPR: 1. Davison, 2. Flushing, 3. Grand Blanc, 4. Swartz Creek, 5. Flint Kearsley, 6. Flint Carman Ainsworth.

EARLY THOUGHTS: This is a very interesting district. Davison and Flushing should battle for the district crown. Grand Blanc and Swartz Creek are wildcards. The Cardinals won the district last season but the Raiders should be a team to watch.