Category Archives: Sports
Gregory Kelser-Winning Futures basketball camp open to DPS sixth-ninth grade students
Current sixth-ninth graders in Detroit Public Schools should apply now for the Gregory Kelser “Shoot For Your Goals” Basketball Camp June 18-22 at Cass Technical High School, 2421 Second Ave., Detroit. This free camp, set to run for five days from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., is being sponsored by the DPS Foundation in conjunction with the Sodexo Powerlink Partnership, which handles facilities for the school district. Students must attend all five days of the camp – featuring daily basketball activities, mentoring, goal setting and life skills — and parents are responsible for transportation. Camp participants will be selected by the Gregory Kelser Basketball Camp in partnership with Winning Futures and will be based upon application responses to essay questions, transportation commitment … Continue reading
PSL IN THE PARK: Western vs. King, CMA vs. Ford set for baseball championship doubleheader Wednesday at Comerica Park
Western International High will be gunning for its fifth consecutive Detroit Public School League boys’ baseball championship Wednesday at 7 p.m. when it faces King High in the second game of a PSL championship doubleheader at Comerica Park. Be there for “PSL In The Park” when Coach Juan Sanchez’s Cowboys and Coach Norm Taylor’s Crusaders battle for the Mega Division city championship. The action gets started at 5 p.m. with the East-West Division city championship game between CMA High’s Pharaohs, coached by Ray Stephen, and Henry Ford High’s Trojans, coached by Kenneth Jackson. In the semifinals Friday, Western defeated Cass Tech 13-7 and King nipped Renaissance 2-1 to advance to the Mega Division finals. The West Division won against the … Continue reading
Renaissance eight-time consecutive PSL girls’ softball champs after 6-4 victory against Cass Tech
Renaissance High won its eighth consecutive Detroit Public School League girls’ softball championship Friday with a 6-4 victory against Cass Tech at the University of Detroit Mercy. A sun-soaked crowd at Buysse Ballpark saw Coach Garrard Taylor’s Lady Phoenix (21-5 overall, 11-0 league) score twice in the first inning and never look back in capturing their 13th PSL championship in last 15 years. “We have a tradition,” Taylor told the Detroit News. “There was a lot of maroon and white in the stands and that’s from former players, players coming up, fans and parents. So we have the nucleus of a winning tradition and everybody believes that we can win the championship every year.” Coach Julie Schneider’s Lady Technicians (11-5 … Continue reading
Renaissance, Cass Tech meet for PSL softball title Friday at U-D Mercy
2012 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAGUE GIRLS’ SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, FRIDAY, MAY 18 at University of Detroit Mercy Admission $3 Consolation game, 2 p.m. Southeastern vs. Western CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, 4 p.m. Cass Tech vs. Renaissance SEMIFINALS: (Monday, May 14 at Renaissance High) Cass Tech 8, Western 7; Renaissance 28, Southeastern 1 QUARTERFINALS: (Thursday, May 10 at Maheras Gentry Park): Cass Tech 28, Mumford 27; Renaissance 15, King 0 (2 1/2 innings); Western 16, Crockett 1 (4 innings); Southeastern 18, Cody 17
PSL road to Comerica Park begins with baseball league semifinals Friday
2012 Detroit Public School League Boys’ Baseball Playoffs (Seeding in parenthesis)| Semifinals Friday, May 18, 4 p.m. Mega Division Cass (No.4) vs. Western (No. 1) at Northwestern High II Renaissance (No. 3) vs. King (No. 2) at Northwestern High I East-West Divisions CMA (No. 1 West) vs. Finney (No. 2 East) at Western High Osborn (No. 1 East) vs. Ford (No. 2 West) at Manz Field PSL Championship Games Wednesday, May 23, at Comerica Park East-West Championship game, 5 p.m. Mega Division Championship Game, 7 p.m. Admission $5. Gates open at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Comerica Park box office
Renaissance pitcher Kayla Banks named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week
For three seasons, Kayla Banks has stood tall on the mound for Renaissance High. The senior pitcher is a major reason the Lady Phoenix figure to be the last team standing, once again, when the Detroit Public School League girls’ softball champion is crowned. “We played in the best tournament in the state last weekend and Kayla was the backbone of our team,’’ Renaissance coach Garrard Taylor said of Banks, the PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week. “She pitched all five games and we won our division. She really impressed a lot of coaches up there.” Since pitching the Renaissance junior varsity team to an unbeaten season as a freshman, Banks has developed into the PSL’s top power pitcher. … Continue reading
CMA’s Compton and McKenzie named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week
A year after CMA didn’t have enough players to field a team, pitcher Omar Compton and center fielder Kyle McKenzie have led the Pharaohs’ rapid ascension to a berth in the Detroit Public School League baseball playoffs. “Not only have they led us on the field, but both of them were willing to step up and help as we tried to develop some of these newcomers,’’ CMA coach Ray Stephen said of his senior duo, the PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week. “They have been very unselfish and very helpful to the coaches in seeing that this team got to a higher level.” The Pharaohs’ spirits couldn’t be higher after finishing the PSL West Division schedule with an unbeaten … Continue reading
PSL girls’ softball semifinals: Cass vs. Western, Renaissance vs. Southeastern
PSL GIRLS’ SOFTBALL QUARTERFINALS RESULTS (Thursday, May 10 at Maheras Gentry Park): Cass Tech 28, Mumford 27; Renaissance 15, King 0 (2 1/2 innings); Western 16, Crockett 1 (4 innings); Southeastern 18, Cody 17 SEMIFINALS MONDAY, MAY 14 at Renaissance High School: Western vs. Cass Tech (2 p.m.); Renaissance vs. Southeastern (4 p.m.) CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY, MAY 18 at University of Detroit Mercy: Consolation game (2 p.m.); Championship game (4 p.m.) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ADMISSION $3
Osborn stretches PSL Division II girls’ tennis streak to eight in a row
Osborn High won gold medals in seven of the eight championship matches to emerge with its eighth consecutive Detroit Public School League Division II girls’ tennis championship Friday at Barcus Tennis Center. Led by freshman Denae Williams’ 6-3, 6-0 victory against Central sophomore Elisha Lorick at No. 1 singles, Coach Rodney Wray’s Lady Knights scored 22 points to match the collective point total of Central and Kettering, which tied for second with 11 points. Northwestern placed fourth with six points followed by DIA with five and Cody with two. Southeastern and Pershing both were scoreless and Finney did not play. In addition to Williams, Osborn’s other singles winners were senior Diaz Givian, who defeated Central freshman Shianne Wilson 6-2, 6-2 … Continue reading
Cass Tech wins 16th consecutive PSL Division 1 girls’ tennis championship
Cass Tech High, powered by gold medalists in three of the four doubles matches, won its 16th consecutive Detroit Public School League Division I girls’ tennis championship Thursday at Barcus Tennis Center. The Lady Technicians scored 16 points to finish just ahead of Renaissance. The second-place Lady Phoenix had gold medalists in two of the four singles matches and another at No. 1 doubles to finish with 15 points. Western, with two singles victories, placed third with nine points followed by King fourth with two points, Denby and Ford tied for fifth with one point each and Mumford didn’t score. Renaissance senior Lisa Thomas repeated as No. 1 singles champion with a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Cass Tech senior Gabrielle … Continue reading
