Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 With talent and competitiveness to match their uniqueness on the basketball court, Mumford High’s Bankston twins and Southeastern High’s Vassar twins have been named the Detroit Public School League’s Proud Strong Learners of the Week. (Story to come) The Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learner of the Week Award is representative of the league’s top boys’ and girls’ athletic performers and is sponsored by local Detroit area McDonald’s owner-operators
Douglass High’s Martez Asberry named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 As the only senior in Douglass High’s starting lineup, Martez Asberry is like having another coach on the basketball court and the biggest reason the Hurricanes have been a force this season in the Detroit Public School League. “He’s probably done more for us than any kid I’ve had here at Frederick Douglass,’’ head coach Nkwane Young said of Asberry, the PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week. “We start four sophomores with him and, as the senior, he’s playing under control and trusting his teammates. For us to win, I tell him ‘it starts with you.’ The thing I respect most about him is the way he dictates … Continue reading
Tickets go on sale Monday for PSL’s Big D basketball tournament finals at U-D Mercy
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 The semifinals of the Detroit Public School League Big D girls’ basketball tournament are set for Monday, Feb. 13 at Western International High School, featuring a Final Four doubleheader of West top seed Cass Tech against No. 2 East seed King at 5:30 p.m., and East top seed Pershing vs. West No. 2 seed Mumford at 7 p.m. The girls’ top seeds prevailed in quarterfinal games Wednesday as Pershing defeated Cody 71-37 and Mumford beat Southeastern 54-47 at Renaissance High School, and Cass Tech defeated Osborn 68-51 and King beat Renaissance 71-33 at King High School. The quarterfinals of the Big D boys’ tournament are Friday, Feb. 10 at Cass Tech High School and King High School. At King … Continue reading
DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announces school changes, academic initiatives, key dates and timelines for parents for the 2012-13 school year
Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts on Wednesday announced school changes, academic initiatives and key dates and timelines for parents for the 2012-13 school year. “Today I am announcing, almost four months earlier than I was in a position to do so last year, the key changes affecting our Detroit Public Schools families for the upcoming school year. By doing so early, much earlier than has traditionally been the case in Detroit, parents can make plans for enrollment and also seek information about their children’s schools,” Roberts said. The facilities changes include closure of nine school buildings where in some cases entire programs will relocate to other buildings, four schools to become new DPS-authorized charters, and consolidation of seven … Continue reading
Suspense heightens as Big D boys’ basketball tourney enters Friday’s quarterfinals
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12org 313-870-5863 The Detroit Public School League Big D boys’ basketball tournament enters the quarterfinal round Friday with doubleheaders at Cass Tech High School and King High School offering promise for an exciting “Great Eight.” At King High, Cass Tech plays Southeastern at 4 p.m. followed by unbeaten East top seed Pershing against Douglass at 5:30 p.m. At Cass Tech, Crockett plays Ford at 4 p.m. followed by West top seed and league unbeaten Renaissance against King at 5:30 p.m. The winners advance to the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Renaissance High School, culminating with the Big D championship game for the PSL title Thursday at 7:30 … Continue reading
DPS Students Meet President Barack Obama During White House Science Fair
Students from O.W. Holmes Elementary-Middle School and Paul Robeson, Malcolm X Academy had the chance to meet and shake hands with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 7th, as the President hosted the second White House Science Fair. The event celebrated the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. The President viewed exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough research to new inventions, followed by remarks to an audience of students, science educators and business leaders on the importance of STEM education to the country’s economic future. Students from O.W. Holmes Elementary-Middle School and Paul Robeson, Malcolm X Academy were invited to attend the event and showcase their research … Continue reading
PSL baseball, softball teams urged to apply by Friday for ‘Grand Slam Grant’
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Detroit Public School League baseball and softball programs are urged to apply for the 2012 Comerica Bank “Grand Slam Grant,” a $10,000 award which will be presented to the chosen Southeast Michigan school to help ensure that future all-stars have the resources needed to succeed on the diamond. The deadline for completed entries is Friday, February 10, so don’t delay. The winning school’s players will be recognized on the field at Comerica Park during the Detroit Tigers 2012 opening weekend game on April 7. In addition to the grant, the winning school will receive 60 tickets to the opening weekend game. The funds can be used for field improvements, … Continue reading
Renaissance beats Pershing 71-66 to win PSL boys’ junior varsity basketball title
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Sophomore Tre Jordan, a 6-3 forward-center, scored 26 points and sophomore Ed Bauman and freshman Corey Wheeler added 16 and 13 points, respectively, to lead Renaissance past Pershing 71-66 Monday in the Detroit Public School League boys’ junior varsity basketball championship game at Western International High School. Sophomore Kevin Clemens’ nine points added to the balanced attack of Coach Yusuf Sabree’s Phoenix. Pershing, which reached the finals after Cass Tech forfeited a 70-61 semifinal victory because of an ineligible player, was led by sophomore Daniel Dwywer with 17 points. Sophomore Kameron Barden had 11 points and sophomore Marion Campbell 10 for the Doughboys.
Top seeds Pershing, Renaissance to make Big D boys’ debut Tuesday in second-round action
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org The Detroit Public School League Big D boys’ basketball tournament heats up with eight second-round games Tuesday at 4 p.m. They include: Kettering at Crockett; Denby at Ford; Cody at King; Central at Renaissance; Finney at Cass Tech; City at Southeastern; Douglass at Mumford; and Osborn at Pershing. Tuesday’s winners advance into Friday’s Great Eight quarterfinal round, with 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. games at both Cass Tech High School and King High School. The semifinals are slated for 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Renaissance High School, culminating with the Big D title game for the PSL boys’ basketball championship Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. … Continue reading
Renaissance, Pershing to meet today in PSL junior varsity boys’ basketball finals
Contact: Chuck Johnson Sports Information Director Detroit Public Schools chuck,.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Pershing will play Renaissance in today’s (Feb.6) 6 p.m. Detroit Public School League boys’ basketball junior varsity championship game at Western International High School. Due to an ineligible player, Cass Tech forfeited a 70-61 victory against Pershing in Saturday’s semifinals at King High School. Renaissance advanced with a 59-53 victory against Southeastern.
