March 26, 2026

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Mike Williamson

Mike Williamson is a veteran sports writer with more than 22 years of sports journalism experience and is well known throughout southeast Michigan. His coverage spans high school and local athletics, with a reputation for knowledgeable reporting, strong relationships within the sports community, and a deep understanding of the region’s teams and athletes.

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Saline Girls Claim D1 District Title

Saline Girls Claim D1 District Title

The Saline girls’ basketball team used a stingy defense and an all-around team effort to claim the D1 district title with a 52-40 win over Dexter Friday night. Saline held Dexter to 19 points in the first half and built a 30-19 lead at the break. The Hornets defense clamped down o the Dreadnaughts in ...

Chelsea Gets Revenge Over Sexton for D2 Regional Title

Chelsea Gets Revenge Over Sexton for D2 Regional Title

The Chelsea boys’ basketball team got their chance, and they came through when they needed to, avenging last years heartbreaking loss to Lansing Sexton with a 51-45 win for the regional title Thursday night. The teams met last year, and it was Sexton that nailed a hail-mary three quarter court three-pointer at the buzzer to ...

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Chelsea Wins Fourth Straight D2 District Title

Chelsea Wins Fourth Straight D2 District Title

Another year and another district title for the Chelsea boys basketball team after the Bulldogs pulled away for a 51-45 win over Williamston Friday night. The district title is the fourth straight for Chelsea and they advance to the D2 regional at Fowlerville Tuesday night against I-8 co-champion Marshall (19-4). The Bulldogs fell behind early ...

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Dexter Hockey Advances to D2 Regional Final

Dexter Hockey Advances to D2 Regional Final

The Dexter hockey team punched its ticket to the Division 2 Regional Final Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Grosse Pointe South in the semifinals at USA Hockey Arena. Dexter built an early cushion and held off a late push by the Blue Devils to earn the win. Jeremy Schroeder led the way ...

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Dexter Girls’ Roll to Pair of Wins

Dexter Girls’ Roll to Pair of Wins

The Dexter girls’ basketball team rolled to a pair of wins last week, including a 54-29 win over rival Chelsea Friday night. The Chelsea game was tied at seven in the first quarter, when the Dreadnaughts went on an 8-1 run to take a 15-8 lead after one quarter. The Dreadnaughts pushed the lead to ...

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Saline Sends Four Wrestlers to MHSAA Division 1 State Finals

Saline Sends Four Wrestlers to MHSAA Division 1 State Finals

Saline will be well represented at the MHSAA Division 1 Individual State Finals after four Hornets punched their tickets with strong performances at regionals hosted by Saline Saturday. Leading the way was Brice LaFleur (120), who captured a regional title with a dominant run. LaFleur opened with a technical fall in the quarterfinals, followed by ...

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Dexter’s Dye Qualifies for D1 State Wrestling Finals

Dexter’s Dye Qualifies for D1 State Wrestling Finals

Dexter’s Jasper Dye punched his ticket to the Division 1 state wrestling finals with a fourth-place finish at Saturday’s individual regionals at Saline High School. Dye went 2-2 on the day at 165 pounds to earn one of the four qualifying spots. He opened the tournament with a strong performance, earning a technical fall win ...

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Beckel, Burk Qualify for D2 State Wrestling Finals

Beckel, Burk Qualify for D2 State Wrestling Finals

Cover- Hunter Burk Chelsea will be represented on the biggest stage next weekend as Collin Beckel and Hunter Burk punched their tickets to the Division 2 state finals with strong performances at regionals at Fowlerville Saturday. Beckel (47-7) came away with a fourth-place finish at 126 pounds. He opened the day with an 8-2 decision ...

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Five Saline Wrestlers Qualify for D1 Regionals

Five Saline Wrestlers Qualify for D1 Regionals

Saline will be sending five wrestlers on to the Division 1 individual regionals after strong performances at Saturday’s district tournament. Leading the way were three district champions. At 120 pounds, Brice LaFleur rolled to the title, opening with a bye before earning a technical fall in the quarterfinals and a pin in the semifinals. He ...

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Chelsea Sends Eight Wrestlers to D2 Regionals

Chelsea Sends Eight Wrestlers to D2 Regionals

Chelsea’s wrestling team punched eight tickets to the Division 2 regional meet after a strong showing at Saturday’s district tournament in Adrian, with several Bulldogs reaching the finals and others battling back through the consolation rounds to secure top-four finishes. Leading the way were four runners-up for Chelsea. At 113 pounds, Emerson Kiebler advanced to ...

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Four Dexter Wrestlers Move on to Individual Regionals

Four Dexter Wrestlers Move on to Individual Regionals

Dexter wrestlers punched four tickets to next week’s Division 1 individual regionals after a strong showing at the district tournament, highlighted by a pair of runner-up finishes and two fourth-place efforts. At 165 pounds, Jasper Dye powered his way to the finals before settling for second place. Dye opened with back-to-back falls in the first ...

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Chelsea Wrestlers Win D2 District Title

Chelsea Wrestlers Win D2 District Title

Chelsea’s wrestling team punched its ticket to the regional round Thursday night, rolling to a pair of decisive wins to claim the Division 2 district championship. The Bulldogs opened the night with a dominant 81–0 shutout of Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard, then followed it up with a 51–29 victory over Ypsilanti Community to secure ...

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Dexter Hockey Blanks Skyline for SEC White Title

Dexter Hockey Blanks Skyline for SEC White Title

The red-hot Dexter hockey team turned things around when it needed to, winning the Dreadnaughts last eight games, including five straight in conference play on its way to the SEC White title with a 7-0 win over Ann Arbor Skyline Thursday night. Just two weeks ago the Dreadnaughts sat 3-3 in the White, but turned ...

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