Adrian, MI – A BUSY day in local sports Tuesday, including news from the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)…
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The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association has approved an expansion of personal branding activities – also commonly referred to as Name-Image-Likeness – effective immediately.
The MHSAA previously allowed some of those opportunities, including the abilities for student-athletes to conduct camps, clinics and private lessons.
The expanded policy allows student-athletes to capitalize on PBA through several more options as long as those activities are individual opportunities for individual students.
Activities allowed by the new PBA policy include social media endorsements and promotions, personal appearances, photo sessions or autograph signings; modeling, advertising, merchandise, sports cards or apparel sales; and the use of a student’s name, image or likeness in marketing materials.
For more information about the PBA-NIL activities, go to the Michigan High School Athletic Association website.
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The Tecumseh high school boys swim and dive team took two close wins on Tuesday, against Bedford 93-91, and Dundee 95-91.
Tecumseh had 3 overall 1st place finishes on senior night, one from Sam Warren in the 200 yard Freestyle, one from Brayden DePew in the 500 yard Freestyle, and one from the 200 yard Freestyle Relay Team of Sam Warren, Loris DeFore, Max Husband, and Brayden Depew.
The Swim Tribe had 3 more 1st place finishes against Dundee and 2 more 1st place finishes against Bedford, including the 200 yard Medley Relay Team of Brayden DePew, Carter Bortell, Max Husband, and Trent Fahle, Sam Warren in the 100 yard Butterfly, Carter Bortell in the 100 yard Freestyle, Lucas Gray in the 100 yard Backstroke, and Carter Bortell in the 100 yard Breaststroke
Tecumseh’s next meet is scheduled for Thursday at Jackson High School at 6:00pm.
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The Lenawee Christian girls and boys basketball teams earned a Tri-County sweep of Britton-Deerfield on Tuesday night. John Koehn called the games on 96.5fm The Cave and Lenawee TV…
Dan Scrupsky set a new program record with 10 threes in the game. The previous record was 9, by Michael Braman in 2019-20 season.
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The Hudson Tigers girls basketball team picked up a LCAA road win over Onsted, 50-33.
Taylor Kopin led the way with 17 points. Rihanna Ramirez provided a big spark off the bench, finishing with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Onsted was led by Hill with 14 points and Gerkin with 10.
The Lady Tigers are back in action Thursday at home for a non-league matchup against Coldwater Pansophia Academy, with tip-off set for 6:00
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The Morenci girls basketball team downed TCC foe Sand Creek, 37-10 on Tuesday night.
Emersyn Bachelder paced the Bulldogs with 14 points. Evelyn Joughin had 10. Steinke led the Aggies with 4 points.
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The Adrian Maples girls basketball team picked up an non-league win on Tuesday, 51-27 over Erie-Mason.
Amor Sanchez and Ella Salenbien each had 15 for Adrian High.
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The Madison Trojans boys basketball team downed LCAA foe Clinton Tuesday night, 62-17.
Kason Snyder led Madison with 12 points. Caiden Randall chipped in 11.
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The Onsted Wildcats boys basketball team bounced-back after their first loss on the season last week…downing Hudson on the road 86-54.
Cole Wells poured in a game-high 23 points, while Rylan Henagan posted a strong all-around performance with 20 points and 11 assists. Bryson Sutherland added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the win. The Wildcats had a season-high 26 assists.
Onsted returns home Thursday for a LCAA matchup against Madison.
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The Madison girls basketball team defeated Clinton in LCAA action, 45-10. Parish paced Madison with 12 points.
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The Blissfield Royals girls basketball team earned another LCAA win over Dundee, 52-26. Annie Scharer led Blissfield with 17 points. De’Mya Gibbons had 15 points.
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The Adrian College women’s basketball team is trying to position themselves for a push at a high seed in the MIAA tournament, and tonight will be a tall task as they host the Alma College Scotts.
The Bulldogs are 3-6 in league play this season, and have lost five in a row overall. Adrian has lost the last 4 matchups vs Alma, including a loss to the Scots on the road earlier this season by nine points.
The Scots are 4-4 in MIAA play. Listen to 96.5fm The Cave and 965thecave.com with Ian Wendt and Fred Smith at 6:45pm for all the action.
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Adrian College safety Ethan Burrows has been named to the first team College Sports Communicators 2025 Academic All-America Team at the NCAA Division Three level.
The teams are voted on by sports information directors from across the country, with CSC Academic All-District honorees eligible for selection.
Burrows, a criminal justice major from Essexville, Michigan, carries a 3.92 grade-point average. During his time at Adrian, Burrows was named First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and a First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.
He also earned Second Team All-American honors from the Associated Press, Third Team All-American recognition from D3football.com, and All-American honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Burrows becomes the eighth CSC Academic All-American in Adrian College football history, and the program’s first since 2011.
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Two Adrian College Bulldogs were named one of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association’s Three Stars of the Week.
On the women’s side, Paige Pomerleau is coming off a seven-point weekend for the Bulldogs in a home sweep of the University of Dubuque. She recorded a hat trick and an assist in Friday’s 6-0 win, then followed with a goal and two assists in Saturday’s 6-1 victory.
On the men’s side, Ian Amsbaugh also posted a seven-point weekend in a road series against Dubuque. He scored one goal and added three assists in Friday’s 7-1 win before recording three assists in Saturday’s 5-1 victory.
Both teams will play St. Norbert College this weekend. The men will be on the road, while the women stay at the Arrington Friday and Saturday. The road games will be aired on 96.5 The Cave and 965thecave.com with Ian Wendt.
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Adrian College NCAA women’s hockey defenseman Parker Beyer scored two goals in the Bulldogs’ 6-1 win against Dubuque Saturday.
She played in one game her freshman year before having season-ending surgery…and has been a driving force behind the team’s success in her sophomore campaign.
The Wisconsin native talked to Cave Sports about what it’s been like to be able to get on the ice this season…