Student Broadcasters Make Their Calls at Comerica

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

May 13, 2022

Sports broadcasting students from Montrose, Davison and Lowell high schools attended Thursday’s Detroit Tigers/Oakland A’s game at Comerica Park – and got a chance to practice calling the game.

The students recorded themselves doing the play-by-play and color commentary. Meanwhile, Bally Sports Detroit reporter Johnny Kane interviewed Montrose’s Danny Sackrider and Owen Leitelt during the game and gave the duo a chance to show off their best home run call.

Sackrider and Leitelt recently were named the Best Sports Announcing Team in the high school division by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Their home runs calls are part of the interview below:

(PHOTO courtesy of the Montrose Student Broadcast Program.)

Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 14, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North won a matchup of top Division 2 teams statewide, 59-33 over Detroit Old Redford – Southgate News-Herald

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth delivered Detroit Country Day its first loss this winter, 65-39 in a matchup of Division 2 contenders – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven downed Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 51-37 in a meeting of Division 1 contenders – WOOD TV

4. SKIING The Cadillac girls and Rockford boys won Vikings Invitational championships – Cadillac News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning reached 9-1 for the first time in nearly 20 years with a 68-58 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba surged in overtime to get past Menominee 48-40 – Escanaba Daily Press

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mt. Morris edged Durand 57-54 to remain undefeated atop the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference – WNEM

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Union City hung on after a second-half comeback to get by Athens 48-47 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Gladwin held on for a 45-33 win over Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

10. WRESTLING Mason County Central earned a Parents Night sweep, downing Muskegon Orchard View and Manistee – Local Sports Journal