Thanks, Mr. Woodley (Saginaw News)

August 24, 2012

LaMarr Woodley was a football star at Saginaw High long before he went on to the University of Michigan and now the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He's given students in his hometown the same opportunity for accomplishment without the cost they would've otherwise incurred this school year.

Students at Saginaw and Saginaw Arthur Hill plus the districts junior highs and middle schools were facing a $75 participation fee until Woodley stepped in earlier this month with a $60,000 donation.

Hugh Bernreuter has covered the majority of Woodley's career, and tells this story.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley pays participation fees for Saginaw Public Schools student-athletes (Saginaw News)

Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 24, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Laingsburg remained undefeated and first alone in the Central Michigan Athletic Conference with a 59-55 win over Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Norway downed West Iron County 63-60, but Danica Shamion went over 1,000 career points for the Wykons – Upper Michigan Source

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall won a matchup of undefeated teams 58-56 over Cadillac – CatchMark SportsNet

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s finished a Catholic League Central sweep of Warren De La Salle Collegiate, 68-55 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont ended a 23-game losing streak to Ludington with a 41-35 win – Muskegon Chronicle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Petersburg Summerfield scored six points over nine seconds to get past Britton Deerfield 59-53 – Monroe News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Luke Gelow’s 36 points helped Cheboygan past Gaylord 71-63 in overtime – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian hung on for a 70-66 win over Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Stevensville Lakeshore followed a pair of key individual performances to a 71-53 win over Kalamazoo Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Spring Lake came back for a 55-47 overtime win over Hamilton – Muskegon Chronicle