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SAC Sound-off: Meet Owosso's Matt Freeman

April 11, 2012

Matt Freeman is a big part of the Owosso football program -- he's 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds and made his all-league team last season -- and will continue to be a big part of the MHSAA's Student Advisory Council as a senior next fall.  He's one of eight juniors on the council; members are selected at the end of their sophomores years and serve two-year terms.

Matt Freeman, Owosso junior

  • Sports: Football, basketball, golf
  • Non-sports activities: Hunting, farming, drummer, theater
  • Favorite class: Weight lifting
  • Must-see TV: ESPN SportCenter
  • One shining moment: Coming back from 15 down to beat Corunna in basketball this season.
  • What’s next: Hopefully, college football. If not, then a small college, and coming home on weekends. Working with my hands – nothing behind a desk.
  • My favorite part of game day is: ... at school, knowing most of the people you see never get the opportunity to be on a team, and knowing you are lucky to be on the team you are on.

    PHOTO: Owosso's Matt Freeman (64) makes a tackle during last season's game against DeWitt. He plays on both the offensive and defensive lines.

    Lawton's Mason Mayne watches one of his throws during a meet.

    Performance of the Week: Lawton's Mason Mayne

    April 25, 2024

    Mason Mayne headshotMason Mayne ♦ Lawton
    Junior ♦ Track & Field

    The 6-foot-3, 275-pound two-way lineman is a sizable presence on the football field building toward a possible a big-time future in that sport – and he also dominates in the throws pit during track & field season. He’s undefeated in the shot put and discus this spring and won both at last Friday’s Comstock Invitational, tossing the shot 54 feet, 11 inches, and the discus 171-9.

    Mayne finished second in shot put and third in discus at the Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals last spring, and his top throws this season – 60-3 in shot and 175-4 in discus – are the farthest in the state, regardless of division. He also carries a grade-point average above 4.00 and has received several Division I football scholarship offers including opportunities to play for multiple Ivy League schools and U.S military academies.

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    Past 2023-24 Honorees

    April 18: Alli Wright, Jenison softball - Report
    April 11:     Chloe Wishart, Trenton soccer - Report
    March 28:     Jenna Maki, Ishpeming basketball - Report
    March 22:     Jaremiah Palmer, Niles Brandywine basketball - Report
    March 15:     Leah Hodge, North Farmington gymnastics - Report
    March 8:     Darius Marines, Detroit Catholic Central wrestling - Report
    March 1:     Rylee Smith, Zeeland West bowling - Report
    Feb. 22:     Caleb Lewandowski, Traverse City West skiing - Report
    Feb. 15:     Jadin Mix, Onaway basketball - Report
    Feb. 8:     Onalee Wallis, Cadillac skiing - Report
    Feb. 1:     Abbey DeGraw, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek competitive cheer - Report
    Jan. 25:     Ewan Todd, Riverview swimming - Report
    Jan. 18:     Ashley Weller, Jackson Northwest basketball - Report
    Jan. 11:     Michael Baldwin, Saginaw Arthur Hill wrestling - Report
    Dec. 15:     Jena Fijolek, Fenton bowling - Report
    Dec. 8:     Sophia Wagner, Escanaba gymnastics - Report
    Dec. 1:     Isaiah Marshall, Southfield Arts & Technology football - Report
    Nov. 24:     Sarah Bradley, Clarkston Everest Collegiate volleyball - Report
    Nov. 17:     Kalieb Osborne, Waterford Mott football - Report
    Nov. 10:     Tekalegn Vlasma, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian soccer - Report
    Nov. 3:     Colton Kinnie, Birmingham Seaholm football - Report
    Oct. 27:     Lauren Timpf, Macomb Lutheran North golf - Report
    Oct. 20:     Alena Li, Okemos golf - Report
    Oct. 13:     Seth Norder, Grand Haven cross country - Report
    Oct. 5:     Paige Anderson, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer golf - Report
    Sept. 29:     MacKenzie Bisballe, Lake City volleyball - Report
    Sept. 22:     Jhace Massey, Gladwin football - Report
    Sept. 15:     Kaylee Draper, Sturgis swimming - Report
    Sept. 8:     Owen Jackson, Traverse City St. Francis tennis - Report
    Sept. 1:     Rachel Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report

    (Photos by Chris McComis.)