West Bloomfield Defense Can't Be Solved in Season-Opening Win

Lakers varsity football season off on the right path after home win against Jackson.

Whiz Kid: Danielle Ostrovsky Swings to Success

West Bloomfield 'Gym Dog' looks ahead to first gymnastics meet with competitiveness and determination.

VIDEO: St. Mary's Plays for First Time on Red Turf Field

Intra-squad scrimmage offers season preview as well as a look at the unique playing surface.

Whiz Kid: Maya Solomon Climbing Youth Tennis Ranks

Citing the Williams sisters' triumphant tennis careers as an inspiration, Solomon competes against high school girls as part of regular practice.

MHSAA Institutes New Rules for High School Football Beginning in 2012

Football teams across Michigan, including those from St. Mary's Prep and West Bloomfield High, began practice this week while getting used to several new rules from the MHSAA.

No Canada! London's 2012 XXX Summer Olympics Not on CBC

Olympic viewers who have tuned to CBC in the past to watch live event coverage will be out of luck this year as Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will broadcast the games of the XXX Olympiad.

Follow Bloomfield Hills Family on the Make-A-Wish Bicycle Tour

The scenic route from Traverse City to Brooklyn benefits Make-A-Wish of Michigan.

Olympics Trivia: Test Your Knowledge

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London begin on July 27, but how well do you know the Games? All this week, Patch will post trivia questions to test your knowledge.

Great Jews in Sports the Focus of New Exhibit

Free film screening scheduled at Berman Center next week followed by tour of new Jewish Sports Memorabilia Collection.

Will St. Mary's Coach Return to 'Big Brother'?

Dan Gheesling appears set to return to the reality TV show on CBS, according to The Detroit News.

Verlander-Upton Rumors the Talk of Tiger Town

Do you think that the Detroit Tigers' star pitcher and the Sports Illustrated cover girl are an item?

NHL Free Agent Rumors Fuel Red Wings Fans

Detroit hockey fans take to Twitter to hope for a new star as free agency kicks off Monday.

Allyson Kus is West Bloomfield's Athlete of the Spring Season

The Lakers senior pitcher going to Western Michigan next fall wins the West Bloomfield poll with a strong showing.

Free Press Honors West Bloomfield Scholar Athletes

Three University of Michigan-bound high school seniors were among the six from West Bloomfield chosen by their schools.

Poll: Where Were You When the Wings Won the Cup?

It was 15 years ago today the Detroit Red Wings finally brought the Stanley Cup back to Hockeytown. Where were you?

St. Mary's Breaks Ground on Red Turf Field

Head coach of Orchard Lake prep school expects renovations to be finished by home opening game in fall.

West Bloomfield Area Runners Finish Oak Apple Run Saturday

The event, held in Royal Oak, benefits the Boys and Girls Club of South Oakland County.

Red Turf Coming to St. Mary's Football Field

Orchard Lake prep school will become one of only three campuses nationwide with red field.

State Champ: West Bloomfield's Erin Finn Wins 3,200 Title

Erin Finn of West Bloomfield won the state championship in the 3,200-meter run at the Division 1 state track and field finals on Saturday in East Kentwood.

Dad to See Son Race Cars for the First Time

Race car driver Jeff Nowicki idles long enough to discuss his first-ever upcoming Grand Prix/Grand Am Competition on Belle Isle in a Corvette sponsored by a Metro Detroit Chevrolet dealer.

West Bloomfield Adds Girls Field Hockey Team

New high school pay-to-play program could make the school district more competitive and keep more students in the district, athletic director says.

Inaugural Lakers Lacrosse Season Ends in Playoffs

No. 4-ranked Marian routs inexperienced girls varsity Lakers team on Wednesday night in the first round of Division 1 regionals.

Lakers Baseball Travels to Seaholm

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers' Kus Strikes Out 14 in Losing Effort

The West Bloomfield softball team fell 4-3 and 3-1 in a doubleheader on the road to Oakland Activities Association White division leader Troy Athens on Wednesday.

Lakers Track and Field Heads to Pontiac

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers Softball Travels to Troy Athens Wednesday

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Track and Field to Host Harrison Tuesday

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers Softball to Play Doubleheader vs. Farmington

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers Baseball Welcomes Farmington Friday

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers Host Rochester Tennis, Travel to North Farmington

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

Lakers Track and Field Heads to Troy

Here's the day schedule for sports action in West Bloomfield.

West Bloomfield Takes on St. Mary's

The cross-town matchup kicks off at 4:30 p.m.

Lakers Baseball Takes on Groves, Softball vs. Lahser

West Bloomfield sports teams will try to start the week off right.

Jags' Tamar Brown is Athlete of the Winter Season for West Bloomfield

The Jewish Academy senior basketball guard won the West Bloomfield Patch Athlete of the Winter Season poll.

Lakers Soph Leading Patch Winter Season Poll

Vote from a list of very deserving candidates on who should be named the Patch Athlete of the Season for the West Bloomfield area.

DeYoung, Hartfelder Lead Lakers Baseball Team

Dangerous lineup makes the Lakers a contender for Oakland Activities Association White title this season.

Vote Now: West Bloomfield Athlete of the Winter Season

Vote from a list of very deserving candidates on who should be named the Patch Athlete of the Season for the West Bloomfield area.

Fox Detroit Tigers Announcer Talks Opening Day, Bullpen, World Series

Patch asks Tigers' expert and Fox Sports Detroit baseball announcer Mario Impemba, to weigh in on the team's strengths and playoff possibilities.

Ready for Some Baseball, West Bloomfield?

Confident chatter about a power lineup is heard before Opening Day – and not just locally.

Jewish Academy Sports Growing, Bigger Competition to Come

Now in its tenth year, FJA has been reclassified by the state high school athletics governing body due to growing enrollment.