Sports · Saginaw

Saginaw United and Carman-Ainsworth forfeit their football finales after a fight got both full teams ejected

Officials ejected every player in uniform on both sides when a fight broke out at United’s homecoming game, and the one-game suspensions leave neither school able to play Friday. Saginaw Heritage and Flint Kearsley get forfeit wins.

October 21, 2026 · Saginaw

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Two high school football teams lined up at the line of scrimmage on a lit artificial-turf field, with players in white and purple uniforms on the sideline in the foreground. — A high school football game at MPS South Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in October 2025, in a file photo. It does not show Saginaw United or Carman-Ainsworth. Photo: Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-adjusted; derivative under the same ShareAlike license.

The last seven days

Sports · Houghton

Michigan Tech wins its 16th straight Miner’s Cup, 56-33 over Northern Michigan, and heads to No. 1 Ferris State

Alex Bueno threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, Abram Larner caught eight passes for 236 yards and Elliott Larner ran for three scores as the No. 14 Huskies moved to 6-1. NMU freshman Matt Stevens threw for 319 yards in his first start.

Sports · Traverse City

Traverse City’s Iceman Cometh Challenge is Nov. 7: about 30 miles from Kalkaska to Timber Ridge, with registration full

About 5,000 riders are expected on dirt roads, two-tracks and the Vasa trail. The race crosses one paved road, Williamsburg Road, near mile 17, a popular spot for spectators.

Sports · Petoskey

Petoskey football hosts Clare Oct. 23 after a 19-10 loss gave Marquette the outright Big North title

The Northmen are 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big North, third behind Marquette and Cadillac, heading into the regular-season finale.

Sports · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant’s CMU football down the stretch: Miami Oct. 24, Eastern Michigan at Ford Field Nov. 4, Sacramento State home Nov. 11

The 3-4 Chippewas (1-2 MAC) have two home dates left at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, then finish at Buffalo and Ball State.

Sports · Royal Oak

Royal Oak, at 4-4 after two straight losses, hosts 6-2 Clawson in Friday's regular-season finale

The Ravens started 4-2 before falling to Ferndale and Rochester. A win would give them a 5-4 record heading into Sunday's MHSAA playoff selection.

Sports · Holland

Holland’s Hope College football cracks the D3football.com Top 10 for the first time, heads to Alma Oct. 24 after a comeback over Adrian

The 6-0 Flying Dutchmen rallied from a 22-7 halftime hole to beat Adrian 24-22 before 5,004 at Smith Stadium. The go-ahead points came on a safety with 5:48 left.

Sports · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant’s CMU men’s basketball opens Nov. 2 at Louisiana-Monroe, then hosts Alma Nov. 6 at McGuirk Arena

Coach Andy Bronkema’s Chippewas have 15 home games and a new double round-robin MAC schedule that brings every league opponent to Mount Pleasant.

Sports · Royal Oak

Unbeaten Shrine Catholic plays Everest Collegiate for the Catholic League's Cardinal title at Ford Field

The 8-0 Knights, who have outscored opponents 328-81, meet 7-1 Everest at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the first high school game of Prep Bowl LIV.

Sports · Marquette

Big North champion Marquette, winners of six straight, visits unbeaten Kingsford Friday in the TV6 Game of the Week

The Sentinels clinched the conference by beating Petoskey. Kingsford stayed perfect by winning the West-PAC Copper Crown at Menominee.

Sports · Sault Ste. Marie

LSSU hockey finally plays at home: the Lakers open CCHA play against Bowling Green, with Saturday the 200th meeting

After six road games, the 2-2 Lakers unveil a renovated Taffy Abel Arena during Great Lake State Weekend and the program’s 60th season.

Sports · Holland

Holland’s Hope College men’s basketball opens at home Nov. 6 vs. Anderson at DeVos Fieldhouse; Calvin rivalry set for Jan. 23 and Feb. 20

Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. Friday against Anderson (Ind.), followed by Franklin on Saturday. The Glenn Van Wieren Classic is Dec. 29-30.

Sports · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Oilers clinch a share of the SVL North with a 34-10 win over Midland, host Bay City John Glenn Oct. 23

No. 9 Mt. Pleasant is 7-1 after quarterback Freddie Makinen threw two touchdowns, both to Zay McGinnis, including a 57-yarder.

Sports · Sault Ste. Marie

Soo Eagles pull away from Elliot Lake 6-3 as Harmon Esch scores twice in the first 28 seconds of the third

Alex Povorozniouk stretched his point streak to nine games. The Eagles’ next home game is Halloween night at Pullar Stadium.

Sports · Sault Ste. Marie

The Soo Indians, the U.P.’s last AAA under-18 hockey team, shut down for the season after running out of players

Founded in 1990, the program had been playing with a depleted lineup and sat last in the standings. Players have been released to find other teams.

Sports · Houghton

No. 14 Michigan Tech football, 3-0 in the GLIAC, takes its best shot at No. 1 Ferris State and a 37-game win streak

The Huskies (6-1) are coming off a 16th straight Miner’s Cup. Kickoff in Big Rapids is 1 p.m. Saturday.

Sports · The Straits

Mackinaw City boys win their fourth Northern Lakes Conference cross country title in six years, with four Comets on the all-conference first team

The Comets clinched a second straight league crown with a meet to spare, then won the Oct. 15 conference championship race at Ellsworth with 23 points. The Lower Peninsula regionals are Oct. 30 or 31.

Sports · Georgetown Township

Hudsonville can force a share of the OK Red title with a win at unbeaten East Kentwood on Friday; a Falcons win clinches it outright

The Eagles, 6-2 and 5-1 in the league, have won three straight since a 13-7 loss at Caledonia. East Kentwood is 8-0 and has scored 396 points. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Falcon Stadium.

Sports · Bedford Township

Temperance Bedford visits unbeaten Grand Ledge Friday, as the Comets play for a 9-0 regular season on senior night

Bedford, 7-1 and second in the SEC Red, makes the long trip to Eaton County a week after its first loss. Grand Ledge has scored 340 points in eight wins. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

Sports · Jackson

Jackson Lumen Christi meets Dearborn Divine Child at Ford Field on Saturday, a Prep Bowl matchup of two 2025 state champions to close the regular season

Both teams are 7-1 going into the 4:30 p.m. game, the first of two showcase games at the Catholic High School League’s centennial Prep Bowl. The league will introduce its 100 greatest male and female athletes afterward.

Sports · Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Griffins sweep Rockford as John Leonard scores five goals in two nights and rookie Trey Augustine earns his first pro win

Leonard’s hat trick powered a 5-1 win Sunday at Van Andel Arena, a night after a 4-2 win in Rockford. At 5-1-1-0, the Griffins match the third-best start in team history and host Manitoba on Wednesday.

Sports · Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Wings rally from 3-0 down for an overtime point in their opener, then head to Reading before the last home opener at Wings Event Center

Tyler Gratton, Stepan Timofeyev and Zach Urdahl scored in the third period before Bloomington won 4-3 in overtime. The K-Wings play twice at Reading this weekend, then open a farewell season at home against Toledo on Oct. 30.

Sports · Muskegon

Muskegon Lumberjacks snap a four-game winless streak as Zaac Charbonneau’s hat trick beats Youngstown 5-2, a night after an eight-round shootout loss

The 16-year-old forward from Gatineau, Quebec, scored on a power play, a breakaway and into an empty net, and Oscar Westman made 31 saves. The Lumberjacks head to Lincoln, Neb., next weekend.

Sports · Upper Peninsula

Michigan Tech hockey sweeps Alaska as Luke Shipley scores twice in the third, and the No. 11 Huskies open CCHA play at Ferris State

Owen Bartoszkiewicz stopped 60 of 62 shots in a 3-0, 4-2 weekend at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, and both players were named CCHA players of the week. Tech is 5-1 and visits Big Rapids Friday and Saturday.

Sports · Flint

Darian Anderson scores twice in the third as the Flint Firebirds rally past Owen Sound 3-2, a night after an overtime loss at No. 1 Guelph

Anderson tied the game and then won it while Flint was killing a late penalty. The Firebirds, 6-2-1-0, visit Saginaw on Friday in the I-75 Divide Cup series.

Sports · Up North

TC West at TC Central: Titans and Trojans close the regular season Friday in the Patriot Game at Thirlby Field

West enters 5-3 and riding a two-game win streak; Central is 4-4 after a 45-18 win at Bay City Central. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Thirlby Field.

Sports · The Straits

St. Ignace at Central Lake: Saints and Trojans close the regular season Friday, each riding a four-game win streak

St. Ignace (7-1) heads south of the bridge after a 73-22 rout at Stephenson. Central Lake (6-2) has allowed 94 points all season. Playoff pairings come out two days later.

Sports · Port Huron

Unbeaten Port Huron hosts Port Huron Northern Friday in the crosstown finale after a 42-21 win at Lamphere

The Big Reds (8-0) have outscored opponents 328-98. Northern (1-7) has lost five straight, including a 50-0 home loss to Grosse Pointe South. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Port Huron High.

Sports · Mid-Michigan

Central Michigan rallies late but falls 21-14 to Western Michigan, and the Chippewas host Miami (Ohio) Saturday in Mount Pleasant

Western kept the Victory Cannon after building a 21-0 lead and intercepting a last-play pass in the end zone. CMU (3-4, 1-2 MAC) hosts Miami (Ohio) at 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Sports · Jackson

Jackson visits Northwest Friday in a crosstown football finale, a week after the Mounties lost 47-45 to Harper Creek in overtime

The Vikings (3-5) and the Mounties (1-7) close the regular season Oct. 23 at Northwest. Adrian beat both teams this fall, and Northwest beat a Western team that beat Jackson.