Alex Crescenti

2 weeks ago | wxyz.com | Alex Crescenti

Doing any one job for 50 years is a long time but for Utica High School baseball coach Dick Schoenberg, it’s the sport he grew up loving, and now after a lifetime of memories and lessons, he says it’s time to hang it up. “I was 8 years old, went to the ballgame and the Red Sox were there and Ted Williams was a member of the Red Sox and I thought this guy is so great, I’m going to play that sport and I’m going to be just like Ted Williams,” said Schoenberg.

1 month ago | wxyz.com | Alex Crescenti

DETROIT, MI — The odds of making it into the NFL are low, every year less than 2 percent of the total eligible college football players will hear their names called in the draft. Now, I don’t know what the odds are of a player getting selected by the team he grew up rooting for are, but Hudsonville native Isaac TeSlaa is living out that one in a million dream“I don’t know if I have words, I’m still processing it right now.

1 month ago | wxyz.com | Alex Crescenti

ANN ARBOR, MI — After 15 months the national title drought for Michigan is over as the Men’s Gymnastics squad brought home the title on Saturday night, but unlike the football team last January, this one came down to the very end and it was as close as you could possibly get. “I just remember standing there with Rithik just thinking please please please please let this be it,” said sophomore Charlie Larson. “Staring at that score I was just praying,” added senior Rithik Puri.

Mar 7, 2025 | wxyz.com | Alex Crescenti

BELLEVILLE, Mich — A year ago, the Belleville Tigers made their first ever appearance in the state final four well that season ended without a state championship oddly enough that loss in the semi finals inside the Breslin center was a blessing in disguise now return more motivated and focused than ever with the clear gold in mind to finish the job this time around. “Last year we didn’t really know what to expect, but this year we’re a lot more experienced” said Sophomore Sydney Savoury.

Feb 28, 2025 | wxyz.com | Alex Crescenti

The number one ranked Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks have built quite the reputation in the state winning the last five Division 1 titles, but that run was almost ended on Wednesday night in the regional final by number two Hartland, but this group was not gonna let the streak end so soon.