Albion College senior Mike Schypinski earned the title of MIAA Most Valuable Pitcher in voting by the league baseball coaches. Schypinski, a native of Sterling Heights, was 6-2 with a 3.07 earned-run-average. He led the MIAA in innings pitched (45.2) and was second in strikeouts (37) and victories (5). Schypinski was at his best in … Continue Reading →
Western Michigan’s basketball program was dealt a big blow with the news Darius Paul – the MAC Freshman of the Year – decided to transfer. Paul, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound power forward, averaged 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 24.8 minutes to help the Broncos to a 22-13 record and semifinal spot in the CBI tournament. … Continue Reading →
Eastern Michigan head coach Ron English was pleased with the Eagles performance during spring practice this month. The Eagles concluded spring practice Sunday afternoon inside the Bubble practice facility with the annual spring game. English knows he has to win in 2013, possibly needing a winning season to remain head coach. He is in the … Continue Reading →
Michigan coach Red Berenson will be at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids Friday, watching the Minnesota-Yale first-round NCAA hockey tournament game with great interest. Michigan will be competing in the Big Ten Hockey League next season and Minnesota could enter as the team to beat. The Gophers will enter Friday’s game with a 26-8-5 … Continue Reading →
Michigan’s run of 22 straight NCAA tournament appearances will be on the line when the Wolverines travel to Western Michigan for a CCHA best-of-three quarterfinal series this weekend at Lawson Arena. Michigan (15-18-3) has struggled for most of the season before its current six-game winning streak, including a first-round CCHA sweep of Northern Michigan last … Continue Reading →
Who saw this one coming? Michigan State will host its final Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at Munn Arena tonight and Western Michigan could be celebrating its first regular season championship on it. And, it’s a real possibility with WMU trailing Miami by two points heading into tonight’s games. A WMU win over the Spartans, … Continue Reading →
Western Michigan will be playing in its biggest series in program history this weekend when the No. 6 Broncos host No. 3 Miami at Lawson Arena. The series gets underway Friday night. WMU has never won a Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season championship. The Broncos trail Miami by a single point with eight … Continue Reading →
It wouldn’t be a bad idea for Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard to give Skip Holtz a call to gauge his interest on the head football coaching job. Holtz was fired as head coach of South Florida over the weekend after a three-year run with the final two seasons nothing short of a disaster … Continue Reading →
Ypsilanti – Eastern Michigan and Kent State’s football programs were on similar paths heading into the season … but now going in far different directions. While Kent State has gone from mediocre to a national power, the Eagles are now one of the nation’s worst programs with three double-digit loss seasons in the last four … Continue Reading →
Central Michigan coach Dan Enos will be keeping close tabs on the Iowa-Northern Iowa game Saturday to prepare for next week’s game against the Hawkeyes. The Chippewas are off this weekend after falling to Michigan State, 45-7 last Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Iowa-Northern Iowa game should be competitive after Northern Iowa gave Wisconsin all … Continue Reading →