The 2020 NFL schedule kicks off this week with the Houston Texans visiting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night football. Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson headline an exciting new era, which is back featuring an on-time return. While just about every other sports league had to radically change its season due t COVID-19, the patience […]
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Trey Matthews, a Communications Major and Junior at Adrian College, has received national attention for his announcing. “He thought there was no way he could be the only one,” said a press release from Adrian College athletics. Adrian College, about 70 miles southwest of Detroit, is where Adrian College Television is located. Matthews wanted to get into play-by-play […]
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By the end of the year, Pittsburgh Steelers’ WR Diontae Johnson had put together a pretty impressive rookie campaign. The 2019 third-round pick was a part-time player for most of the season, but still finished with 59 catches, 680 yards and 5 touchdowns. His success came despite his offense struggling with “poor play” at quarterback. […]
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Playing in the school’s first nationally-televised game on ESPN, the Texas State’s comeback bid for a victory came up short when the Bobcats suffered a hard-fought 31-24 loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday at Bobcat Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Brady McBride threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his first start as a Bobcat, […]
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most loyal fan base in the NFL. They’ll look to prove that again this season during one of the most challenging times in the history of modern athletics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoc_mQhEySA For more news, sports and entertainment, follow the Midwest Sports Network on Twitter @MWSNsports or like the MWSN page on Facebook.
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Michigan’s Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has issued an executive order which will allow the high school football season to begin in two weeks. In addition to football, sports including volleyball, boys soccer and girls swimming and diving will also be able to begin. Whitmer indicated that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services had designated this as […]
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Tonight, in spite of a mountain of challenges, high school football will return to Ohio. Some games are continuing as scheduled. Other teams have faced challenges and had to cancel their games due to the pandemic. Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine gave the green light to high school football teams to play earlier in August, but he […]
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The Siena Heights University athletic department has reorganized administrative roles in the organization’s structure. Sue Syljebeck has dropped the interim tag in her title and became the Athletic Director as of January 1st, 2020. Women’s soccer head coach, Scott Oliver, has been promoted to the assistant athletic director in addition to his coaching role. The […]
Continue ReadingTommy Parsons, who starred for the Adrian College baseball team on the mound from 2015-18 and is currently in his third season in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, has been named to the D3baseball All-Decade First Team for the 2010s. The website made the announcement on Wednesday. Parsons is the only representative out of the MIAA. […]
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Lenawee United Hockey has announced the hiring of the Varsity coaching staff for the 2020-21 season. Tyler Textor, a native of Erie, Michigan, takes the reigns as Head Coach of the Lenawee United Hockey Varsity co-op this fall. The 27-year old brings with him an extensive background that includes playing collegiately at the University of Toledo, […]
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Musing on why sports broadcasting makes a great vocation. This post is actually an essay I wrote for a class I am taking as part of the graduate program I am in. I just copy and pasted exactly what I wrote. It’s very honest and straightforward. I hope you appreciate my vulnerability and commentary here. […]
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that he will sign a new Ohio Department of Health order that permits contact sports, including the fall sports of field hockey, soccer and football, to move forward with games against other schools. The Governor confirmed support for Ohio’s coaches to inspire their student-athletes to continue following safety precautions […]
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