Central Washington Offers the Ultimate Act of Sportsmanship (ABCnews.com, April 30, 2008)

Featuring NDP Athletes...

Heart and Soul: Even with pacemaker, junior leads Notre Dame Prep (Oakland Press, June 3, 2008)

Healy and the Irish put up a fight (Oakland Press, May 19, 2008)

Coldren is game-changer for Notre Dame Prep (Detroit News, April 17, 2008)

Libero Nets Good Results (Coaching Management, featuring photo of Kori Valentine)

Today's athletes, tomorrow's leaders (300 athletes from Catholic schools gather for clinic to learn how to lead) (The Michigan Catholic, February 23, 2007)

EMU Football Announces 2007 Recruiting Class (February 7, 2007)

Punter or athlete? Mikulec enjoying sucess out of CMU's new punt formation (Morning Sun, September 16, 2006)

Good Reading for Parents...

Perspective: Parents should back off, let kids play (Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 8, 2007)

A Nation of Wimps (Psychology Today, Nov/Dec 2004) - Parents are going to ludicrous lengths to take the bumps out of life for their children. However, parental hyperconcern has the net effect of making kids more fragile; that may be why they're breaking down in record numbers.

Parents raising kids to be wimps (Detroit Free Press)

Parents Need to Learn Sports' Purpose (MHSAA Library)

Let the Coaches Coach and the Players Play (MHSAA Library)

What Parents Can Do For Their Kids (MHSAA Library)

Issues in Area Athletic Programs...

Blurring the Lines (Oakland Press, February 19, 2007)

School forfeited hoops games (The Macomb Daily, January 19, 2007)

Parents, high school officials at odds over motivation for athletes' transfers (USA TODAY, November 21, 2006)

Success Stories...

Hope, heart and hoops (The Detroit News, February 27, 2007)