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Report for America Corps member covering Youth Sports and Culture for the Detroit Free Press. https://www.freep.com/staff/8370209001/eric-guzmn/

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Michigan high school volleyball: Bloomfield Hills makes history with playoff win vs Marian Michigan high school volleyball: Kayla Nwabueze and Bloomfield Hills defeated Birmingham Marian for the first time in the playoffs in program history.

Kayla Nwabueze, a Miss Volleyball finalist, led the Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks to a district title victory in a four-set match against Bloomfield Hills Marian, accomplishing one of her goals in her final season

Check out my article from @freep.com to learn more:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

08.11.2025 21:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How Grand Rapids Christian's Lillian O'Grady went from a hole-in-one at age 7 to Miss Golf Lillian O'Grady was selected out of 23 candidates as the winner of the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Miss Golf 2025 award.

Grand Rapids Christian's Lillian O'Grady was informed on Wednesday, Oct. 29 that she was the winner of the 2025 Miss Golf Award. But 11 years earlier she almost decided not to play the sport at all.

Check out my latest article from the @freep.com to learn more:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

08.11.2025 21:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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At 90, Utica baseball coach Dick Schoenberg rounds bases on a 50-year career Dick Schoenberg has coached over 300 players throughout a 50-year career. At the age of 90, he has decided to bring his coaching career to a close.

Dick Schoenberg is a baseball coach who has coached over 300 players across a 50-year career. Today, on his 90th birthday, he's preparing to call this season his last.

Click the link below to read my latest article from the @freep.com to learn more about the coach:

www.freep.com/story/news/l...

02.05.2025 14:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Siena Heights women's flag football team makes home debut: 'It's just the beginning' The women's flag football team at Siena Heights University made its home debut on Friday evening.

The women's flag football team of Siena Heights made history on Friday evening after playing their first two home games of the season.

Click the link below to read my article from the Detroit Free Press and learn about this historic team:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

09.04.2025 14:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Detroit Free Press Marathon named No. 1 marathon in America by USA Today The Detroit Free Press Marathon was named the best marathon in USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards.

Big news coming out of Detroit.

The Detroit Free Press Marathon was named the country's best marathon by USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards on Wednesday afternoon, outvoting 19 other national events.

Click the link below to read more about the honor:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

02.04.2025 18:48 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Flag football grows in Michigan with new college team's first home game After announcing a new flag football program in November, Siena Heights' flag football team makes home debut on Friday, April 4.

In November of 2023, Siena Heights University announced it would add women's flag football as the instituation's 28th varisty sport.

After playing their first month on the road, the new team will play their first two home games on Friday.

Click the link to for more

www.freep.com/story/sports...

31.03.2025 19:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Detroit Free Press Marathon expected to sell out for second year in a row Organizers of the annual Detroit Free Press Marathon expect their two biggest races to sell out by March.

It’s only February and tickets for the Detroit Free Press Marathon are already expected to sell out for the second year in a row.

Click on the link below to learn more:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

27.02.2025 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Detroit Lions girls flag football program sees 75% increase headed into third season The Detroit Lions Girls High School flag football will have 18 new schools join the program for its third season, a 75% increase from last year.

The Detroit Lions Girls High School Flag Football Program is set to see 18 new high schools join the league, a 75% increase from last year's 24 team total.

Click on the link below to learn more about the league's growth and what’s new for the third season:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

03.02.2025 20:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First the Lions lose to the Commanders last night. Tonight, the Ravens go down to the Buffalo Bills.

At this point in time, I’m going all in on Buffalo as a Super Bowl favorite.

20.01.2025 03:21 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The right athletic program makes a difference for kids with special needs Parents often must go out of their way to find athletic opportunities for children with special needs. The right program can make a big difference.

Back in November, I wrote a story about disabled youth finding the right program to give them an opportunity to play.

Click the link to check it out:

www.freep.com/story/news/l...

11.01.2025 00:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Longtime Free Press sports reporter Mick McCabe wins third Michigan Sports Writer award Former Free Press high school sports reporter Mick McCabe wins third Michigan sports writer award by the National Sports Media Association.

Longtime Detroit Free Press columnist Mick McCabe was named the Michigan Sportswriter of the year for the third time in his five decade career:

The link below will give you more insight about the story:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

11.01.2025 00:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Gatorade names Michigan student Campbell Flynn best high school volleyball player in U.S. Farmington Hills Mercy's Campbell Flynn was awarded the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year award for the 2024 season.

Farmington Mercy’s Campbell Flynn was surprised when she was named the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the year.

Click the link below to check out to check out the story:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

11.01.2025 00:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Eric Guzmán, I’m a youth sports and culture reporter at the Detroit Free Press and a Corps member with Report for America.

I haven’t shared some of my recent work in a while, so here’s a thread of my recent work:

11.01.2025 00:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The right athletic program makes a difference for kids with special needs Parents often must go out of their way to find athletic opportunities for children with special needs. The right program can make a big difference.

Back in November, I wrote a story about disabled youth finding the right program to give them an opportunity to play.

Click the link to check it out:

www.freep.com/story/news/l...

11.01.2025 00:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Longtime Free Press sports reporter Mick McCabe wins third Michigan Sports Writer award Former Free Press high school sports reporter Mick McCabe wins third Michigan sports writer award by the National Sports Media Association.

Longtime Detroit Free Press columnist Mick McCabe was named the Michigan Sportswriter of the year for the third time in his five decade career:

The link below will give you more insight about the story:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

11.01.2025 00:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Gatorade names Michigan student Campbell Flynn best high school volleyball player in U.S. Farmington Hills Mercy's Campbell Flynn was awarded the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year award for the 2024 season.

armington Mercy’s Campbell Flynn was surprised when she was named the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the year.

Click the link below to check out to check out the story:

www.freep.com/story/sports...

11.01.2025 00:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

ESPN is reporting that Belleville High School Quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the country, is now committing to Michigan over LSU.

21.11.2024 23:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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15.11.2024 13:35 — 👍 33    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

Looking forward to trying this platform out! 😁

15.11.2024 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s nice to be here

15.11.2024 14:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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