We talked high school sports officiating with members from the local Fruitbelt Officials Association...

 

Legendary River Valley coach Jerry Schaffer passed away earlier this week.  Neil Carter, Jason Heckathorn, Jerry Hinman, Mike Miller, Jim Sanford, and Bill Korbel joined us to share their thoughts and stories about Coach Schaffer...

 

We talked with Michigan Lutheran Girls' Basketball coach Ron Briney, River Valley Athletic Director Ryan Portenga, St. Joe Football coach Andrew Pratley, River Valley Boys' Basketball coach Jason Heckathorn, and St. Joe Boys' Basketball coach Gregg Schaffer...

 

Benton Harbor senior Carlos Johnson was named Michigan's Mr. Basketball Monday.  Carlos beat out Jalen Terry from Flint Beecher, Lorne Bowman II from Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Matt Nicholson from Clarkston, and Tyson Acuff from Detroit Cass Tech.

Catch Phil McDonald's conversation with Carlos below as they talked about the award...

 

The COVID-19 crisis has forced this spring's KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores to be cancelled.  The PGA of America, along with KitchenAid, made the announcement Thursday morning in following the recommendations of government and health agencies.

Championship Director Ryan Ogle spoke with Phil McDonald about the decision.  You can listen to the discussion below...

 

Now that the Michael Jordan documentary debut is imminent, Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan and Tim MacMahon decide it's time to tell some unbelievable stories about Jordan's iconic career.

Check out more here...

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=28985029

We talked with Coloma Boys' Basketball coach Curtis McFall, Lakeshore Wrestling coach Bruce Bittenbender, Bridgman Boys' Basketball coach Mike Miller, Sarett Nature Center's Mike Mahler on the Spring Stampede, and Benton Harbor Athletic Director Michael VanHoven...

 

We recapped the boys' basketball seasons for St. Joe, Lake Michigan Catholic, Lakeshore, and Benton Harbor at Henry's Hamburgers...

 

Micah Hanau of Lakeshore High School Wrestling is the WSJM Sports Berrien County Student Athlete of the Week for the week of March 1, 2020.

Micah won the Individual State Championship at 130 Pounds. He won his opening round match with a 10-0 decision over Donn Bacon of St. Clair Shores. He followed that up with a 13-1 decision over Cris Perez of Allendale in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he took Rico Brown of Gaylord into overtime and came away with a 4-2 decision. Micah then captured the state title with a 4-1 overtime decision over Zeth Strejc of Lowell.

Micah is also a member of the Lakeshore Cross Country team and Michigan West Wrestling team. In the classroom, he carries a 3.5 grade point average.

Micah is the son of Cathy Taylor and John Hanau.

Another finalist for the week was Rebekah Hisle of Michigan Lutheran Basketball.

Catch Micah's conversation with Phil McDonald below...

 

We talked girls' basketball this week at Henry's Hamburgers...