December 12, 2025

Articles for author: Mike Williamson

Mike Williamson

Chelsea Cross Country Runs Hard at D2 State Finals

Chelsea Cross Country Runs Hard at D2 State Finals

The Chelsea cross country teams took part in the D2 state finals at MIS Saturday and the boys came home 21st and the girls 22nd. The boys kept their streak alive of twenty-three straight years of qualifying for the finals with a second-place finish at regionals last week. Chelsea finished with 492 points in the ...

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Chelsea Volleyball Falls to Skyline

Chelsea Volleyball Falls to Skyline

With district this week, the Chelsea volleyball team ended its regular season by falling to a strong Ann Arbor Skyline team 3-0. Skyline came off a second-place finish at the SEC Red jamboree and defeated the Bulldogs 25-18, 25-19, 25-20. Mia Kuboushek led Chelsea with six kills, three aces, two digs, and one block. Maggie ...

Dexter XC teams Compete at D1 State Finals

Dexter XC teams Compete at D1 State Finals

Photo from Dexter Cross Country Instagram The Dexter cross country teams took part in the D1 cross country state finals at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Saturday and came home with some strong finishes. The boys finished well above their projection with a 16th place finish. The Dreads were projected to finish outside the ...

Saline Volleyball Clinches SEC Red Title

Saline Volleyball Clinches SEC Red Title

The Saline volleyball team has had a strong finish to its regular season and earned a sweep of the league jamboree last week to clinch the SEC Red title. The Hornets dropped a five-set match to Dexter in mid-November but has been on a roll ever since. Saline bounced back to sweep Ann Arbor Pioneer ...

Saline Cross Country Teams both Finish State Runners-Up

Saline Cross Country Teams both Finish State Runners-Up

Photo from Saline Athletics Another stellar season for the Saline cross country program ended Saturday with both the boys’ and girls’ teams earning runner-up finishes at the D1 state finals at Michigan International Speedway. The second-place finish for the girls was the 23rd straight top ten finish for the Hornets and the 27th straight appearance ...

Saline Rolls to Rematch with Belleville

Saline Rolls to Rematch with Belleville

Despite being the road team, the Saline football squad left no doubt who was the better team Friday night with a convincing 37-7 win at Northville. The Hornets entered the state playoffs as the lower seed due to forfeiting the first three games of the season, but the road game was all Hornets after a ...

Dexter Rolls in District Opener

Dexter Rolls in District Opener

The Dexter football team used a big second half to pull away for a 42-14 win over South Lyon East Friday night. The Dreadnaughts advance to the D2 district final Friday night when they host a tough East Lansing team. The Trojans reached the D2 state semifinals last season and are 7-3 this season with ...

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Fourth Quarter Rally Lifts Chelsea in Playoff Opener

Fourth Quarter Rally Lifts Chelsea in Playoff Opener

The Chelsea football team used two fourth quarter touchdowns to rally past SEC White rival Pinckney for a 24-20 win in the Division 4 playoff opener Friday night. The Bulldogs and Pirates played a defensive battle that Chelsea pulled out with a 7-0 win earlier in the season and the rematch was much the same ...

Dexter Cross Country Teams Qualify for State

Dexter Cross Country Teams Qualify for State

Photos from Dexter cross country Instagram The Dexter boys’ and girls’ cross country team both qualified for the D1 state finals at the Holly regional Saturday. The boys finished second with a team score of 92 in the race won by Brighton. Julian Linebaugh paced the Dreadnaughts with a third-place finish with a time of ...

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Chelsea Volleyball Rolling into Post-Season

Chelsea Volleyball Rolling into Post-Season

The Chelsea volleyball team is rolling into the post-season after a big week that saw the Bulldogs earn second-place finishes at the Dansville Invitational and SEC White Invite. Chelsea went 9-3-1 on the week and improved to 30-13-4 overall with the Division 2 districts at home next week. At Dansville the Bulldogs defeated Portland St. ...

Mike Williamson

Chelsea Cross Country Teams Qualify for State Finals

Chelsea Cross Country Teams Qualify for State Finals

Photos courtesy of Chelsea cross country teams The Chelsea cross country teams both had strong finishes and qualified for the D2 state finals at MIS Saturday. The boys kept their streak intact with their 23rd straight year of qualifying for the state finals. The streak is the third longest current streak for boy’s teams. The ...

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Fast Start Lifts Dexter Past Rival Chelsea

Fast Start Lifts Dexter Past Rival Chelsea

A fast start was the difference in the game as Dexter used a big first half to take down rival Chelsea 35-6 Friday night. The win was the second in three years for the Dreadnaughts after snapping a 26-game losing streak to the Bulldogs. The matchup was a de facto SEC championship game between the ...