The second full week of outdoor track and field action gave us several new EQ athletes and lots of changes in the top-ten area events lists. Here are the local Blue Water Area highlights from the week of April 13-18.

The 2026 outdoor season is off and running, and right out of the blocks, there are several notable performances from Blue Water Area athletes, including the first area state meet early qualifying mark, run by Kai Fisher of Memphis in the 400 meters. Here is the week one recap of local results from the April start of high school track and field, based on the Top-Ten Blue Water Area list.

It’s time for the 2026 Girls Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview! The statistics used to write the season preview include BWAC, MAC, and Catholic High School League results, Blue Water Area meets such as the Marysville Invitational, Muskrat Invitational, Blue Water Meet of Champions, Thumb Meet, and Macomb County Meet, and, of course, Regional and State Finals qualifying and placements. The top ten area performance lists for each event also played a driving role in makin

It’s time for the 2026 Boys Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview! The statistics used to write the season preview include BWAC, MAC, and Catholic High School League results, Blue Water Area meets such as the Marysville Invitational, Muskrat Invitational, Blue Water Meet of Champions, Thumb Meet, and Macomb County Meet, and, of course, Regional and State Finals qualifying and placements. The top ten area performance lists for each event also played a driving role in making

From June through early August, local athletes continued competing in track and field meets, honing their skills in various events and matching up with others from across the state and country. Photo courtesy of Eli Bickel. The first major national competition of the summer season was New Balance Nationals, which took place from June 19-22 at Franklin Field on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus. North Branch’s Eli Bickel and Anchor Bay’s Cameron Gramzow finally met in t

The 3rd annual MITCA Champions of Champions Track and Field Festival held at Davison High School’s Cardinal Stadium gave Michigan athletes one more opportunity to compete in their events before the 2025 outdoor season officially ended. With competitors from all four divisions (and the Upper Peninsula) grouped in various heats, it was a unique opportunity to test the best across the state: events were spread across both Friday and Saturday, and many state-wide and meet/facili

Three months and countless hours of practices and competitions later, the state finals wrapped up the official outdoor track and field...

There’s one meet looming: the state finals are days away, and the entries and seedings are complete. Several of our local athletes are...

The annual Blue Water Area Meet of Champions at Marysville draws athletes from around the area to showcase track and field events in a...

BWAC League Championship 2025. The Blue Water Area Conference wrapped up its season competition with the league championships on...

After a season of hard work and standout performances, local Blue Water Area track and field athletes emerged from regional competitions over the weekend with their tickets punched to the state track and field finals on May 31.

With early-qualifying (EQ) marks via large invitational meets mostly behind us, we look toward regional competition and a top-two regional finish or automatic qualifying standard (AQ) to make it to the state meet. Here’s a recap of the latest results from girls’ track and field in the area over the previous seven days, and who and what to watch as we head into regional meets and the championship season. The predictions are based on athletes' rankings in the top ten for the

With early-qualifying (EQ) marks via large invitational meets mostly behind us, we look toward regional competition and a top-two...

The majority of Blue Water Area teams raced in mid-week conference matchups and Friday night invitationals: here’s a summary of meet...

Despite thunderstorms causing long delays during Friday night's invitational meets and more chilly, windy conditions during Saturday's...

Track and Field action took off in full force across the area all week, with the first league matchups in the BWAC and large weekend...

With the Early Qualifier standards set in place this year by the MHSAA for track and field, several local athletes have already punched...

The weather may not have received the memo, but spring has arrived, and track and field competitions have begun around the Blue Water Area. Most teams in our area have their first meets coming up this week, but with some marks already recorded, the Top-10 Performance list has kicked off once again. While many top marks on the list currently stand from an indoor invitational at SVSU in March, that meet offered a significant advantage since the weather conditions play a large

It’s time for the 2025 Boys Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview. I’m excited about sunshine and warm breezes…ok, probably snow, hail,...

It’s time for the 2025 Girls Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview ! I’m excited about sunshine and warm breezes…ok, probably snow,...