Time is ticking, both on the race clock and the calendar; athletes have entered championship season. County, league/conference, and regional championships lie ahead in the next two weeks for local Blue Water Area cross country teams. Here's a recap of the last week of race action from across our area, which included so many great performances that we doubled up the Runner of the Week honors. Runners of the Week Charlie Fields, North Branch Sophomore Won the County Press Inv

Josh Macri, Saige Cole Win First BWAC Jamboree; New Haven Boys and Emma Reimer win MAC Blue; Macri and Chloe Boright Sweep Autumn Classic It was a busy week on the grass (and mud) for local cross country athletes, with league jamborees on Tuesday and invitational races over the weekend. There were many individual and team wins and lots of personal improvements, with 68.5% of athletes on the top 30 times list seeing their season bests over the course of this week. In fact, t

With regional qualifications completed and a few days remaining before the state meet, local track and field athletes competed in local championships, getting one last tune-up for their events over the last week. Here’s a round-up from the Macomb County meet, the Blue Water Meet of Champions, and the Thumb Meet of Champs, and several top-ranking athletes heading into the state finals. You can also check out all the new additions to this week’s area top-ten performance list u

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