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Ecorse High School is going through a culture of change. From academics, to athletics, even down to the student culture. This is not the same land Red Raiders walked on fifty, twenty, or even five years ago. It seems as if a new set of commandments are becoming etched into stone. Ecorse has a man in its building dedicated to leading that change. He was offered an opportunity almost four years ago, and declared himself committed to the cause. Gerrod Abram was hired by Ecorse High School to coach...
"It was great, everything ran smoove, that boys came out and did what they were supposed to do. Which was to show up and work hard. Today it was just done in front of an important audience." Proclaims new River Rouge head football coach, Eric Pettway. His team did not disappoint, nor miss a beat. Panther Stadium held host to hundreds of college coaches. Each one curious to see the progress the Panthers have made during the off season. The offensive line proved itself to be a topic of interest. F...
One year after having no players selected in the NFL draft, HBCUs saw four players drafted on the last day of the 2022 NFL draft. Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders and a host of former HBCU players, including Grambling State legend and Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams, have been using their platforms for the betterment of HBCU athletes, trumpeting a demand for the NFL to respect their talents. Joshua Williams of D-II Fayetteville State was the first HBCU player taken, in the fourth round w...
Sports Fans in Detroit, cannot be compared! There is a love for the home team, that is unexplainable in this city. This week, Sports Fans were seen Downtown Detroit having the time of their lives with closing out the Pistons season and beginning the Tigers season, with Opening Day. It was week of Detroit Love!!! By now, have you ever experienced being at a sports event in the D? If so, then you know the fans are in a league of their own! No matter if the teams are winning or losing, Detroiters...
The Detroit Tigers will welcome back fans to Comerica Park on April 8th, Opening Day. There are some new food items and beverages, giveaways items, merchandise, Tigers Authentic items, corporate partners and much more. Upon entering the games, you may notice newly branded entrances. Gate A is now the Comerica Entry, Gate B is the Rocket Entry and Gate C is now Gallagher Entry. The Chevrolet Pavilion - located left field- has a new bar, canopy, and signage. The foul poles now say Rocket, a nice...
Coach Gerrod Abram directing his team to a win on Tuesday that takes them to the Division semifinals game on Thursday against Menominee in Lansing...
NEW YORK -- Civil rights leaders who met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today called for the League to establish specific recruiting and hiring procedures for executive and coaching positions, with meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the rules. The Rooney Rule, a policy established in 2003 that requires teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior football operation positions, must be replaced, the leaders said. National Urban League President and...
The football season has been exciting for the Ecorse Red Raiders and the District finals didn't disappoint. The Raiders ran a touchdown to win their game last Friday with seven seconds on the clock. The last play of the game Quarterback Marquis Campbell connected to Dion Dalton on a 12 yard touchdown run. The final score Ecorse 20 Detroit Southeastern 18. The last time Ecorse won the districts was in 2011 and it had been over 20 years before then. New Head Coach Jovan Olaifoye said, "We have to...
The 2020 season was a very unique one for every high school in the country. Games were canceled, seasons cut short, and extended at the same time. Some games leaked into the new year. The pandemic paused the program. But it didn't keep the River Rouge Panthers out of the MHSAA championship. The Panthers of Rouge fell short to the Panthers of DeWitt in a January MHSAA championship bout. Now, River Rouge is back into full stride, and ready to move forward. The Panthers first game will be against...
he River Rouge boys basketball team has a reputation longer than I75. The team wins games, and sends players to college. Over the years, the Panthers have been fingertips away from a MHSAA finals championship. River Rouge has chosen Josh Baker to turn the possibilities into a reality. Born in California, and raised in Connecticut. Baker is a long way from where he would consider home. This does not make him unfamiliar with River Rouge and it's history of basketball. During his playing career at...
Cancer Awareness and Resource Network (CARN) is very excited to host its 4th annual "Chipping Away at Cancer Golf Tournament" which is scheduled to tee off Friday, August 20, 2021 at the beautiful TPC of Michigan Golf Course. We are expecting a full-field of 144 plus golfers and 19-Time PGA and Champions Tour Winner Jim Thorpe, will be our guest celebrity, giving "Tips from the Pro" prior to tee off. Faithful to our mission, we are pleased to invite you to what's quickly becoming our signature...
The grandson of a lifelong River Rouge resident and retired Detroit Public School teacher, Beatrice Baker has changed sports completely. Jerris A. Baker grew up in the River Rouge/Southwest Detroit area attending CMA Southgate. He played for Coach Lance's Championship Jr. Panthers football team, Coach Slack's Championship Jets little-league baseball team and was an original member of Coach Hick's Championship Pistons basketball team before moving to Tempe, AZ. He was exposed to golf through Ms....
Major League Baseball, its Clubs, and media entities (MLB Network and MLB.com) will observe Black History Month 2021 in a variety of ways, across our sport, with the following goals in mind: To meaningfully engage and support African American people, institutions, and communities across the Nation To celebrate and recognize the rich history of African Americans in baseball; and To showcase the voices of African American youth, professional players & coaches, historians, and others connected to...
Everything about last year, and the upcoming years ahead will be called nothing short of historical. The year, 2019 ended with River Rouge earning its first State Title against the Muskegon Big Reds. During the 2020 season, the Panthers played well to maintain their reputation. But the Covid-19 Pandemic placed a halt on all sports, causing devastating damage to programs throughout the state. As pandemic restrictions started to lift, the football season resumed. River Rouge fought its way through...
CHELSEA – Coach Corey Parker was aware of the media predictions. The River Rouge coach knew that some predictions had his defending Division 3 state championship team losing to Chelsea in the semifinal round Saturday, but he also knew his squad was ready to prove the doubters wrong. From the opening drive of the game, Chelsea had no answer for River Rouge's rushing attack as the Panthers plowed their way to a 30-22 victory to advance back to Ford Field where they'll defend their title against D...
River Rouge Panthers win State Regionals over Martin Luther King Jr. Crusaders in nail biter, 33 - 30. The Panthers team celebrate after winning a back and forth nail bitter when they broke the 30-30 tie with 11 seconds remaining...
An effort by pro athletes called More Than a Vote is working to increase the number of poll workers in Black electoral districts has amassed 10,000 volunteers since it began. State elections officials in many cities have sounded the alarm regarding a shortage of poll workers to handle in-person voting. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused an unexpected problem for local officials. The problem is a bigger issue in Black communities that have far longer wait times to vote than polls in white communities. The specific plan to increase...
Was the next Pele was the soccer field on Saturday? Only time will tell. Over the last nine weeks, youth between the ages 5 - 12 from the community gathered at Memorial Park to learn the fundamentals of soccer. For many of the kids, this was their first exposure to the game. Coach Wilbert Filsaime who is also a school teacher at Ann Visger Elementary School in River Rouge taught the youth the basics of soccer. The camp was sponsored by Vision of the Youth and co-sponsored by the City of River...
The National Football League conducted their annual draft last weekend, and the Lions’ results where pretty much mmh. Nothing spectacular, nothing too bad. No surprises. They filled some needs. Some of the needs were self inflicted, like trading away one of the best corner backs in the league in Darius Slay only to draft a new corner back. Put the main question I have is, was the draft a draft in futility? I am not talking about the Lions, because I doubt they will make the playoffs this y...
This NBA season started with so much promise, with the title up for grabs. Then, 2020 came along. The league lost former commissioner David Stern right on New Year's Day. Next, basketball lost Kobe Bryant to a horrific helicopter crash that the BBC covered. Now, commissioner Adam Silver has suspended the season indefinitely on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article states that this suspension might last for 4 to 6 weeks, and maybe more. Commissioner Silver, though, acknowledged the...
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Maria Onore, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Bryant was 41, and his daughter, affectionately known as GiGi, was 13. "The death of Kobe Bryant is both shocking and sad not only for Laker fans, but really for all of the world," stated Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., the chairman and executive publisher of NNPA member newspaper, the Los Angeles Sentinel. "This tragic death is a reminder of just h...
The Inkster Legends had another successful Christmas season as they played Santa Claus to numerous families. The winners of this year's raffle are listed below: 3 .Globetrotters -Mike Halker. 2.Bayshore Resorts- Sam Mims 3.Piston game- Brian Quantz. Night at the Marriott Courtyard- W. Woodward 1st dinner for 2 Texas Roadhouse - Yolanda Holmes 2nd dinner for 2 Texas Roadhouse-Corey Thomas Thomas. Porterhouse Steak- Alicia Murrell. 1st 4 tickets Henry Ford Museum- Lisa Lewis. 2nd 4 tickets Henry F...
Everything led up to The MHSAA Division 3 state finals. The slot scheduled to be the last football game of 2019 belonged to Muskegon's undefeated Big Reds. The Big Reds were ranked number one by Michigan Associated Press, and kept high rankings through the country. The Big Reds were led by explosive senior quarterback Cameron Martinez. Martinez has committed to Ohio State, and has won MLive's Michigan Football Player Of The Year on two occasions. This is also not his first occasion at Ford...
Football is a vital piece in the puzzle that's Corey Parker's life. It served as an outlet for him at St. Martin Deporres High School; where playing the safety position kept his mind and intentions clear. After high school, football gave Parker the opportunity to further his education at Eastern Michigan University. During his time in Ypsilanti; he was able to learn the game, travel the country, and develop skills that he didn't know will carry him to the future. River Rouge was a city known...
American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, along with Australian Peter Norman, during the award ceremony of the 200 m race at the Mexican Olympic games. During the awards ceremony, Smith (center) and Carlos protested against racial discrimination: they went barefoot on the podium and listened to their anthem bowing their heads and raising a fist with a black glove in Mexico City, Mexico, 1968 . Their raised fists were as legendary as they were controversial. Tommie Smith and John Carlos,...
