Matthew Scheidel

Football practice began across the state Monday — the first day the Michigan High School Athletic Association allowed fall sports practices — and that included the schools in The Argus-Press coverage area.

of 6 Owosso, New Lothrop go 1-2 at opening quad VOLLEYBALL NEW LOTHROP — Owosso and New Lothrop each went 1-2 at Wednesday's New Lothrop Invitational to open their volleyball seasons.

DURAND — The 2026 high school football season will kick off with a matchup between two Shiawassee County schools set nine miles apart.

DURAND — It had been nearly 30 years since Durand had beaten Corunna.

NEW LOTHROP — Last year's young group for New Lothrop is a year older, and with more experience comes higher expectations.

CHESANING — A new coach is bringing some old-school ideas in an effort to bring Chesaning back to prominence.

CORUNNA — It had been a long time since Corunna had a season like 2025.

DURAND — John Webb has led Durand to the playoffs three times in his five years as head coach.

OWOSSO — After making its first trip to the playoffs since the end of President Barack Obama’s first term, Owosso is hungry for more.

ELSIE — Few programs in the area have been as consistent as Ovid-Elsie over the past two decades.