DETROIT – WDIV Local 4 has partnered with STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network to expand our coverage of high school sports in Metro Detroit, including more than 50 live game broadcasts.

Local 4, Detroit’s most trusted source of local news and sports, is greatly expanding our coverage of high school sports on all platforms through our new partnership with STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network.

STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network is the premier provider of Michigan high school sports in the state.

“High school sports are where passion, talent, and community come together,” WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis said. “When you want to be the best, you work with the best. STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network is the best in Southeast Michigan, and this partnership allows us to elevate that experience for families, fans, and athletes throughout Metro Detroit and beyond. Together we will be THE source for this content that binds our communities together.”

Starting this fall, Local 4 viewers will get expanded live game coverage, highlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content from schools across Southeast Michigan. It will be available on air, online, via streaming, and on our social media platforms.

STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network has built a strong reputation for energetic and professional coverage of high school sports, live streams, in-depth interviews, and gameday excitement.

STATE CHAMPS! content will be built into WDIV’s daily sports segments, online sports coverage, and Local 4+ streaming.

“The high school athletic experience truly brings athletes, families, and communities into perspective,” STATE CHAMPS! President Lou Bitonti said. “State Champs covers the high school athlete from freshmen year through senior year. This partnership lets us showcase even more schools, sports, and standout moments — and bring them to a bigger audience than ever before.”

Full high school sports coverage

Here’s what this partnership will include:

• An aggressive schedule of more than 50 live games of several boys’ and girls’ sports on the station’s streaming channel, Local 4+.
• Expanded coverage of high school sports on Local 4 News, including a weekly football highlight show each Friday night during football season.
• Weekly power polls to rank the best teams in the state in all sports to get a real-time pulse of the teams destined for postseason success.
• A weekly magazine show with content and features about all high school sports airing Saturday morning following Local 4 News and NBC’s The Today Show.
• Expanded live coverage of the Catholic League of Detroit, founded in 1926 — the largest Catholic sports league in the United States with 33 member schools competing in more than 20 sports.
• Each week during the school year, recognition for a Team of the Week, during which one team is celebrated from a different school for their accomplishments both on the field and in the classroom.
• A special MIPics feature section on ClickOnDetroit, where fans and families can send their photos from high school competitions of all kinds to be featured on the news and the station’s website, ClickOnDetroit.com.
• Weekly short programs on the station’s streaming channel, Local4+, featuring experts from STATE CHAMPS! and their analysis of several high school sports.
• A weekly high school sports newsletter on Thursdays covering high school sports and highlighting each week’s schedule of live game coverage.
• Showcasing of the often unseen and unappreciated support structure of high school sports, including parents, coaches, officials, athletic support staff, and cheerleaders on Live in the D, the station’s daily lifestyle show airing weekdays at 11 a.m.

High school football All-Star game

This coverage will begin Saturday, June 21, with the MHSFCA Coaches Association 2025 High School Football All-Star Game. The game will air live on Local 4 and Local 4+ at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Lawrence Tech is hosting 80 of the top senior football players from around the state of Michigan. The game will take on an East vs. West format, with Gladwin head coach Marc Jarstfer leading the West and Detroit Central head coach Jimmie Macon leading the East.

Prep Kickoff Classic

Football season on Local 4 begins Aug. 28-29 with a live broadcast of the Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University.

Eight of the top high school football teams from the area will compete on the Warriors’ field, and you can watch all four games live.

High school sports live streams

We’ll also have a full slate of other live high school sports, including:

Fall sports:

• Volleyball (3-4 games).
• Boys soccer (3-4 games).

Winter sports:

• Hockey (10-12 games).
• Boys and girls basketball (6-8 games).

Spring sports:

• Girls soccer (2-4 games).
• Baseball (2-4 games).
• Softball (2-4 games).

Additional coverage:

• All-star games featuring top players from across the state. 
• Catholic League championships for volleyball, hockey, basketball, softball, and baseball.

Follow Local 4, ClickOnDetroit, and our social media pages, as well as the STATE CHAMPS! social media channels for schedules, featured matchups, and other exclusive content throughout the season.

2025 high school football Game of the Week schedule

For the eight weeks following the Prep Kickoff Classic, the high school football Game of the Week presented by STATE CHAMPS! Sports Network will be Fridays at 7 p.m.

The broadcast will be live from the top game in Southeast Michigan that week.

• • 4 p.m. Aug. 28 (Thursday): Belleville vs. Clarkston
  • 7 p.m. Aug. 28 (Thursday): Northville vs. Lake Orion
  • 4 p.m. Aug. 29: Allen Park vs. Trenton
  • 7 p.m. Aug. 29: Cass Tech vs. Toledo Central Catholic
• • 7 p.m. Sept. 5: Warren De La Salle @ Davison
• • 7 p.m. Sept. 12: Rochester Adams @ West Bloomfield
• • 7 p.m. Sept. 19: Cass Tech @ MLK (played at Wayne State)
• • 7 p.m. Sept. 26: Rochester Adams @ Clarkston
• • 7 p.m. Oct. 3: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley @ Utica Eisenhower
• • 7 p.m. Oct. 10: East Kentwood @ Hudsonville
• • 7 p.m. Oct. 17: Howell @ Brighton
• • Oct. 25 (Saturday): Detroit PSL vs Detroit Catholic League (played at Ford Field)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Marcellus girls soccer coach Laurie Updike’s cardinal rule for parents communicating with coaches was pretty simple: don’t talk to the coach directly after the game.

Throughout Updike’s 26 years of coaching, parents have broken her rule just a handful of times. A few years ago, a parent was unsatisfied with the playing time their daughter received on senior night, even though she started the game.

Dylan Lopez can kick it with the pros.

Long Island’s newest soccer team, the Fighting Tomcats, has signed the 16-year-old, a soon-to-be Connetquot High School senior varsity star, as the start-up squad’s youngest player.

“They’re obviously much older than me,” Lopez told The Post minutes after inking his deal with the National Premier Soccer League squad that calls Hofstra University home.

“I think just playing with them in this environment is really going to push me and just get used to a higher level,” added the midfielder, who dreams of taking his talents to Spain one day.

The Ronkonkoma native’s deep desire is exactly what the club’s owner — Massapequa soccer legend Jim Kilmeade, the brother of Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, who is also an investor — is shooting for with the new team of 30 that’s almost entirely local.

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“We believe that we can identify and launch players into European careers,” Jim said, adding that the Tomcats are also developing a free youth academy on Long Island.

Lopez gets the best of both worlds with his deal that has no compensation.

Playing with the Tomcats, formally called the American Soccer Club, won’t prohibit him from playing with his competitive Atlantic United travel team, or Connetquot next fall.

Long Island’s newest soccer team, the Fighting Tomcats, has signed 16-year-old Dylan Lopez. Photo courtesy of Dylan Lopez

“When you live on Long Island, you don’t really get opportunities like these,” Lopez said. “It’s usually those people in Europe that get these chances.”

Now, the teen being recruited by Sacred Heart University has the chance to show what he’s made of on a grander stage.

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The moment is a dream come true for his mom and twin brother, Brandon, with whom Lopez has played his entire life.

“He’s always been there,” Lopez said of his sibling, who is one minute younger. “Every time we’re on the field, it’s always a competition between us. And we just keep pushing each other — going back and forth. It’s really helped me … and he’s super excited for me.”

Bragging rights among family — and friends — are full-time for the food runner at Stella Trattoria in Blue Point, who had to call out of work when he got the good news.

“They’re all going to be shocked,” Lopez said. “It’s going to be a good senior year.”

Put your best foot forward as the sun is finally expected to shine this weekend, with two 5K runs that go for great causes.

The “Hope Is Here” run, which raises money for parental mental health awareness, kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday at First Responders Memorial Park and Ball Field in Islandia, with a registration fee of $45.

The Sayville Fire Department is also hosting its annual 5K at the same time, with a registration fee of $40, starting at the town’s firehouse.

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Stephanie McMahon and Triple H’s relationship with Vince McMahon has been a matter of discussion lately.

The Billion Dollar Princess had a close relationship with her father during their time in the Stamford-based company.

However, she resigned from the company after her dad came out of retirement in 2023 to become the Executive Chairman. It was also reported that Stephanie and Triple H voted against Vince’s comeback.

The former chairman’s on-screen executive assistant, Jonathan Coachman, recently claimed sources have informed him Vince has not spoken with his daughter and son-in-law for over two years.

During his WWE Hall of Fame speech earlier this year, The Game mentioned his father-in-law. Although he expressed his love for him, he admitted that their relationship was complicated.

Stephanie McMahon has seemingly confirmed the same during her recent interview with WWE President Nick Khan on her What’s Your Story? With Steph McMahon podcast.

When Khan referenced Triple H’s Hall of Fame comments about Vince after praising the latter for creating an empire, she was quick to shut down the subject. She stated that she was not going to “get deep” into the matter but admitted that “family’s complicated.”

“So, all credit to him [Vince]. I only have admiration for him. I know, as Paul said, Triple H said, at the Hall of Fame speech, family’s complicated. And, obviously, we don’t need to get into any of that,” Nick Khan said. “Yeah, we’re not going any deeper on that. But yes,” Stephanie replied. [1:10:42 onwards]

Ex-WWE Writer Says Triple H And Stephanie McMahon Scr*wed Vince McMahon

On a previous episode of his Vince Russo’s Brand podcast, the former WWE head writer addressed Triple H’s comments about having a complicated relationship with his father-in-law.

The wrestling veteran claimed The Game and The Billion Dollar Princess “scr*wed over” Vince McMahon, referencing their reported voting against his comeback in 2023. He added that such actions would surely cause the complications the Chief Content Officer talked about.

Yeah, Triple H, it’s complicated. It’s complicated because you and the Mrs. scr*wed over the father-in-law and the father. Yes! That would make things complicated. I agree with you. And, it’s probably, extremely, complicated. Now, when I talk about them scr*wing him over, that is factual. That is not allegation. That is not speculation. That is actual.

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