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• Eisenhower football hosts Stevenson at 7 p.m., Sept. 2
• Center Line volleyball hosts Ferndale at 7 p.m. Sept. 7
• De La Salle soccer hosts Divine Child at 7 p.m. Sept. 7
• Troy swimming hosts Lake Orion at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8
 
‘Buck’-ing the trend

Schools look for alternatives to pay for play

• Coaches grapple with issues as pay to play changes the prep landscape
• Budgets, funding force schools to institute pay-to-play programs
Lalas reflects on World Cup
 
The drive
Sterling Heights High senior undeterred by cancer
• SOUTHFIELD — First-year coach, team learning at Southfield Christian
• GROSSE POINTE — North, South set to open leagues after debuts
• MACOMB TWP. — Dakota football tops Muskegon, set for 2010
• HARPER WOODS — Harper Woods welcomes new era under new coach
• EASTPOINTE — East Detroit excited to kick off football season
 

Keeping momentum

Center Line volleyball bounces into 2010 with focus on offense and jelling as a team
 
New-look Highlanders

Adams boys soccer team boasts work ethic, aims to find their rhythm
• WARREN — Catholic League looks tougher with new competition
• HARRISON TWP. — New coach takes over optimistic L’Anse Creuse
• WEST BLOOMFIELD — Lakers could be excellent, if things fall in place
 

The next level

Troy High girls golf heads into Red Division
• ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lakeview girls golf team on its way
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