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Woodhaven‑Brownstown celebrates unified sports and spring athletics successes
Summary
Coaches and athletic directors reviewed unified sports inclusion efforts and recapped middle‑ and high‑school spring sports achievements, including regional championships and individual state qualifiers.
Coaches and athletic staff at the Woodhaven‑Brownstown School District reviewed the 2024–25 spring season Tuesday, highlighting the Unified Sports program and several team and individual accomplishments at the middle‑ and high‑school levels.
Unified Sports coach Alicia Flynn described the program as an ‘‘opportunity for inclusion’’ and summarized this year’s activities — bowling, basketball, Unified Fitness Days and a first‑ever unified‑only track and field meet that hosted Downriver League schools. “We train together, we play together, building friendship and understanding,” Flynn said.
Nut graf: Presenters said unified programming and peer‑to‑peer activities expanded across the district, with coaches and community partners assisting. At the middle and high school levels, the district reported multiple team championships, regional titles and several students qualifying for state competitions.
Middle‑school athletic director Jared Nichols (introduced as "Buddy the elf" in light remarks) said middle school track and field saw reduced total participation this year but noted regional championships: "The girls team were regional champions this year; the boys were regional champions as well," he said. Nichols also identified a group of students who qualified for the MegaStar state meet in Shepherd, Michigan, and named athletes who placed in the top 10 in various events.
High school athletic director Keith Crisnagle reported 347 spring athletes (191 boys, 156 girls) and multiple team achievements. He said the baseball and softball teams were league, district and regional champions this season; Jace Davis set several school hitting records and Ariel Krueger is on track for multiple entries in the state softball record book and will continue her career at Duke University. On track and field, he highlighted state placers Nick Henson (second, long jump) and Dion Robertson (fourth, high jump) and noted Maya Justice won a state title in the long jump and holds multiple school records.
Presenters also discussed coach development, student surveys and efforts to improve sportsmanship and spectator conduct. Nichols said end‑of‑season student surveys found 93% of respondents felt valued on their teams; Crisnagle reported similar positive survey results among high school athletes.
Ending: Board members congratulated athletes and coaches and asked questions about roster sizes, field availability and opportunities to expand middle‑school teams. No board action was taken on the athletics presentations; several follow‑up items (scheduling and facility use) were discussed informally.
