The 2023 Detroit High School Sports Awards ceremony is history.
Former Detroit Pistons All-Star Richard "Rip" Hamilton spoke with dozens of young student-athletes, teams and coaches as they were honored during Tuesday’s program at the Fillmore.
Here are all the winners, listed in alphabetical order of sport:
Baseball Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett shortstop Jarren Purify (6) catches a fly ball against Forest Hills Eastern during the sixth inning of the MHSAA Division 2 baseball state semifinal at McLane Stadium in East Lansing on Friday, June 16, 2023.
Winner: Jarren Purify, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett.
Boys basketball Cass Tech guard Darius Acuff (5) celebrates a play against Muskegon during the second half of the MHSAA boys Division 1 final at Breslin Center in East Lansing on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Winner: Darius Acuff, Detroit Cass Tech.
Girls basketball Dearborn Divine Child guard Kennedy Blair makes a jump shot against Ann Arbor Richard's Charlotte Miller during the first half in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Winner: Kennedy Blair, Dearborn Divine Child.
Boys bowling Detroit High School Sports Awards - Brendan Riley
Winner: Brendan Riley, Waterford Mott.
Girls bowling Detroit High School Sports Awards - Katie Stephens
Winner: Katie Stephens, Clarkston.
Boys cross country Chelsea junior Connell Alford has a solid lead down the final stretch of the 5-kilometer course Nov. 5, 2022 at Michigan International Speedway. Alford won the Division 2 individual championship in 15:21.61, 25 seconds ahead of runner-up Monroe Jefferson Carter McAlister (not pictured).
Winner: Connell Alford, Chelsea.
Girls cross country Detroit High School Sports Awards - Lucy Cook
Winner: Lucy Cook, Rochester.
Football Defense
Winner: Parker Picot, Rochester Adams
Detroit High School Sports Awards - Parker Picot
Offense
Winner: Dante Moore, Detroit King
Detroit King quarterback Dante Moore looks to pass against Birmingham Brother Rice during the first half of the Division 3 regional championship game in Detroit on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
Boys golf Detroit High School Sports Awards - Lorenzo Pinili
Winner: Lorenzo Pinili, Birmingham Brother Rice
Girls golf Winner: Grace Wang, Rochester Adams
Gymnastics Livonia Red gymnast Morgan Ruffing during action
Winner: Morgan Ruffing, Livonia Red
Hockey Birmingham Brother Rice forward Peter Rosa (10) looks to pass against Bryon Center defenseman Luke Laska (11) during the second period of MHSAA Division 2 hockey final at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Winner: Peter Rosa, Birmingham Brother Rice
Boys lacrosse Novi Detroit Catholic Central's Jack Cyrek celebrates a game-tying goal in the first quarter of the Division 1 boys' lacrosse state championship game. Despite Cyrek's four goals, DCC fell to Brother Rice, 14-11, in East Grand Rapids on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
Winner: Jack Cyrek, Novi Detroit Catholic Central
Girls lacrosse Birmingham Detroit Country Day's Hadley Keating fires the ball toward the goal late in the Division 2 girls lacrosse state championship. Her goal with 9 seconds remaining gave the Yellowjackets a 13-12 victory on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Rockford.
Winner: Hadley Keating, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
Boys skiing Detroit High School Sports Awards - Teegan McLeod
Winner: Teegan McLeod, Pontiac Notre Dame
Girls skiing Detroit High School Sports Awards - Katie Fodale
Winner: Katie Fodale, Rochester Adams
Boys soccer Detroit High School Sports Awards - Kyle Pierson
Winner : Kyle Pierson, Novi Detroit Catholic Central
Girls soccer Rochester Hills Stoney Creek midfielder Lilley Bosley (20) and Hudsonville midfielder Lexi Armstrong (4) battle for the ball during the second half of MHSAA Division 1 girls soccer state final at DeMartin Soccer Complex in East Lansing on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
Winner: Lilley Bosley, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Softball Reganne Bennett, sophomore, Novi High School.
Winner: Reganne Bennett, Novi
Boys swimming and diving Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood senior Ethan Schwab celebrates after winning his third event of the day, the 100-yard breaststroke. Teammate Joseph Wiater, in the adjacent lane, finished in third, as Cranbrook won the state championship at the Michigan high school Division 3 swim and dive finals at Oakland University on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Winner: Ethan Schwab, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Girls swimming and diving Detroit High School Sports Awards - Lily Witte
Winner: Lily Witte, Dexter
Boys tennis Detroit High School Sports Awards - Sachiv Kumar
Winner: Sachiv Kumar, Northville
Girls tennis Sari Woo, freshman, Ann Arbor Skyline.
Winner: Sari Woo, Ann Arbor Skyline
Boys track and field Ann Arbor Huron’s Braxton Brann (center) reaches the finish line first in the 110-meter high hurdles during the Division 1 track and field state finals on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Rockford.
Winner: Braxton Brann, Ann Arbor Huron
Girls track and field Nonah Waldron of Oak Park is on the winners’ stand for the 100-meter hurdles during the Division 1 track and field state finals on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Rockford. She won the race in 13.56 seconds – the first hurdle race in Michigan where the top three finishers all broke the 14-second mark.
Winner: Nonah Waldron, Oak Park
Volleyball Ann Arbor Skyline's Harper Murray poses with the Detroit Free Press Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association trophy after being awarded Miss Volleyball Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.
Winner: Harper Murray, Ann Arbor
Boys wrestling Dylan Gilcher of Novi Detroit Catholic Central defeats Travis Richardson of Brighton (not pictured) at the Division 1 150 pounds final during MHSAA wresting individual final at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Winner: Dylan Gilcher, Novi Detroit Catholic Central
Girls wrestling Brighton's Sabrina Nauss prepares to wrestle against Clio's Khloe Williams in the 170-pound weight class girls wrestling state finals on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Ford Feld.
Winner: Sabrina Nauss, Brighton
Girls Athlete of the Year Detroit Pistons legend Rip Hamilton poses with girls athlete of the year McKenzie Siroky during Detroit Free Press Sports Awards on June 20, 2023 at The Fillmore Detroit. Detroit Free Press Sports Awards recognizes and honors the top athletic accomplishments in Metro Detroit High School Sports.
Winner: McKenzie Siroky, Livonia Stevenson
Boys Athlete of the Year Detroit Pistons legend Rip Hamilton poses with boys athlete of the year Ben Przytula during Detroit Free Press Sports Awards on June 20, 2023 at The Fillmore Detroit. Detroit Free Press Sports Awards recognizes and honors the top athletic accomplishments in Metro Detroit High School Sports.
Winner: Ben Przytula, Gibraltar Carlson
Courage Award Warren De La Salle wide receiver Triston Nichols practices with teammates during practice at school in Warren on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
Winner: Triston Nichols, Warren De La Salle
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Tony Magni, Novi Detroit Catholic Central
Boys team of the year: Detroit Cass Tech boys basketball
Girls team of the Year: Ann Arbor Pioneer swimming and diving.
The team of the year, players of the year, coach of the year and courage award winners will be announced later.
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