The 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards, Presented by Gift of Life Michigan, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the spring sports season.
The player of the year winners for each sport will be announced during the live show on June 24 at Motorcity Casino Hotel. The show is presented with the support of Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons, Consumers Energy and Buddy’s Pizza.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and spring sports seasons. The fall nominees have already been announced and can be found here. The winter nominees have also already been announced and can be found here.
The show also will announce the winners of our premier awards, which include boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.
Nominated athletes who register for the event here will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors.
Additional tickets to the event can be purchased on the show’s website here.
The Detroit High School Sports Awards, Presented by Gift of Life Michigan, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.
Here are the spring nominees:
Baseball – Presented by Consumers Energy
- Ethan Armstrong, Garden City High School
- Hudson Brzustewicz, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Jamir Campbell, Detroit Edison Public School Academy
- Luke Crighton, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Cole Duhaime, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Deshawn Edwards, Grosse Pointe North High School
- Gabe Geisner, Troy High School
- Jackson Gilbert, Lake Orion High School
- Nick Kaminski, Romeo High School
- Broder Katke, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Dane Lezotte, Grosse Pointe South High School
- Dylan Luepke, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School
- Andrew Mahoney, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Drake Roa, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
- Andrew Ryan, Dearborn Divine Child High School
- Cameron Thorning, Brownstown Woodhaven High School
- Matt Toeppner, Rochester Adams High School
- Koltyn Watters, Rochester Adams High School
Boys golf
- Ben Allen, Riverview Richard Catholic High School
- Cooper Bireta, Walled Lake Northern High School
- Silas Combs, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
- William Fundaro, Dearborn Divine Child High School
- Keating Holland, Ann Arbor Greenhills
- Rocco Iacobelli, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Nicholas Joly-Naso, Grosse Ile High School
- Colin Reihl, Novi High School
- Ben Scully, Flat Rock Community High School
- Justin Sinishtaj, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School
- Luke Slankster, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- William Smidt, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Ben Vento, Rochester Adams High School
- Dominic Walker, Clarkston Everest Collegiate High School & Academy
- Marty Wayman, Grosse Pointe South High School
- Caden Whitbeck, Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School & Academy
- Jack Whitmore, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Dylan Zahuranic, Utica Eisenhower High School
Girls lacrosse
- Chloe Caldwell, Huron Valley United
- Charolette Cook, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Cate Cumberland, South Lyon High School
- Solie Ewing, Bloomfield Hills High School
- Addison Gubing, Northville High School
- Lyla Hampton, Grosse Pointe South High School
- Molly Leyes, Grand Blanc High School
- Campbell Linder, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Kelly McKaig, Brighton High School
- Caitlin O’Guin, Birmingham United
- Claire Pielack, Hartland High School
- Regan Shields, South Lyon High School
Boys lacrosse
- Nathan Anderer, Hartland High School
- Ryan Dye, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Nick Edwards, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Brody Giacona, Romeo High School
- Dane Heidisch, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Rhys Kenney, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Joe Lee, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Peyton Sofran, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Ben Waechter, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice
- Travis Wasen, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Keaton Yearego, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Micah Zaks, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
Girls soccer – Presented by Detroit City FC
- Nia Bordogna, Bloomfield Hills Marian
- Brooke Burke, Huron High School
- Molly Burke, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
- Sophie Carmosino, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Sarah Collins, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
- Audrina Cook, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Delaney David, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Sabrina Gaul, Troy High School
- Gabby Gojcaj, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Alexis Hazamy, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory School
- Ellera Jakuboski, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Laney Jallad, Bloomfield Hills Marian
- Olivia Jasniewicz, Troy High School
- Leah Nalichowski, Bloomfield Hills Marian
- Gabby Riggio, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Malay Singer, Huron High School
- Miley Skamiera, Huron High School
- Avery Turk, Huron High School
Softball – Presented by Consumers Energy
- Irelyn Bednarchik, Fraser High School
- Jocelyn Burns, Northville High School
- Brooklyn Chlipala, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
- Ashley Davidson, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Aubrey French, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Sarah Giroux, Flat Rock Community High School
- Shaylan Gourlay, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
- Mary Gugala, Northville High School
- Mallory Hool, Allen Park High School
- Ellie Isenegger, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
- Savannah Letson, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Keira Logan, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
- Hailey McDonald, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Kaylyn Messer, Allen Park High School
- Grace Papler, Wyandotte Roosevelt High School
- Kiley Phelan, Macomb Dakota High School
- Averi Rowlett, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Resse Rupert, Saline High School
- Jordyn Szpytek, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Ruby Wells, Livonia Stevenson High School
Girls tennis
- Laila Aslam, Grosse Pointe North High School
- Helen Benjamin, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Chloe Coniff, Birmingham Detroit Country Day
- Jennifer Florea, Canton High School
- Thara Gowda, Rochester High School
- Lexa Hindo, Bloomfield Hills Marian
- Emerson Jones, Saline High School
- Dalina Kokoshi, Grosse Pointe South High School
- Kayla Lemke, Clarkston High School
- Prisha Lingam, Bloomfield Hills High School
- Gabriella Sadowski, Utica Eisenhower High School
- Emerson Villalba, Bloomfield Hills Marian
Boys track & field
- Deandre Bidden, Harper Woods High School
- Zaccheus Brocks, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Abenezer Cerone, Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School & Academy
- Wendell Childs, Clarkston High School
- Brandon Cloud, Northville High School
- Christian Craanen, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central High School
- Rodney Endsley, Walled Lake Western High School
- Cameron Gramzow, New Baltimore Anchor Bay High School
- Paxton Heitsch, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Dennis Jackson, Detroit Edison Public School Academy
- Vernall Lee, Detroit King High School
- Ke’Lahn Thorns, Detroit East English Village Preparatory Academy
Girls track & field
- Olivia Beaudrie, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central High School
- Malise Brown, Detroit Cass Technical High School
- Nevaeh Burns, Oak Park High School
- Aubrey Dougals, Oak Park High School
- Nastaza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
- Laila Hawkins, Detroit Cass Technical High School
- Annie Hrabovsky, Romeo High School
- El McMahan, Rochester Adams High School
- Ellianna Neuer, Hartland High School
- Jaelyn Ray, Pinckney Community High School
- Kamryn Tatum, West Bloomfield High School
- Aubrey Wilson, Dearborn Divine Child High School
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards: See all spring nominees
