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Detroit’s Western International Lamont Parks Jr., ‘He’s a beast. He’s one of the best route runners in the state.’

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Lamont Parks Jr., is in the middle of two relationships and only time would tell which one he’d choose. The Detroit Western International junior is a top-flight wide receiver and made the All-Detroit Public School League team. He’s also a shooting guard on the basketball team and made All-PSL. “Which one do I…

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Maxwell Hairston, ranked 19th best player in the state of Michigan, ‘you have to be just as successful in the classroom as well as the field.’

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief A seasoned 7on7 veteran, West Bloomfield High School, and Sound Mind Sound Body (SMSB) Max Ex participant, Maxwell Hairston is ready for the Southeastern Conference. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back committed to Kentucky on his father’s birthday. “It was between Virginia Tech, Purdue, Minnesota and Kentucky,’’ Hairston said. “Everything I wanted in a…

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It takes a village: How Derek Jeter prepared SMSB’s Portage Northern star, Anthony Tyus, for Northwestern University

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Portage is roughly two hours and 30 minutes from the east side of Detroit. For Portage Northern senior Anthony Tyus III, the ride was worth it. Being a part of the Sound Mind Sound Body program allowed him to gain exposure that the west side of the state doesn’t afford him. “The trip wasn’t…

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Two-Sport Star Cephus Harris, ‘Ever Since I Went to Sound Mind Sound Body I Worked More’ …

By Perry A. Farrell SMSB Editor-in-Chief Cephus Harris recalled a session at Sound Mind Sound Body where the receiver’s coach, Javid James (BEON Wide Receiving LLC), was giving him an earful. “There was something I was doing wrong, and he kept yelling at me,’’ said the Mount Clemens Chippewa Valley junior running back. “He was really tough on…

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Grand Valley State’s “Best of the Midwest” Camp Generates Exposure

Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley State’s “Best of the Midwest” football camp Sunday was a recruiting hotbed. Top recruits all throughout the Midwest, including those already equipped with impressive scholarship offers, plus under-the-radar recruits, who were looking for more exposure, competed in front of more than 150 college coaches. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State…

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