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Girls CC: Pioneer’s Rachel Forsyth crushes finals record, helps lead Pioneer to second place at MIS

November 6, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Rachel Forsyth finished off one of the best running careers in Michigan’s long history of high school cross country with her second victory in four runs at the MHSAA Division 1 Girls’ […]

Video: 2023 Pioneer Grad Lawrence Robuste shines at Special Olympics World Games

September 8, 2023 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public Schools special education teacher John Conley assembled a montage showcasing Pioneer High School 2023 graduate Lawrence Robuste at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany in June. The video highlights Lawrence’s […]

Spotlight: Pioneer’s Lleyton Lage Tosses No-Hitter – And Hits A HR In 1-0 Win Over Canton

May 17, 2023 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Here is a script that Hollywood executives would laugh at before throwing a fastball into the bin – even The Natural was more believable than what happened on May 12 on the […]

Longtime Pioneer golf coach Steve Rodriguez to be inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame

August 11, 2022 AAPS News Editor

For 41 years until his retirement in 2018, Rodriguez was a popular golf coach, PE teacher, and mentor By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor To the surprise of no one connected to Pioneer sports for […]

Tennis: Pioneer girls’ tennis team wins D-1 State title by one point over Bloomfield Hills

June 8, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Every serve, volley and backhand count. Every game, set and match are important. And the Pioneer girls’ tennis team not only learned all that but needed every point they could get in […]

Indoor Track: Pioneer relay team breaks U.S. record at New Balance Nationals in NYC

March 23, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com After breaking records at indoor meets in Ohio and Michigan in February, Pioneer’s team of Sarah Forsyth, Emily Cooper, Cookie Baugh, and Rachel Forsyth headed to one of the biggest and most […]

Boys Swimming: Pioneer finishes perfect season with another Division 1 State Title

March 15, 2022 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com There are only four walls surrounding the Hill natatorium at Pioneer High School. But at some point, the school district is going to have to approve funding to build a fifth wall […]

Huron River Rat Rowing team rows in prestigious Head of the Charles International Regatta

November 5, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Margaret Backer for weloveannarbor.com The Huron River Rat Rowing team, coached by Mike Taft, participated in history recently, racing in the Head of the Charles International Regatta on the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. […]

Former Lions star is excited to lead the Pioneers as new football coach

May 18, 2021 AAPS News Editor

For former Lions linebacker/Cornhuskers legend Jimmy Williams, it’s all about the team Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Jimmy Williams’ resume as an NFL football player, college and high school coach, and one […]

Profile: Skyline’s Courtright sisters find success with a little help from each other

February 24, 2021 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Anyone fortunate enough to watch the Skyline field hockey team play this past season might have noticed three players who looked pretty similar. They actually were hard to miss because they were […]