Madilynn Warden: WKAR Sports

Athletes of all ages can experience mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, triggered by competing in sports. Today’s mental health specialists and psychology professions help unpack the root causes and guide athletes to improved performance and lives.

Crowe, who hopes to be a freshman cadet at West Point in the fall, drives for success in many fronts in sports.

East Lansing High, Swartz Creek High and Grand Valley State’s female athletic directors are blazing a new path for women in sports, and hope more females will follow them into administration.

Harmon, one of the area’s top swimmers, made the hard decision to switch high schools. She found being brave comes with its own rewards.