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13 hours ago
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Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame: Lauren Aitch-Guerrant reached high school, college, pro goals in basketball
Lauren Aitch-Guerrant tried a lot of sports during her childhood. Volleyball, softball, gymnastics and soccer, among others. But nothing resonated for Aitch-Guerrant like basketball. "One of the things I loved about the game is that it came very natural and it wasn't something that was really difficult," Aitch-Guerrant said. Trips to IM West on Michigan State's campus with her father, Matthew Aitch, who played basketball at MSU and professionally for the Indiana Pacers, helped foster that passion. And those hoops sessions served as the early stages in a special journey that has resulted in Aitch-Guerrant earning a spot in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame. Aitch-Guerrant is part of a class that will be inducted on Aug. 7 during a ceremony at the Lansing Center. "I'm very humbled and just very grateful," Aitch-Guerrant said. "It definitely made me reminisce on my team as a student-athlete, both in high school and in college. I got to reflect on some of those great opportunities that I had and reflect on a lot of the wins that we had with my teams and my teammates and coaches and all that." Aitch-Guerrant found success at all levels in her basketball career, first at Waverly where she helped the Warriors finish 26-1 and win a Class A state championship in 2004 while finishing fifth in the state's Miss Basketball voting. She followed her father's footsteps by playing collegiately at MSU and made her mark off the bench in the program for squads that made runs in the NCAA and WNIT tournaments. And Aitch-Guerrant ended her basketball career with a successful year professionally in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she won a championship in 2011. As she looks back on it now, Aitch-Guerrant reached a lot of the goals she wrote out with a gel pen on a red sheet of paper as a high school freshman. "I wrote out five or six goals and one of those was to have a state championship, another one was to get great grades all throughout high school," Aitch-Guerrant said. "And then another one was to come to college and play basketball and win some championships and then also to play professionally and I was able to achieve all those things. "Looking back on that, I definitely feel like God really made a path and he allowed me to do the things that I needed to do." Contact Brian Calloway at bcalloway@ Follow him on X @brian_calloway. 49th Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame When: Aug. 7; 4:30 — Welcome; 5:30 — Dinner; 6:30 — Induction ceremony Where: Lansing Center Tickets: $40 per person, call (517) 484-0677 or email everyb21@ for information. 2025 inductees: Lauren Aitch, Jack Anderson, Casey Cunningham, Steve Maidlow, Phil Magsig, Casey Rost, Beth Swears, Carlton Valentine, 1981 Okemos girls basketball, 1999 Williamston wrestling Sponsors: Magic Johnson Enterprises, Dean Transportation, Shaheen Chevrolet and Cadillac, ASAP Printing, Roland Carter Enterprise, The Bleacher Denizen, One North Kitchen & Bar, Applegate Home Comfort, AF Group, Dan Henry Distributing, Edward Jones Investments, Gregory Eaton Associates This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: GL Sports Hall inductee Lauren Aitch-Guerrant achieved hoop dreams
Axios
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
What to do in Atlanta this weekend: Boats, bites, block parties
Let's get outside, folks! Here's what to do this weekend: 🔦 The cemetery so pretty they made it a park closes out Illumine, the visual art installation blended into mausoleums, headstones and native plantings. (Thurs.-Sun.) 🎥 Check out notable movies and documentaries at the 49th annual Atlanta Film Festival. (through May 4) 🎸 Emo-pop powerhouse Mayday Parade plays the Tabernacle. (Fri.) 🛥️ The Lake Lanier Boat Show: Think of a boat show, only this time it's on the water.(Fri.-Sun.) 🏌️♂️ PGA Tour Champions tee off at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf. (through Sun.) 🥁 The Inman Park Festival is back with big crowds, bands, a not-to-be-missed tour of homes and one of Atlanta's most joyous parades. (Fri.-Sun.) 🏐 The Atlanta Vibe, the city's pro volleyball team, hosts the Grand Rapids Rise at Gas South Arena. (Sat.)
Observer
03-04-2025
- Sport
- Observer
USA sole bidder for 2031 Women's World Cup, UK set to host in 2035
BELGRADE: The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday. "Today I can confirm that we have received one bid for 2031 and one valid bid for 2035," said Infantino on stage at the Uefa Congress in Belgrade. "2031 is from the USA and potentially some other Concacaf members together, and '35 is from Europe, from the home nations," he added, referring to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Infantino also said Fifa planned to increase the number of participating teams at the Women's World Cup from 32 teams to 48 in time for the 2031 tournament. Thursday's announcement comes after the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland revealed last month that they would submit an expression of interest in staging the tournament. World football's governing body last month said it would only welcome bids for 2035 from Europe or Africa, with expressions of interest to be made in the first quarter of this year. "We are honoured to be the sole bidder for the Fifa Women's World Cup 2035," English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham said in a statement. President of FIFA Gianni Infantino addresses media during the 49th UEFA ordinary Congress held at the 'Sava Centar' congress centre in Belgrade on April 3, 2025. (Photo by PREDRAG MILOSAVLJEVIC / AFP) "Hosting England's first Fifa World Cup since 1966, along with our home nations partners, will be very special. The hard work starts now, to put together the best possible bid by the end of the year." Fifa has said that the identity of the hosts would be officially confirmed at its congress in the second quarter of 2026. The United States also confirmed in early March that it would push ahead with a bid for 2031. South Africa and Morocco had also been in the running with African nations invited to bid too, but Infantino's comments suggest they are now out of contention. The next Women's World Cup will take place in Brazil in 2027. The United States will co-host the 2026 men's World Cup with Canada and Mexico, and will also host the first edition of Fifa's expanded Club World Cup this June and July. Next year's World Cup will be the first time 48 teams have participated in the men's tournament, up from 32. The Women's World Cup was expanded from 24 teams to 32 for the first time for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The United Kingdom and Ireland will co-host the men's European Championship in 2028, while the Women's Euro in 2022 took place in England. Fifa has already attributed the 2030 men's World Cup jointly to Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with three games also being played in South America. Saudi Arabia will then host in 2034. — AFP
