Sports world begins to sputter under weight of fuel prices

Eight high schools south of Detroit announced this week they are forming a new league of schools within a 15-mile radius. The cost of gas is one major reason.

“It makes the most sense, especially in these economic times,” Allen Park athletics director Ken Stephens says. “Where can you save money? You can cut down on transportation.”


Stephens says it costs $490 to take the football team to Monroe