Austin Szumowicz
Austin has been part of the WNEM TV-5 Sports Team since June of 2022. Austin is a Mid-Michigan native who grew up in Davison and graduated at Central Michigan University in 2020 with a degree in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts.
Before joining TV-5, Austin was the Sports Director for WBKB 11 in Alpena, Michigan. In that time, he covered everything from 8-man High School Football, snowmobile races and even got body slammed at a local professional wrestling show.
Pro Wrestling is actually one of Austin’s biggest passions and he’s been a fan of stuff like WWE, AEW and New Japan since he was in Middle School. He’s done interviews with the likes of Cody Rhodes, Eric Bischoff and Christopher Daniels. Along with wrestling, Austin is also into all kinds of music. He has been singing since 1st grade and has learned piano, guitar, drums and even took dance lessons.
Austin is all about his Michigan sports whether it’s the Pistons, Lions, Tigers or Red Wings. He lives in a house divided with his younger sister graduating from MSU, his Dad’s side of the family being all about U of M, and himself being a Chippewa. No matter what sport he covers, Austin is always passionate about the stories he tells and the news he brings to the people of Michigan.
With the Tigers, Leyland won Manager of the Year in his first season in Detroit and made 2 World Series appearances
It was a night filled with high school basketball on the campus of SVSU, as the O’Neal Classic took place all through Saturday.
The Scots went blow for blow against Courtland but after entering the 2nd half tied, the Dragons pulled away to knock Alma out of the playoffs
Jaxon Martinus led the Panthers with 25 points as Birch Run opens the season with a W.
On February 16th at the Dow Event Center, the final chapter of one of the greatest rivalries in high school basketball comes is written
The former Bentley Bulldog returned home and brought gifts to some inmates and their children with his partnership with I.G.N.I.T.E.
Head Coach Eric Sweeney completes his final ride with the Bearcats as he retires as a state champion.
The final game of MSU’s season filled with adversity took place at Ford Field against #11 ranked Penn State
Two local teams are remaining who will head to the high school football state finals at Ford Field this weekend: Corunna and Ubly.
Coach Schmidt has the most wins in school history
It’s almost time for the high school football state finals and at the end of this playoff run, there are just two local teams remaining who will head to Ford Field this weekend: Ubly and Corunna.
The journey to the State Finals continues as six local teams will be in action this Tuesday in four Quarterfinals matchups
Carson Hoewe returned to Grand Blanc for his senior year but suffered a broken fibula in his first home game but still managed to return for one last ride with his teammates
It’s day two of Regional Finals weekend for High School Football. Today we had five local matchups with teams looking to win a Regional Title.
The Spirit were home tonight against the Windsor Spitfires looking for their 4th straight victory.
In this first ever meeting, MSU fell behind early in their season opener shooting 1-20 from 3-point range
This year’s inductees include Jason Richardson, Tori Jankoska and Alfonso Boone
Against Jana Fett, Kalinskaya won the final match 2 sets to 0 to take the Championship
Michigan State gets their first Big Ten win of the season in a 20-17 victory over Nebraska.
The Panthers won their first ever Regional Title and will now look to punch their ticket to a State Championship Berth
The Detroit Pistons are off to an impressive start with a 118-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls to move them to 2-1 on the season.
The Hornets tied things up 1-1 after two sets but the Bobcats grab the win with two straight sets
Michigan State will be traveling to take on the University of Minnesota this weekend.
Sima scored his first three goals of the season tonight for the Spirit
Michigan and Michigan State met up in the rivalry’s 116th meeting.
On Monday, one of MSU’s top prospects in their 2024 class announced his intent to decommit.
Central Michigan sends all the Alumni home happy with a 17-10 victory over Akron on Homecoming.
As both teams get ready for the playoffs, Flint Powers gets a big 2-1 victory to finish 12-4-4 in the regular season
Hunter Haight picks up a hat trick while Calem Mangone and Zayne Parekh combine for seven total assists
The Detroit Pistons players met with the media today to discuss the upcoming 2023-24 season.
The Lions get their first home win on the season with seven sacks compared to just one last week against Seattle.
The Wolverines celebrated the return of their head coach and their first win in Big 10 Conference play this season
The Spartans turned the ball over five times as MSU moves to 2-2 on the season
The Cardinals fell behind early and were unable to mount a comeback against Indy
The Spirit scored three straight goals to tie it up in the 3rd period but gave up the game-winner with under a minute to go
The Loons allowed four unanswered home runs after leading 6-3 in the 4th Inning
The New Lothrop Hornets have had an up-and-down first few weeks of the season, but they feel their goals are still within reach.
The Chippewas went back-and-forth with the Wildcats before scoring a game-winning field goal to get their first win of the season
Michigan State's offense was unstoppable as they move to 2-0 with the win over Richmond in Spartan Stadium.
The Cardinals controlled the game on both offense and defense to keep the Axe in Saginaw
The Spirit hit the ice for their first practice of the year as they look forward to the new season and hosting the 2024 Memorial Cup
It was a wild final round of the 2023 Ally Challenge which saw a meltdown on the 17th and Vijay Singh get another victory at Warwick Hills
With the 2023 High School Football season fast approaching, the Yellowjackets are looking to go far led by their returning Seniors
The Bobcats coming off a rare losing season look to make noise inside their brand new football stadium this season
DDavison bounced back last season with an 8-1 record, making the playoffs after missing it the previous year for the first time since 2014.
A look at the 2023 Gaber Dukes football team.
Garber High School looks to improve player safety this football season with players wearing Guardian Caps during practice.
A Heritage Hawk will be staying close to home after his Senior year with Ty Robertson committing to SVSU starting in 2024.
The Bucks lost to Ballard FC 1-0 to miss out on a trip to the National Championship.
