The Michigan Cross-Country Review

  In quite a surprise, France has already announced their entry for ESC 2024: Slimane , with his song "Mon amour"  [My love]. Let's take a listen: About the Artist Slimane Nebchi, a 34-year-old of Algerian descent from the Paris suburbs, has emerged as one of France's biggest music stars. He won Season 5 of the French edition of  The Voice in 2016, and he's released 4 albums since - all went to #1 on the French and Belgian charts. This is a slam-dunk get by France Télévisions, in line with Israel's Noa Kirel last year. Song Analysis Well, that's France, alright. It's a ballad, but a more modern-sounding one (more "Tout l'univers" than "Voilà"). We'll see if this ends up being the staging in Malmö, but if so - this is basically just  Voilà's staging, which everyone loved. Lyrically: nothing too crazy here. Slimane's saying that he loves this person, will do anything for her, but she clearly doesn't feel the same a

     In lieu of a full state preview this year, I've chosen to focus on one section of the meet: the D2 boys' race, which looks to be the most competitive one of the day. I spoke with several of the title contenders' coaches and took a closer look at their teams. Season in Review     There were high hopes for FHE coming off a stellar track season, but a few questions remained headed into the season. Would 1600/3200 strength translate to the grass? How do you replace a low-stick like Aiden Sullivan? The Hawks answered both of those questions ("absolutely" and "shockingly easily", respectively) with their crushing win at South Christian's Under the Lights meet. FHE scored 22 points in the Twilight race, putting all scorers under 17:00. Brendan Hoving, Liam Hinman, and Henry Dixon showed the first iteration of their three-headed monster; Hoving was the top runner this time, but Dixon has emerged as the #1 for most of the season.          Shepherd brough