Mike Larson joined Heritage Newspapers in July of 2009 as the first sports reporter for the Ann Arbor Journal. In the position, he covers the prep sports teams for Ann Arbor Huron, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Ann Arbor Skyline, Father Gabriel Richard and Greenhills high schools, as well as community sports.

He came to the A2 Journal after working for another Journal Register Company newspaper, The County Press in Lapeer, Mich. At The County Press, Larson acted as sports editor for the three-day-a-week newspaper.

He also worked as the sports editor for The Cortez Journal in Cortez, Colo, as well as writing sports for The Detroit News, The Palm Beach Post and the Boulder Daily Camera.

Larson is a 2001 graduate of Marlette High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University in 2005.

His journalism career includes awards from the Colorado Press Association for sports feature writing and sports column writing, from the Michigan Press Association for sports writing and sports feature writing and Suburban Newspapers of America for sports headline writing.