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Latest Sports News
Farmington Hills
May 21, 2012
DETROIT — Scott Combs walked up to Michelle Nelson and simply told her to be ready.
If anybody got on base, he explained, he’d be calling her number as a pinch runner.
Less than a half hour later, Nelson was ...Read More
Photo by David Schreiber
Mercy pitcher Kayce Nieto struck out nine batters in a 1-0 loss to Ladywood May 21 in the Catholic League championship game.
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Baseball
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Utica
May 21, 2012
UTICA — In what Utica Stevenson coach Joe Emanuele thought would be a down year, the Titans won their third straight Macomb Area Conference Red Division title.
The league title gives Stevenson — 17-6, 8-2 MAC Red ...Read More
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Utica Stevenson’s Zack McGuire and the Titans won their third straight MAC Red title in 2012.
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Softball
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Troy
May 22, 2012
TROY — Anticipation for the playoffs is often season-long.
Conference games, tournaments and random Wednesday night road trips all serve as preparation for the do-or-die format brought about by the ...Read More
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Cori Mittelbrun and the Troy softball team are five-time defending district champs. The Colts open the 2012 tournament against an Athens team that’s having one of its best seasons in a long time.
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Girls soccer
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Birmingham
May 21, 2012
It looks as if the girls soccer team from Birmingham Groves won’t have the opportunity to celebrate a league title this season.
At press time, the Falcons were 8-5-3 overall and 8-3-3 in the Oakland Activities Blue ...Read More
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Groves sophomore Susie Bittker, center, makes a play on the ball in a recent game against Pontiac. Although the Falcons missed out on a league title, they hope to make some noise in postseason play.
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Golf and Tennis
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Macomb County
May 17, 2012
Dual- and division-meet champions were recently crowned across the Macomb Area Conference girls tennis circuit.
Here is a breakdown of each division’s results, except the MAC Red championship meet, which was played ...Read More
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Other spring sports
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Warren
May 18, 2012
WARREN — In the second season of his second stint as Warren De La Salle boys lacrosse coach, Mike Jolly took an interesting approach in getting his team prepared for the postseason: He used the entire regular season as ...Read More
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Warren De La Salle senior midfielder Frank Badalamenti and the Pilots boys lacrosse team played one of the toughest schedules in the state this season.
Spring Sports Week of May 16
Troy
May 22, 2012
TROY — Anticipation for the playoffs is often season-long.
Conference games, tournaments and random Wednesday night road trips all serve as preparation for the do-or-die format brought about by the ...Read More
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Cori Mittelbrun and the Troy softball team are five-time defending district champs. The Colts open the 2012 tournament against an Athens team that’s having one of its best seasons in a long time.
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Featured Videos
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford spoke about diet and exercise at Warner Upper Elementary School in Farmington Hills, Mich., May 16, 2012. Fifth-grader Hailey Samples created the winning video in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Make the Play for Healthy Habits contest, which brought Stafford to her school.
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Nine Taiwanese artists visiting 15 cities for Taiwanese American Heritage Week shared their talents and culture with seventh-graders at East Middle School in Farmington Hills, Mich., May 9, 2012.
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