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Jacob Herbert

C&G Staff Reporter – C & G Sports

Published January 24, 2020

Rochester Adams hoops sweeps Crosstown Showdown

AUBURN HILLS -- Justice Mims scored 14 points Jan. 24 against rival Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, but the last two were the most important.

Published January 21, 2020

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek, Adams set to battle in 14th annual Crosstown Showdown

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rivalry games just mean more, especially when bragging rights are on the line.

Published January 21, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Noble leading Shrine girls basketball program

ROYAL OAK — When Lindsay Noble got back into coaching, Royal Oak Shrine was just the type of place she wanted to return to. Her husband graduated from Shrine, and she also graduated from a small, tight-knit community at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes.

Published January 20, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

LaFontaine in charge of Cranbrook hockey

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — John LaFontaine’s coaching resume includes stops with the United States Hockey League’s Muskegon Lumberjacks, the North American Hockey League’s Wichita Falls Warriors and Shattuck St. Mary’s, a boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, that is home to alumni including Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Zach Parise.

Published January 20, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls basketball competing in tough MAC White

UTICA — Utica High girls basketball coach Tom McDonald knows that consistent improvement is key early on in the season. That is the main goal of his Chieftains as they look to keep pace in the Macomb Area Conference White Division.

Published January 15, 2020

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek hockey working to turn season around

ROCHESTER HILLS — Not many within the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek hockey program envisioned the start the team got off to this season.

Published January 14, 2020

Royal Oak Review

New leadership for Royal Oak High girls basketball

ROYAL OAK — Last season, the Royal Oak High girls basketball team was led by a multitude of seniors that included Samantha Potter, Jess Adams and Nila Coney. The trio led the Ravens to a second-place finish in the Oakland Activities Association Red Division with a 10-2 record.

Published January 14, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Groves boys basketball continuing to grow

BIRMINGHAM — As he enters his second season as the coach of Birmingham Groves boys hoops, Benny White does so with a team that is continuing to learn and adapt to the way he runs a basketball program.

Published January 13, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Eisenhower hockey looking to do damage in the playoffs

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Utica Eisenhower hockey coach Robert Hall thinks his team will be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time.

Published January 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Oakland University announces state’s first Division 1 varsity esports program

AUBURN HILLS — The rise of esports in recent years has been well documented. Video games such as “Fortnite,” “League of Legends” and “Overwatch,” along with streaming platforms like Twitch, Mixer and YouTube, have helped make esports one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.

Published December 17, 2019

Rochester Post

Thurston leading the way for Rochester High girls hoops

ROCHESTER — After some reshuffling of the chairs at Rochester High, the girls basketball team has a new head coach. Bill Thurston is leading the Falcons as they compete in the 2019-20 season.

Published December 16, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Seaholm basketball playing with experienced group

BIRMINGHAM — Last season, the Birmingham Seaholm boys basketball team finished 6-15 overall, including a 5-9 mark in the Oakland Activities Association Blue Division.

Published December 16, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High boys hoops looking to grow with young group

UTICA — For Utica High boys basketball coach Dave Hinkle, the main goal for his Chieftains this season is to get better every day.

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Anthony Anton carries the ball during a game earlier this year. Anton has earned All-Catholic honors.

Published December 13, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Catholic League tabs top football players

METRO DETROIT — The Catholic High School League recently released its awards honoring the best football players in the league.

Published December 11, 2019

Rochester Post

Adams boys basketball enters season with new coach

ROCHESTER HILLS — As the Rochester Adams boys basketball team enters the season, it will do so with fresh faces both on the floor and perusing the bench.