C&G Newspapers

Jacob Herbert

C&G Staff Reporter – [C & G Sports]

Published March 19, 2019

Notre Dame Prep playoff run ends in regional final loss

PONTIAC — In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter in a Division 2 regional final game, it seemed as if everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Pontiac Notre Dame Prep girls basketball team.

Published March 19, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shrine captures first regional title in more than two decades

With a win over New Haven High March 13, Royal Oak Shrine claimed its first regional title since 1995. The Knights beat the Rockets 55-27 in a Division 3 regional final at Marlette High.

Published March 18, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Marian hoops knocked out in regional final

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Sometimes, it’s just not a team’s night. No matter how impeccable the game plan is or how prepared the players are, sometimes a team can run into an opponent or a player at the wrong time.

Published March 18, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls hoops falls in regionals semis

UTICA — A season that included a Division 1 district championship recently came to a close for the Utica High girls basketball team.The Chieftains fell March 11 to St. Clair Shores Lakeview 46-26 in a regional semifinal. The Chieftains were outscored 28-11 in the second and third quarters.

Published March 13, 2019

Rochester Post

Late 3-pointer lifts Goodrich over Notre Dame Prep in D-2 regional final

BEVERLY HILLS -- In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter in a Division 2 regional final game, it seemed as if everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.

Published March 13, 2019

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek cheer takes first state title since 2010

ROCHESTER HILLS — In its round-three routine, the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek cheer team proudly chanted the phrase, “Take it to the next level.” After a fifth-place finish in last year’s state finals, the Cougars knew that’s exactly what they had to do this time around.

Published March 12, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls hoops bounces back with district title

UTICA — After an early exit from the Macomb Area Conference tournament almost one month ago, Utica High girls basketball coach Tom McDonald said his team was a resilient group that would bounce back and not hang its heads on that loss to Warren Cousino.

Published March 11, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Ravens battle, Knights win district title

The playoffs are a time when the highest highs mix with the lowest lows. For Royal Oak Shrine, this season has been a constant rise.

Published March 9, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Country Day knocks off Houghton High to win second straight Division 3 title

PLYMOUTH -- The 1997-1998 Detroit Red Wings, the 2016-2017 Pittsburgh Penguins and now the 2018-2019 Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets all now have one thing in common, back-to-back championships.

Published March 5, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Marian senior goes out on top with double state champion honors

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — To say that Olivia Weymouth has been successful in her ski racing career thus far would be an understatement. Just days after turning 16 years old, Weymouth won a Federation of International Ski Racing U19 giant slalom championship.

Published March 4, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High, Eisenhower hoops fall in district tournament

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — With losses in a Division 1 district tournament last week, the curtain has closed on both the Utica High and the Utica Eisenhower boys basketball season.

Published March 2, 2019

Rochester Post

Rochester’s Kavan Troy caps off undefeated season with a D-1 state title

DETROIT -- One year ago, Rochester High’s Kavan Troy failed to make it out of the district portion of the Division 1 individual wrestling playoffs. Now, with a pin over Davidson High’s Aden Williams with 53 seconds left in the third period, Troy is a D-1 state champion at 103 pounds.

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest senior Josh Fultz is heading to the individual wrestling state finals March 1-2 at Ford Field. Fultz is the first grappler from Northwest to qualify for states since 2006.

Published February 26, 2019

Rochester Post

Fultz’s fight pays off with Ford Field trip

ROCHESTER HILLS — Josh Fultz has had to overcome a lot in his four years with the Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest wrestling team, and it’s finally paid off.

Published February 26, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Marian hoops wins second straight CHSL championship

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Bloomfield Hills Marian basketball team capped off an undefeated league season with a win over Dearborn Divine Child Feb. 23 at Calihan Hall on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy. The Mustangs beat the Falcons 48-34 to claim the Catholic League AB Division title.

Published February 26, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shrine girls, boys basketball teams dominate at league tournament

On a wall outside Royal Oak Shrine, there is a mural donning the words, “A Championship Culture.” It’s one thing to claim that your school has a championship culture, but the Knights basketball programs are turning those words into a reality.