C&G Newspapers

Jacob Herbert

C&G Staff Reporter – [C & G Sports]

Published May 24, 2019

Sacred Heart tennis back in a familiar place

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart girls tennis team has won the Division 4 state championship in five out of the last seven years, including last season. The Gazelles won back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, and again in 2015 and 2016.

Published May 22, 2019

Rochester Post

Tennis players dominate at CHSL tournament

CLARKSTON — The winning ways of the Clarkston Everest Collegiate girls tennis team continued May 11 at Dearborn High. The Mountaineers won the Division 2 championship at the Catholic High School League tournament. The Everest tennis team also consists of members from Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest. In fact, a trio of Crusaders dominated on their way to titles.

Published May 21, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Clawson High baseball winning with depth

CLAWSON — Last season, Clawson High baseball finished 10-17.

Published May 20, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Eisenhower baseball gearing up for postseason gauntlet

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Eisenhower baseball will play its first playoff game May 28 against a team that has been to the Division 1 state quarterfinals two of the past three years. The Eagles will face Rochester High at Rochester in a pre-district game, with first pitch scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Published May 15, 2019

Rochester Post

Fran Scislowicz reaches career milestone at Rochester Adams

ROCHESTER HILLS — It started as a fill-in job because Rochester Adams needed a softball coach. Now, 32 years later, and with 691 wins to date as a softball coach and 317 victories as the girls basketball coach (1991-2015), Fran Scislowicz is a member of the 1,000-win club.

Published May 14, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Seaholm baseball wraps up OAA White title

BIRMINGHAM — When asked what’s been clicking the most for his team, Birmingham Seaholm baseball coach John Toth said “everything.” At press time, his Maples were 21-2 and won the Oakland Activities Association White Division with a 9-0 league record after a 10-0 victory over West Bloomfield High May 8.

Published May 13, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica Eisenhower girls lacrosse blocking out the noise

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Fourteen games into the season and the Utica Eisenhower girls lacrosse team has won 14 games. With that success comes pressure. The Eagles had gone through a lull earlier in the season. They were winning, but coach Desiree Messina didn’t feel the team was playing to its full potential. After a talk with her players, she learned of some outside pressure they were feeling to keep the undefeated streak alive.

Published May 8, 2019

Rochester Post

Rochester High student signs on to Aquinas College esports team

ROCHESTER HILLS — It all started roughly six and a half years ago, when Rochester High senior Jonathan Schneck was introduced to “League of Legends” by some friends. “League of Legends” is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. At its core, “League of Legends” is a game where players are split into two teams with the common goal of destroying the opponent’s “Nexus,” a structure that lies in the middle of their base and is protected by defensive structures.

Published May 6, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Clawson high girls soccer succeeding under new coach

CLAWSON — Dan Wickham lived in Clawson for more than 25 years. He graduated from Clawson High in 2003 and played soccer at the school his senior year.

Published May 6, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Hills High softball preparing for elite May schedule

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Bloomfield Hills High softball team has channeled its situational hitting and ability to move runners around the base paths to a strong start in the Oakland Activities Association Blue Division.

Published May 6, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High tennis embracing family-first mentality

UTICA — After an undefeated campaign in the Macomb Area Conference Gold Division last season, the Utica High girls tennis team was ready for new challenges. This season, the Chieftains moved up a division to the MAC Blue and are still seeing success.

Published May 1, 2019

Rochester Post

Stoney Creek succeeding under program’s high standards

ROCHESTER HILLS — When the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek girls soccer team beat Forrest Hills Northern 1-0 in the 2016 state final, it was the culmination of all the hard work and dedication the team had put into the program.

Published April 30, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

‘There’s no secret sauce to Brother Rice lacrosse’

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Michigan High School Athletic Association began to recognize lacrosse as a sport in 2005. Birmingham Brother Rice lacrosse had won every Division 1 state championship since its inception — totaling 13 straight — until last season.

Published April 30, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shrine girls soccer playing at a high level

Through the first month and a half of the girls soccer season, life couldn’t get much better for Royal Oak Shrine from an on-paper standpoint.

Published April 29, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Eisenhower softball competing with new coach

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Cliff Piper taught in Roseville for 27 years. He’s had stints as a basketball coach at Roseville High and currently coaches junior varsity at Utica Eisenhower. He also coached softball at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Grosse Pointe Woods.