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The Orchards Golf Club hosted a Rocket Mortgage Classic qualifying event June 24, with the top four scores moving onto the PGA Tour event at the Detroit Golf Club. Pictured is The Orchards clubhouse.

Published June 26, 2019

Rocket Mortgage qualifier offers locals shot at the tour

DETROIT — A qualifying event for the Rocket Mortgage Classic at The Orchards Golf Club featured 14 players from Michigan.

The Detroit Golf Club will host the Rocket Mortgage Classic June 27-30. Pictured is the clubhouse of the Detroit Golf Club. Tickets are still available.

Published June 21, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Rocket Mortgage Classic set to begin

DETROIT — The Rocket Mortgage Classic is right around the corner.

Members of the Southfield Christian boys track and field team stand with the Division 4 runner-up trophy June 1 at Baldwin Street Middle School in Hudsonville. The Eagles have finished in the top five each of the last two years.

Published June 12, 2019

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian boys track and field team finds success at D-4 state meet

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Christian boys track and field team has done a lot of winning over the last two years.

Published June 10, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local boys golf teams participate in state finals

METRO DETROIT –– The boys golf state finals took place June 7-8 across the state at various sites with many teams from the coverage area participating. Teams could send out up to five golfers, with the top four scores counting toward the team total.

Published June 10, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Lutheran Northwest’s McNalley crowned D-4 individual state champion

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Moorea McNalley is a state champion. Ranked No. 8 in the state by tennisrecruiting.com, McNalley captured the Division 4 individual state title June 1 at Kalamazoo College.

Published June 8, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Glod’s last second goal gives Brother Rice D-1 crown

HOWELL -- It had been a back and forth game that saw both teams string together mutiple goals at a time.

Published June 7, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Stevenson golfer details regional championship win

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Stevenson recent graduate Justin McCown has signed to play football at Siena Heights University beginning in the fall.

Published June 4, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe South girls tennis wins Division 1 state title

GROSSE POINTE –– The Grosse Pointe South girls tennis team entered the Division 1 state final May 31-June 1 at Greater Midland Tennis Center looking to complete two phases. Phase one was to get everybody as far as possible on the first day. Most of the Blue Devils didn’t have too much trouble advancing to the semifinals, but Ann Arbor Pioneer was looking to stop South’s momentum.

Published June 4, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham United girls lacrosse takes regional title

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — With a top-notch offensive performance and a swarming defense, the Birmingham United girls lacrosse team topped West Bloomfield High 20-6 May 31 to take home a Division 1 regional title at Bloomfield Hills High.

Published May 30, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Detroit Golf Club set to host Rocket Mortgage Classic

DETROIT –– The PGA Tour is headed back to Michigan, and Detroit will play host to some of the world’s best golfers.

Troy Athens junior Raya VonPlagenhoef keeps her eye on the ball earlier this season. Both Athens and Troy High qualified for the Division 1 state final.

Published May 29, 2019

Troy Times

Athens, Troy High girls tennis qualify for state final

TROY — Troy Athens and Troy High are two of three teams to qualify for the D-1 state tournament from a regional hosted by Grosse Pointe South.

Published May 24, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

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.

West Bloomfield High’s Ayushi Uppal goes to hit the ball during a match earlier this season. West Bloomfield finished third in its regional with 14 points. The top two teams in each regional qualified for the state finals.

Published May 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local girls tennis teams set to compete for state titles

METRO DETROIT — The girls tennis season will come to a close when teams take the court for the Divisions 1-4 state finals, set for May 31 and June 1 at various sites.

West Bloomfield High’s Donovan Edwards, front, and Maxwell Hairston compete during a Division 1 track regional May 18 at Farmington High. Edwards and Hairston are members of the Lakers’ 800-meter relay team going to states.

Published May 22, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield-area athletes heading to track and field state finals

WEST BLOOMFIELD/WALLED LAKE/ORCHARD LAKE — Local teams participated in track regionals last week, with multiple athletes from the area qualifying for the Division 1 state final.

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.

With its track under construction, Roseville High’s track and field team has had to find other ways to practice.

Published May 21, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville track and field finding ways to succeed

ROSEVILLE –– If you’re able to watch a Roseville High track practice, you’ll see athletes climbing stairs, working on handoffs in the parking lot and even doing laps in the pool.

Published May 21, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe South boys golf back as one of state’s best

GROSSE POINTES — After winning a Division 1 state championship one season ago, the Grosse Pointe South boys golf team is back as one of the top teams in the state. In the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association May 20 poll, the Blue Devils were ranked No. 8 in D-1.

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Jack Stanley tees off during the Oakland County Division 1 golf tournament May 15 at Pontiac Country Club. Stanley shot a 79.

Published May 17, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Lake Orion High wins Oakland County D-1 golf tournament

WATERFORD –– As the Oakland County Division 1 golf tournament began to wrap up and scores were being posted, it was clear that two teams were in for a battle.

Published May 15, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington High golf experienced and ready to go

FARMINGTON — At press time, Farmington was 4-0 against OAA Blue opponents and had won both Blue Division tournaments, while finishing top three in every tournament it had played in Michigan.

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.