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Published June 4, 2019

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.

West Bloomfield High’s Brianna Moxley goes to hit the ball against Farmington High April 26. The state playoffs are just around the corner.

Published May 10, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Girls tennis teams gearing up for postseason

METRO DETROIT — With the girls tennis season nearing the finish line, postseason play is right around the corner.

Published May 10, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Girls tennis teams gearing up for postseason

METRO DETROIT — With the girls tennis season nearing the finish line, postseason play is right around the corner. For teams across the state, regional matches will take place May 16-18, with the state finals running May 31 through June 1.

Published May 10, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Reigning champ defends title at Macomb County golf invitational

MACOMB COUNTY — The boys golf teams in Macomb County will have to wait yet another year to try to wrestle the Macomb County Invitational title away from the reigning champ.

Troy High graduate Logan Shamblin is pictured playing goalie for University of Detroit Mercy’s lacrosse team. Shamblin was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Published May 8, 2019

Troy Times

Troy High grad succeeding in net for UDM lacrosse

TROY — Since graduating from Troy High in 2016, Logan Shamblin said his experience playing for the University of Detroit Mercy’s men’s lacrosse team has been “unbelievable.”

Published May 8, 2019

Farmington Press

Teamwork leading Farmington High girls lacrosse team

FARMINGTON — At this point in the season, there aren’t many teams left with an undefeated record.

Published May 7, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley track and field battling in the MAC Red

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Since 2012, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley’s boys and girls track and field teams have won a combined 15 dual and division meet titles in the Macomb Area Conference.

Published May 7, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe South girls tennis staying humble with success

GROSSE POINTES –– After knocking off No. 2-ranked Bloomfield Hills High last week, you’d think the Grosse Pointe South girls tennis team would be boastful and looking toward a state championship.