Soccer

Published April 24, 2018

Troy Times

Experienced Troy High soccer team will try to defend district title

TROY — Colts girls soccer fans had plenty to be proud of last year as Troy High advanced to the regional semifinals.

Published April 24, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Clawson High girls soccer team hits the ground running this spring

CLAWSON — While the turf may have still had a winter feel to it, the Clawson High girls soccer team sure had no problem heating things up when the 2018 season began.

Published April 18, 2018

Macomb Township Chronicle

Despite roster losses, LCN looks to defend MAC White

Last year saw Macomb L’Anse Creuse North girls soccer put together one of its most successful seasons in program history, posting a 16-3-1 overall record.

Published April 18, 2018

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park High girls soccer coach wants another shot at district title

the perspective of coach Denis Dixon, last year didn’t end well for Hazel Park High’s girls soccer program.

Published April 16, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Groves soccer team stocked with a very veteran presence

BIRMINGHAM — Advantages come in all shapes and sizes, and coaches of any sport at any level will welcome them with open arms. Few, though, are as well-received and appreciated as what Birmingham Groves girls soccer coach Paul Thomas is working with this spring.

Published April 16, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Young Utica High team eyeing successful season

UTICA — For the Utica High girls soccer team, this season’s biggest challenge has been turnover.

Published April 13, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

Lakers girls soccer looking to carry momentum of last spring

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The final record last year wasn’t anything eye-opening.

Auburn Hills Avondale’s Corey Alonso, left, and Izzy Donaghy go through a drill during a recent practice. Despite the weather and a break in the action, the Yellow Jackets have started the season off strong.

Published April 10, 2018

Troy Times

Yellow Jackets off to early buzz

TROY — Although it’s April, arctic temperatures and flurries have kept many local soccer teams off the pitch.

Farmington Hills Mercy senior midfielder Sophie Lumpier moves the ball in a game earlier this season. The Marlins were 0-3-0 at press time, but were a team heading in the right direction.

Published April 9, 2018

Farmington Press

New coach says Mercy girls soccer will be fine with time

FARMINGTON HILLS — First-year Farmington Hills girls soccer coach Mario Tartagliais is more interested in the process of getting his squad to where it needs to be than its record.

Published March 27, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe South girls soccer under new leadership

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe South’s girls soccer team has a new leader this season, as Chris Bolio has been assigned to lead the program.

MHSAA official Trent Anderson looks on during a wrestling match at the state finals Feb. 24 in Kalamazoo.

Published March 2, 2018

C&G Newspapers

MHSAA looks to tackle officiating shortage

METRO DETROIT — A decade ago, the Michigan High School Athletic Association enjoyed its highest-ever enrollment of officials at 12,400. Today, the number sits at just over 10,000.

Published February 13, 2018

Rochester Post

Pair of Stoney soccer standouts headed to the Big Ten

ROCHESTER HILLS — Eight senior student-athletes officially put pen to paper Feb. 7 at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, selecting where they will continue their sporting careers in college.

Published February 2, 2018

Warren Weekly

Storied soccer coach returns to De La Salle

WARREN — After six seasons away, former Warren De La Salle soccer coach Thaier Mukhtar has returned to guide the program he led for nearly 30 years. De La Salle announced Mukhtar’s return Jan. 19. Mukhtar — who has the second-most wins in state soccer history — coached solely at Fraser High for the past six seasons with the boys and girls programs. He led the Ramblers girls from 2003 to 2017.

Published December 5, 2017

Rochester Post

Pliakos brothers reflect on first collegiate season together

In the span of a few seconds, Spiro Pliakos went through nearly every emotion possible on a soccer field.

Published November 27, 2017

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Thaier Mukhtar resigns from Fraser High’s soccer program

FRASER — After resigning as Fraser High’s girls soccer coach last spring, Thaier Mukhtar has also decided to relinquish his duties with the boys program.

Published November 16, 2017

C&G Newspapers

MAC honors standout boys soccer players

her fall boys soccer season has come and gone for teams in the Macomb Area Conference.

Published November 10, 2017

West Bloomfield Beacon

Walled Lake Central boys soccer team reaches state finals

Published November 7, 2017

Troy Times

Troy High soccer ends season in semifinal shootout

Troy High boys soccer came tantalizingly close to the program’s first state final appearance since 2003, but a crossbar, a disallowed goal and a shootout ensured that the championship drought will last at least one more year.