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2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011 GROSSE POINTE NEWS BACK TO SCHOOL/FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

By A.J. HakimStaff Writer

An air of anticipation and excite-ment is filtering through the district, asteachers and administrators prepareto welcome back their students on thefirst day of school.

Across the district, administratorsand teachers — some new, others pro-moted orrelocated— final-ize regis-tration,discussstrategiesand cur-riculumandreadytheirclass-roomsand of-fices forthe startof the2011-2012schoolyear.

AtGrossePointeNorth,whichadds Kate Murray, previously the APLanguage and Composition teacher,and Ben Bandfield, of LawtonCommunity Schools, to its staff as as-sistant principals — and Bandfield alsoas athletic director — the enthusiasmof another year stems from the previ-ous year’s successes.

“North is coming off a great year in2010-2011 with improvements to al-ready high scores in every area of the(Michigan Merit Exam), a jump up-wards in the (Washington Post’s) topschools rankings and some of the bestAP test results we’ve ever had,” Northprincipal Tim Bearden said via e-mail.“We’re determined to make 2011-2012an even better year and excited to getstarted.”

North’s counterpart, South highschool, starts the year with a new prin-

cipal and assistant principal. MattOutlaw and Terry Flint (Gross Ile),principal and assistant principal, re-spectively, replace D. Allan Diver andBrandon Slone, who both resigned af-ter the district charged them with vio-lating the district technology policy.

Outlaw, who served as South’s ath-letic director and assistant principalfor three years (2003-2006), takes over

a Southschool con-sideredamong thetop two per-cent of highschools inthe nation,accordingtoWashingtonPost educa-tion colum-nist JayMatthews’challengeindex.

“I’ve saidover andover to myfamily andfriendsabout howlucky I’vebeen tohave comehere,”

Outlaw said. “Going back to South is a dream

come true to me. I’m absolutely excit-ed about it and I’m going to pour 110percent into it.

“I’m so proud to be here, proud ofthe school, and just want to be part ofmaking the school even better than itcan be.”

Overall, the district hired five newadministrators during a busy summer.Along with Murray and Bandfield,Outlaw and Flint, Trombly ElementarySchool third-grade teacher, SonjaFranchett, was named principal atMaire Elementary School, replacingKathleen Satut, who retired after 11years in the district.

“I am quite excited about this new

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job and look forward to meeting all thestudents, parents and teachers,”Franchett said.

“Maire is an excellent school andthere are lots of amazing opportunitiesahead for all of us.”

With Franchett’s departure fromTrombly, it left a vacancy later filled by

the arrival of Rebecca Golus, relocatedfrom Mason Elementary School.

“We certainly will miss SonjaFranchett,” Fitzpatrick said via e-mail.“We are as excited to welcomeRebecca Golus to our staff.”

Some schools welcome new princi-pals, assistant principals or teachers,but others such as Poupard, offer a dif-ferent brand of newness.

For the first time, Poupard hosts ameet the teacher day from 2 to 3 p.m.,Wednesday, Aug. 31. It also offers acontinental breakfast for parents onthe first day of school, an enrollmentpacket day Aug. 25, and a pizza party,once school starts, for students whocompleted their Summer Bridgebooks.

“We are looking forward to a greatschool year,” Poupard principal PennyStocks said via e-mail.

“We are having a meet your teacherbefore school starts … This is the firstyear we have done this, and we are ex-cited about it.”

While new administrators andteachers buzz with anticipation instarting their new positions, much ofthe excitement generated throughoutthe district is in welcoming back morethan 8,000 students — some of whommake the leap from elementary to mid-dle school, or middle school to highschool — Sep. 6, the first day of school.

“We are excited to welcome backmotivated students, dedicated teachersand supportive parents,” BrownellMiddle School principal Mike Dib saidvia e-mail.

“We are excited to regain the posi-tive energy that students bring toschool each day, especially our 225new sixth graders.”

As the first day of the 2011-2012school year approaches, hereare some important dates toremember throughout the year:

Elementary school•Sep. 6 — First day of school•Nov. 22 — End of marking period•Nov. 23-25 — Thanksgiving break•Dec. 22-Jan. 3 — Winter break•Feb. 20-24 — Mid-winter break•Mar. 5 — End of marking period•April 6-13 — Spring break•May 28 — Memorial Day•June 13-14 — Half-day for students•June 15 — Last teacher day

Middle school•Sep. 6 — First day of school•Nov. 8 — End of first quarter•Nov. 23-25 — Thanksgiving break•Dec. 22-Jan. 3 — Winter break•Jan. 27 — End of semester, no

school•Feb. 20-24 — Mid-winter break•April 5 — End of third quarter•April 6-13 — Spring break•May 28 — Memorial Day•June 13-14 — Half-day for students•June 15 — Last teacher day

High school•Sep. 6 — First day of school•Sep. 23 — Grosse Pointe North at

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•Mar. 6-8— MMEtesting

•April 5— End ofthird quar-ter

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New administrators and teachersaren’t the only things causing excite-ment around the district. Severalschools were renovated, generatingfeelings of pride in administration inthe improvements made during thesummer.

“Our student parking lot projectshould be complete and ready forkids, and that, along with improve-ments to the entrance and ‘face’ ofNorth, will be a positive change as wehead into the school year,” GrossePointe North principal Tim Beardensaid via e-mail.

Trombly Elementary School princi-pal Walt Fitzpatrick added to thosesentiments, as the district made reno-vations to the girls’ restroom and sec-

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schools renovated during the summer.In all, the district spent $2.6 million —financed through the sinking fund —in construction projects at North,South, Brownell, Defer, Monteith andTrombly.

Below is a listing of the summerprojects:

•Brownell entered phase I of im-proving its HVAC unit vents

•Three boy’s restrooms were re-modeled at Defer ElementarySchool.

Work included replacing all exist-ing plumbing fixtures, terrazzo floor-ing and toilet partitions, as well as anew suspended acoustic ceiling, lightfixtures, exhaust fan, porcelain ce-ramic wall tile and a gypsum boardand furring.

•Phase five of construction atMonteith Elementary School consist-ed of ACM mitigation, ceiling andlighting, among other things.

•Grosse Pointe North’s asphaltparking lot was removed and re-placed and “s”-shaped cement blocksset up as benches for students to sit

outside.North’s life skills room also was

renovated. Work consisted of removing and

replacing cabinets, countertops,plumbing sinks, faucets, electricalconduits, wiring and outlets, as wellas new wall construction and otherarchitectural remodeling.

•The district replaced the corridorlighting and ceiling in Grosse PointeSouth’s main building.

The scope of the work includednew lighting fixtures and wiring foran energy-efficient control systemfor the lighting, as well as new ceilingand plaster repairs.

South’s renovations also includedremodeling two restrooms — oneboy’s and one girl’s — in the mainbuilding and its life skills room.

The restrooms feature a new sus-pended acoustic ceiling, light fixturesand exhaust fan, among other things,while the life skills room renovationswere similar to North.

•Trombly remodeled its restroomsand repainted several of its class-rooms after water seepage damagedthe ceilings and walls.

Renovations: Summer construction projectsContinued from page 5


The North and South life skills rooms were renovated. Work consisted of re-moving and replacing cabinets, countertops, plumbing sinks, faucets, electricalconduits, wiring and outlets, as well as new wall construction and other archi-tectural remodeling.


The rush of getting children out thedoor in the morning can make packinga healthful lunch seem like an impossi-ble task.

The typical parent packs about 200school lunches yearly, and planningthem all requires some serious nutri-tional skills. Not only do parents needto know how to choose healthful fare,but they need to know how to pickfoods their children will actually eat.

“When you plan your child’s lunch-es, be sure to choose items that areboth healthful and fun,” says EdmondSanctis, co-founder of Sahale Snacks,a producer of all-natural nuts and nutblends.

“You want to select foods that arecolorful and appealing and that pro-vide energy and nutrients to get themthrough the day.”

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◆ Pack edible ABCs. Fresh fruitsand nuts are a fun way for children toget much-needed vitamins, from A tozinc. For example, oranges pack a wal-lop of vitamin C, blueberries are full ofantioxidants, and almonds are rich invitamin E, calcium, magnesium andiron.

◆ Portion control matters. Little bel-lies require smaller portions. Whilechildren love opening crinkly bags ofchips, the serving size may be too largeand unhealthful. Instead, look forsmall portion packs, like .75-ouncebags of healthful nut blends, such asSahale Snacks Cashews withPomegranate or Almonds withCranberries. Choose packaged foodsmade with natural sweeteners and fla-vors, like vanilla, honey and sea salt,instead of artificial flavors or high fruc-tose corn syrup.

◆ Drinks are as important as foods.Once you’ve gone to all that trouble tochoose nutritious foods, don’t ruinyour efforts by tossing soda into yourchild’s lunchbox. Opt for unflavoredlow-fat milk, water or 100 percent fruitjuice. Many juice products only havesmall amounts of real fruit juice, soread labels carefully.

◆ Make veggies special. Add extraflavor and crunch to salads with appleslices, nuts and dried cranberries. Ormix in pre-packaged nut blends or sea-soned nuts. For young children, con-sider blends combining tree nuts withdried fruit, like pomegranate. Olderchildren might like salads topped withmore flavorful choices, such as SahaleSnacks Barbecued Almonds with MildChipotle and Ranch.

For more healthful, child-friendlyfood ideas, visit sahalesnacks.com.

“While you needn’t be a seasonedchef to pack great school lunches, ithelps to know a few tricks of thelunchbox trade to get your kids eatingmore healthfully,” Sanctis says.

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Parcells Middle School student, KayleeBanaszewski, prepares her favoritepeanut butter and jelly sandwich andtucks it away into a reusable container.

As the new school year gears up andto-do lists get longer, add your child’shealth to the list.

According to the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics, updating vac-cinations, scheduling annual physicalsand alerting the school about allergiesand illnesses are crucial steps to en-sure a child’s academic success.

“Children need to feel their best inorder to learn, and schools need to beable to provide for students’ dailyhealth issues as well as special needs,accidents and emergencies,” said O.Marion Burton, M.D.

Ensure a safe and happy year forboth parent and child with a little plan-ning.

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er lives than generations past. Andwhile vaccines have reduced many in-fectious diseases to low levels in theU.S., vacationers can bring old andnew diseases back into the country.

Measles, for example, is still preva-lent in other parts of the world and hasbeen linked to recent outbreaks in theU.S. Unvaccinated children are at risk. Keep vaccinations up to date.

Food allergies and illnessesContact the school nurse and update

the child’s health plan at school. Thisway, proper steps are taken if the childdevelops symptoms while at school,and his or her activities aren’t unnec-essarily restricted.

A child’s health can change fromyear to year or month to month. Makesure the school is well aware of how tohandle new conditions or restrictions.

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The typical parent packs about 200school lunches yearly —and planningthem all requires some serious nutri-tional skills.

“When youplan yourchild’s lunches,choose itemsthat are health-ful and fun,”said EdmondSanctis, co-founder ofSahale Snacks,a producer ofall-natural nutsand blends.“You want toselect foodsthat are color-ful and appeal-ing and pro-vide energyand nutrients to get them through theday.”

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• Pack fresh fruits and nuts.Oranges pack a wallop of vitamin C;blueberries are full of antioxidants;and almonds are rich in vitamin E, cal-cium, magnesium and iron.

• Portion control matters. Look forsmall portion packs, such as .75-ounce bags of healthful nut blends.

Choose pack-aged foodsmade with nat-ural sweetenersand flavors,such as vanilla,honey and seasalt, instead ofartificial flavorsor high fructosecorn syrup.

• Drinks areas important asfoods. Pack un-flavored low-fatmilk, water or100 percentfruit juice.Many juiceproducts have

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• Make veggies special. Add extraflavor and crunch to salads with appleslices, nuts and dried cranberries. Ormix in prepackaged nut blends or sea-soned nuts. For young children, con-sider blends combining tree nuts withdried fruit, such as pomegranate.Older children might like saladstopped with more flavorful choices,such as barbecued almonds with mildranch.

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We are surviving the summer withour children. Enjoying a few activitiesand camps, visiting a few friends anddriving them around for movies, “playdates” and occasional sleepovers.

We found cool water for swimmingand ice cream to eat. We had a fewmeals out and visited our cousins.

But as I look out on the horizon, the“back to school” tidal wave is ap-proaching fast. We have four childrenin three different schools enteringthird, fourth, seventh and eighthgrade. We have learned an importantlesson: getting ready for a new schoolyear is one of the biggest transitionsour children make.

Going to a new grade in the samebuilding is like getting a new job inthe same company. Going to a newgrade level in a different set of schoolbuildings is like getting a new jobwith a new company. This is a big dealfor children and they can experienceanxiety.

When we talk to our children, theyare not typically worried about thenext batch of teachers — they are re-luctant to return to school because of“homework” and “hard work.” Theyare, in effect, worried about “expecta-tions” and measuring up. Upon fur-ther review, our children, like most,miss their friends and are excited atthe overall idea of going back toschool. But the end of summer, mem-ories of late nights doing homeworkwith a parent looking over theirshoulder and getting up early canmake even the most optimistic childshiver.

We’ve decided to try to shape posi-tive expectations using some of theseapproaches:

1) Send the teacher an e-mail. Ifpossible, work with your child andsend an e-mail from him or her. Donot lobby in the e-mail, just write afriendly, “I am ready for the newschool year and looking forward tobeing in your class” note. This is espe-cially helpful for a shy child as theteacher will normally respond with aquick e-mail back and the child willexperience the first personal connec-tion.

Teachers use their own personaltime to set up their classrooms — donot stop by to chat unless sure they

welcome this.2) Understand the school’s electron-

ics policy and get your child ready.Since technology is moving quickly,policies shift to adapt. Do they allowlaptops and cell phones? Are the cellphone ringers turned off, but textingis allowed? Use something sharp toscratch your child’s name onto anydevice that leaves your house. If a de-vice gets misplaced, you want it tocome back and you want your child torecognize it on sight and be able toprove it is his or hers.

3) Plan out breakfast for the entirefirst week. The menu should consistof what they will actually eat. Ouryoungest two want macaroni andcheese and chunky soup for break-fast, so we let them eat it. It is a warm,fairly healthy meal and we feel betterknowing they have something in theirstomachs. Especially with youngteens — if they want Pop-Tarts orsomething they can eat standing up,fine. Using logic about energy andconcentration only leads to a battle inour house.

4) For elementary school children,find one child in his/her new classthey are “glad about” and arrange aplay date. Children worry there maybe “no one they like” or they won’thave anyone to talk to or play with.Emphasize he or she can still see their“best friend” at recess, lunch and afterschool.

5) If there are back to school “sup-ply lists,” make it fun and let themhandle the money. I have my childrengo with the babysitter to the schoolsupply store and get ice cream orlunch afterward. They like to picktheir own stuff — and they especiallylike to pay.

6) Think about your individualchild’s personality and strengths andweaknesses. Think of a few reasonsyou are sure this is going to be a greatyear for him or her. For example, ouroldest child struggles to get good testgrades. We emphasize she has amaz-ing organization skills and alwaysgets her homework done.

7) Make an agreement with eachchild about how you will wake themup. One of our children likes to getcarried to the kitchen and placed in achair. Another uses an alarm clockwhile another wants the shadesopened up. Being organized and get-ting up and out on time are big chal-

lenges. All clothes should be laid outthe night before and backpacks readyto go.

8) Back to school outfits and first-day pomp and circumstance are out-dated concepts. The perfectlygroomed first grader wearing sensi-ble new shoes with perfectly cut hairsmiling for cameras on the first day isstressful. We buy items based onwhen they are on sale, not necessarilyfor back to school. Label their trea-sured clothes so they’re less likely toend up in the Lost and Found and skipthe first day ceremony.

9) End the first week with a celebra-tion. We go to dinner and take smallvideo clips of a funny interview witheach child. We ask what their favoritethings were the first week and to imi-tate the teacher. Then we e-mail theirclips to them — they think they arefunny and enjoy watching them-selves.

10) We put small notes in their back-packs, sports bag or lunch. We writethings like “you are brave” or “havethe best day ever.” We ask open-end-

ed questions every day and try not tocorrect them when they answer. Whodo you sit next to in class now? Whatwas lunch like? What’s your newteacher like?

Now that we know what we can do,some words on what to avoid: On thefirst day of your new job, you wouldnot want anyone to yell at you or de-mand you eat what they have cooked.

You would not want anyone to criti-cize what you are wearing or howyour hair looks. You would not wantto be late. You would not want to en-ter the new office crying. These mustbe avoided at all costs. We all yell atour children; but let’s not yell in themorning on that first week of school.

The back to school drama is com-ing, but you can send an excited childto school with optimism for a newyear. And I do agree with my children— there is too much homework. I justdon’t tell them.

Wacker lives in Honolulu with herhusband and four children. She is theauthor of the Fujimini AdventureSeries children’s books.


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Team goals: win division and make playoffsBy Bob St. JohnSports Editor

Grosse Pointe South’s footballteam is primed for another playoffrun.

Head coach Tim Brandon led theBlue Devils to a winning record ineach of his four years at the helm,compiling a 25-16 overall record.Included are playoff appearances in2009 and 2010.

In 2009, the Blue Devils lost toWarren DeLaSalle in the openinground of the playoffs and last year,they won their first regional title,coming from behind in dramaticfashion to beat previously unbeatenTemperance Bedford.

The Blue Devils’ playoff run endedwith a lopsided loss to eventualDivision 2 state championFarmington Hills Harrison in a statesemifinal.

“We have a lot of talented playersreturning, so we’re excited about ourpossible success this season,”Brandon said. “The guys workedhard in the off-season, hitting theweights, and they’re on board withmaking this a winning program yearafter year.

“They expect to win, not just comein and go through the motions.”

The Blue Devils look to seniorRobby Kish to start at quarterback.Last year as a junior, Kish started acouple of games when Ben Fry wasinjured. He played well.

Kish completed 35-of-56 passes(63 percent) for 521 yards with fivetouchdowns and four interceptions.He also carried the ball 20 times for65 yards.

“Robby could have started onmany varsity teams last year, but wehad Ben in front of him,” Brandonsaid. “He is a solid quarterback witha strong arm and good instincts, andhe has good receivers to throw toand a solid running back to grind outyards.”

Senior Eddy Mollison is the return-ing feature back. He gained morethan 1,000 yards rushing last fall andcan catch the ball out of the back-field, too. Playing fullback are Zach

VanElslander, Chris Welborn andJack Fry.

Kish’s main targets are senior tightend/wide receiver Marty Moesta andwide receiver Jon Parker. Kish’s oth-er wide-outs are Kevin Reck andJoey Srebernak.

“We have nice skill position play-ers who will run more of a standardoffense,” Brandon said. “We usedmore wide sets last year because ofthe personnel we had, but this yearwe’re more balanced with a solidrunning game to go with a goodpassing game.”

Protecting Kish and opening holesfor the tailbacks are Pat Sattelmeier,Thomas Firl, Max Roeske, GeorgeFishback and Phil Nauert.

Returning defensive starters areNeal Flemming, Jack Doyle, Parker,Sam Hartman, Wes Cimmarrusti andConnor Martinuzzi.

“We have a lot of depth, except for

on the offensive line,” Brandon said.“I like our work ethic and the guyshave been here ready to work. Theyunderstand the hard work it takes towin a division title and make theplayoffs.”

The Blue Devils’ run at a thirdstraight Macomb Area ConferenceBlue Division title will be tough withPort Huron and Port HuronNorthern fielding solid squads.

“Both of the Port Huron schoolswill be tough to beat, but we feelwe’re the team to beat since we wonthe division two years in a row andwe have a lot of players back,”Brandon said.

The Blue Devils host Port HuronNorthern in the division openerThursday, Sept. 1, and travel to PortHuron Friday, Oct. 7.

Their other division games areSept. 9 at Sterling Heights, Sept. 30at Anchor Bay and Oct. 14 at home

for Homecoming against L’AnseCreuse.

In non-league action, the BlueDevils travel to Ferndale to play U-DJesuit, host Macomb Dakota, hostarch rival Grosse Pointe North andfinish the regular season at MarineCity.

“Our schedule is tough and weknow from last year, any team canbeat us, but we can beat any team onour schedule if we play solid footballand limit the mistakes,” Brandonsaid. “We’re aiming for another greatseason and it starts with U-D Jesuit.”

Grosse Pointe South opens its sea-son at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26,against U-D Jesuit at Ferndale HighSchool.

The teams played the season-opening game last fall with U-D win-ning in the final minute on a touch-down pass from Grosse Pointe resi-dent, Brian Cleary.

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Grosse Pointe South’s captains are, from left, Thomas Firl, Robby Kish, Eddy Mollison and Marty Moesta.


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GROSSE POINTE NORTH

By Bob St. JohnSports Editor

Grosse Pointe North is coming off arough 2010 season in which it finished2-7 overall.

Head coach Frank Sumbera and theNorsemen had been regulars in thestate playoffs since the early 2000s,but the streak ended last year.

“We’re not happy about last yearand it has been a motivating factor forour boys in camp,” Sumbera said. “Wehave been in the playoffs for a fewyears in a row and to miss it last yearwasn’t fun at all.

“We lost some tough games thatcame down to a play or two late in thefourth quarter. We have to correctthose mistakes and come out and exe-

cute. We will be ready to play.”Leading the Norsemen are captains

Joe Tolliver, Dylan Balicki, AaronRivera and Charles Idemudia. All arereturning lettermen and expected todo good things on the gridiron thisfall.

Balicki returns at quarterback. Hehas a strong arm and has the capabili-ty to scramble for yards. His leader-

ship in the pocket is a key for the of-fense to move the ball and put pointson the board.

“I like our offense,” Sumbera said.“We have veterans on the line and atthe skill positions, so that is definitelya strength.”

Rivera takes over as the featureback and Anthony Sarkis returns atwide receiver and should catch a lot ofBalicki’s passes this fall.

Sophomores Todd Long and JustinKennedy are playing well in their firstvarsity camp. Both will get plenty ofsnaps to show they can handle the in-creased level of competition.

Others making the jump from thejunior varsity are Sheldon Harrison,Taiwan Wiggins, Dillon Armani andMike Rahaim.

Defensively, the Norsemen returnonly a handful of players, includingIdemudia, Jack Guest, ChrisHamilton, Andrew Flynn, Jalen Storksand Tolliver.

The defense did a decent job lastseason, but a lack of big third-downstops in several games led to close de-feats.

The offense, too, has to put pointson the board in crucial situations tomake the defense’s job easier.

Utica Ford is the preseason favoriteto win the Macomb Area ConferenceWhite Division. Last season, Uticawon with a 5-0 mark, followed by Fordat 4-1, Warren Cousino at 3-2,Roseville at 2-3, Grosse Pointe Northat 1-4 and L’Anse Creuse North at 0-5.

“We did not play very well in our di-vision games, especially againstRoseville, and we let a lead slip awaylate against Ford,” Sumbera said. “Wehave to get back to our winning waysin the division, but it will not be easybecause the competition is solid.

“I think Ford is the team to beat, butUtica is good, Cousino is good andRoseville and LC North field competi-tive teams. This division is good fromtop to bottom.”

In non-conference play, theNorsemen play L’Anse Creuse, arch ri-val Grosse Pointe South and MacombDakota, plus host Sterling HeightsStevenson in the final regular seasongame Friday, Oct. 21.

Grosse Pointe North opens its sea-son at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at L’AnseCreuse.

Norsemen anxious to get back to playoffs

PHOTO BY BOB BRUCE

Grosse Pointe North’s running game is in good hands this season with Aaron Rivera leading the charge.


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LIGGETT


University Liggett’s football teamhas its sights set high entering the2011 season.

Newcomer Lou Ray replaces DanCimini as head coach. Last year,Cimini led the Knights to a co-divisionchampionship and a spot in the stateplayoffs.

“I come into a good situation here atLiggett,” Ray said. “I’m excited to leadthe football program and build on lastyear’s success.

“We have a great group of returningplayers to lead us and several new-comers who will immediately help.”

The Knights finished 6-4 last fall,losing to Michigan Collegiate in thefirst round of the Division 7 state play-offs.

In steps Ray, a former CanadianFootball League linebacker. He playedmiddle linebacker with the WindsorAKO Fratmen and earned First TeamAll Ontario/Canadian honors(Schenley Award) in 1985.

He also coached in the GrossePointe Red Barons’ program.

“I am a ball-control coach who lovesto run the ball,” Ray said. “However,we have so many excellent receiversand a good quarterback who canthrow the ball, so we will work in newplayers to fit our personnel.”

Junior Nate Gaggins returns atquarterback with junior StephenBenard as his backup. Gaggins playedwell, throwing for more than 20 touch-down passes. He can run the ball, too,which adds a wrinkle in the offensiveschemes.

Junior Eric Ewing was the team’sleading receiver last year, but he willsee more time at running back. Hebrings a solid 205-pound frame to theboard and Ray will utilize his size andspeed in the running game.

Other top returning juniors areDrew Jerome and KeVaughn Jackson,who start at wide receivers, as well asoffensive lineman, Dan Baird.

Several seniors didn’t return, leav-ing Patrick Monahan and StavrosBricolas as the top upperclassmen tolead the defensive charge.

“Patrick and Stavros are guys wholove to tackle,” Ray said. “They will betwo of our defensive leaders.”

Another outstanding returning two-way lineman is Antonio Malkoun. Helived in the weight room during theoff-season and now can bench press240 pounds and squat 400 pounds. Hehas made a definite commitment toimproving his physical frame.

Rahsaan Trice is another returningsenior expected to step up and play akey role in the Knights’ success.Sophomore Nicholas Kassab shed 40pounds and comes into camp an im-proved football player.

Freshman Charles Jones is a speed-ster fullback/running back anticipatedto score on some dynamic runs.Joining Jones as new freshmen areJake Smith and Sandros Rivera-Letcher.

“We have football players on thisteam and they’re working hard in

camp,” Ray said. “We want the guys tohave fun this year and play football tothe best of their ability.”

Ray uses the acronym LEAD, learn,enjoy the game, attitude to competeand develop life-long friendships.

“It’s important these young men en-joy this time as a high school footballplayer and have respect for their par-ents, their teammates, coaches andthe game,” Ray said.

Placekicker Billy Marx is anotherreturning player who has the potentialto kick field goals in excess of 40yards.

“Billy has a great leg and we will usehim,” Ray said. “He can win a gamefor us.”

The Knights are a division title con-tender in the Michigan IndependentAthletic Conference. They’re league

foes are Southfield Christian,Lutheran Westland, Auburn HillsOakland Christian, Sterling HeightsParkway Christian and RochesterHills Lutheran Northwest.

Plymouth Christian folded its pro-gram, leaving the Knights with onlyeight scheduled games.

“We’re looking for a ninth game, butthat looks like it might not happen,”Ray said. “If we play eight, we have towin at least five to automatically makethe state playoffs.”

In non-league action, the Knightsface Westside Christian Academy,Saginaw Buena Vista and a CatholicLeague foe in the regular season finaleSaturday, Oct. 22.

Ray makes his head coaching debutat 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at WestsideChristian Academy.

New coach leads Knights to hopeful glory


Lou Ray, second from left, is the new football head coach at Liggett and is counting on captains, from left, Nate Gaggin,Dan Baird and Eric Streebing, to lead the Knights.


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Volleyball

GROSSE POINTE SOUTH


Head coach Ryan Welser liftedGrosse Pointe South’s girls’ volleyballprogram to lofty heights during histenure.

Last year, the Blue Devils won 34matches, lost only 11 and tied five.However, loss No. 11 came to arch ri-val Grosse Pointe North in a districtchampionship match. The team alsolost to the Norsemen in a non-leaguematch during the regular season.

“We’re a relatively young and inex-perienced team, but I love the attitude

and the work ethic,” Welser said.Welser is counting on last year’s re-

turning players Caitlin Moore, SomersBrush, Claire DeBoer, Kate Krueger,Neala Berkowski and Grace Metry tolead the charge.

Newcomers to the varsity squad areHannah Adams, Maya Grever, GinnyHayden, Izzy Murphy, Katie Murphy,Emily Satterfield and SydneySrebernak.

Of the 13 players, 11 are underclass-men.

“We will get better with each matchand our goal is to play our best comestate playoff time,” Welser said. “We’re

learning a lot early on and the girlswill only get better with game experi-ence.”

The Blue Devils finished tied for sec-ond with Port Huron at 7-3 in theMacomb Area Conference BlueDivision. Sterling Heights was a per-fect 10-0.

South battles for a division crownagain this fall, competing againstSterling Heights, Port Huron, UticaEisenhower, Chippewa Valley andUtica.

Port Huron returns its entire teamand Eisenhower will field a solidsquad. They are the preseason fa-

vorites to win the Blue Division.The Blue Devils don’t play as many

matches as year’s past. However, theystill compete in the SkylineTournament Saturday, Sept. 17, andthe Romulus Invitational Saturday,Oct. 22.

In early November, South returns tothe districts to try to earn the champi-onship.

North hosts the district with DetroitDenby, Eastpointe East Detroit and St.Clair Shores Lakeview also compet-ing.

“We get some valuable experienceearly in the year,” Welser said.

Blue Devils to contend for MAC Blue crown

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Grosse Pointe South senior captains, from left, Somers Brush and Caitlin Moore, have the leadership qualities to lead the Blue Devils to a long playoff run.


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Head coach Kim Lockhart knewlast year would be a learning experi-ence for the youthful Grosse PointeNorth volleyball team.

Despite the learning curve, theNorsemen finished 27-21-4, winninga district championship with anotherthrilling victory over Grosse PointeSouth.

Lockhart has the ability to coach upher girls. They grow through eachseason and this year should be no dif-ferent.

The girls might start off slow intheir early tournaments, but playing atough Macomb Area Conference RedDivision slate gets them prepared forthe pressure of the state playoffs.

“Last year we were pretty young,but the girls improved throughout theseason,” Lockhart said. “We havemore talent this season, but onceagain it will take some time for every-one to gel.

“We have to replace our libero(Micaela Liddane) and setter (AndreaMatthew), so the people who will re-place them will need time to get therepititions needed to get the jobdone.”

Seniors Melissa McCabee, LeaKummer and Liz Champney are theonly upperclassmen on the roster.

Underclassmen Breann Reveley,Kimberly Cusmano, Colleen Reveley,Julia Guest and Liv Rozema playedvarsity last year and form a solidcore.

Their experience on the varsity lastyear will pay dividends. TheNorsemen need a setter, eitherMcCabee or Colleen Reveley, to getthe ball to one of the state’s top hit-ters, Breann Reveley. Her hitting ex-plosiveness will dominate most of theopposition.

Junior JoJo Bebey and sophomoreMarian Liddane are up from the ju-nior varsity. Both have talent and addtalent to the roster.

Freshmen Christa Racevich, anoutside hitter, and Megan Lesha, amiddle player, also play on club

teams. Each enters this season withseasoning, so the varsity level of playis not new to them.

“I love our roster,” Lockhart said.“We have some big hitters and a greatmix of talent. We’re hoping for suc-cess this year, but the success mighttake some time.”

The Norsemen finished 3-7 in theRed Division a year ago, but the wintotal could have been higher if it was-n’t for a couple of five-set defeats.

Lockhart scheduled three tourna-ments to start the season. They beginthe Red Division schedule Tuesday,Sept. 13, at home against rival Fraser.Other division foes are MacombDakota, Marysville, L’Anse Creuseand Port Huron Northern.

Dakota has one of the state’s tophitters and Port Huron Northernfields a strong group of returningplayers.

Marysville is always ranked in thetop five in the state, while Fraser andL’Anse Creuse continue to pump outsolid volleyball squads year-in andyear-out.

“We will do better in the divisionthan a year ago,” Lockhart said.“Every match will be tough and weknow we have to play well to win RedDivision matches.”

“A lot of the girls play club level vol-leyball, which makes us a strongerteam,” McCabee said.

“We have girls who are passionateabout this sport and it shows by ourplay on the court,” Breann Reveleysaid.

“Our practices have been great andwe have a lot of enthusiasm,”Champney said.

Norsemen could beexplosive in 2011

‘I love our roster. We havesome big hitters and a greatmix of talent. We’re hopingfor success this year, but thesuccess might take sometime.’KIM LOCKHART, North volleyball head coach


LIGGETT


University Liggett’s girls’ volleyballteam has several familiar faces andhigh expectations this fall.

However, head coach Dan Sullivanhas taken a leave of absence, leavingthe program in the hands of JosephLamagno.

“The girls have been working hardand learning a few new things I’veadded to the program,” Lamagno said.“I like what I see in practice and I’mexcited to start the season.”

Lamagno is the new physical educa-tion teacher at Liggett’s lower school.

He comes to Liggett with a vastamount of volleyball experience. Hewas the head coach of NorthFarmington’s high school volleyballteam and has worked extensively withInstant Replay, a high-end AAU travelvolleyball program.

The Knights are coming off aMichigan Independent AthleticConference division championshipand finished with an 18-10-3 overallmark last fall.

Paving the way to success this yearis senior captain Haley Smith. She isjoined by junior veterans ToriWuthrich, Colleen Klimek, CourtneySlabaugh, Ilexis Mustafaa and AshleyRahi.

Senior Morgan Hutson is the otherupperclassmen who will help theKnights battle Huron Valley Lutheran,Bloomfield Hills Roeper, SouthfieldChristian and Lutheran South for divi-sion supremacy.

In division cross-over matches, theyface Ann Arbor Greenhills, ZoeChristian, Sterling Heights ParkwayChristian and Lutheran Westland, plusnon-conference foes Eastpointe EastDetroit, Livonia Clarenceville, MarineCity Cardinal Mooney and BloomfieldHills Cranbrook Kingswood.

The squad opens the seasonSaturday, Aug. 27, competing in theOakland Christian Tournament andplays in the MIAC TournamentSaturday, Oct. 22.

The Knights play in a Class C districtthe first week of March against NewHaven, Michigan Collegiate, MadisonHeights Madison, Detroit WinansAcademy and host Mount Clemens.

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LIGGETT


University Liggett’s boys’ soccerteam has nowhere to go but up afterlast year’s struggles.

Head coach David Backhurst fieldeda squad loaded with underclassmen.Injuries to several key upperclassmenleft holes in the roster, which provedtoo tough to overcome in the ultra-competitive Michigan IndependentAthletic Conference.

“We’re coming off our worst everseason, but we had to force-feed someyounger guys to play large roles,”Backhurst said. “We feel with a yearexperience and a year of maturity, wewill be better.”

The Knights’ top returning seniorsare goalkeeper Michael Meyering,Billy Marx, Brian Gutermuth and DanBerger. Other returning players are ju-nior Peter Hopkins, sophomoreAdante Provenzano and juniorAndrew Amine. Playing in front ofMeyering are junior defendersAndrew Zinkel and Andrew Heaney.

“We have more depth this season

since we finally have a junior varsityteam for the first time in a couple ofseaons,” Backhurst said.

Backhurst will field 15 or 16 on hisvarsity roster, leaving the rest of theboys to learn the game at the juniorvarsity level.

After last year’s winless conferenceslate, the Knights moved down fromthe Michigan Independent AthleticConference Blue Division to the Red.

“Every team in our conference wasranked last year, so due to our poorrecord we dropped down to the RedDivision,” Backhurst said. “We will seesome good competition this seasonand we hope to rebound with a win-ning record.”

The Knights face Calvary ChristianAcademy, Taylor Baptist Park, WarrenMacomb Christian, Sterling HeightsParkway Christian, Franklin RoadChristian, Huron Valley Lutheran andLutheran South.

In non-league games, the Knightsface Lake Fenton and RiverviewGabriel Richard, plus host their annualtournament the second weekend inSeptember.


Long-time Liggett soccer head coach David Backhurst, left, is anxious to leadthe Knights this season under leadership of captain Billy Marx, right.

Knights use 2010as motivation


GROSSE POINTE SOUTH


Grosse Pointe South’s boys’ soccerteam is taking its camp to newheights this season.

Head coach Stefan Harris, his as-sistant coaches and players traveledto Port Sanilac for four days of in-tense training and bonding.

“This is something new and some-thing we think can make us astronger team,” Harris said. “Wehave high hopes entering the season.We have to stay healthy and weshould be good to go.”

The Blue Devils’ returning playersare seniors Adam Black, ThomasShimmel, Jack Schulte and LukeLivingston, plus juniors HenryFildes, Mark Adamaszek, AlexDetwiler, Noel Fets and JeffWoolstrum.

Joining the varsity lineup are fresh-men Brendan Capuano and RobertDurand. Freshman JamalYarlborough will see significant min-utes off the bench.

“We’re relatively young, but verytalented,” Harris said. “This is themost skilled team I’ve had in mytenure.”

The Blue Devils finished a disap-pointing 8-9-1 last year, including 5-7in the Macomb Area ConferenceWhite Division. Injuries and incon-sistent play led to the sub-.500record.

“We have the talent to win a lot ofgames, but we have to stay healthy,”Harris said. “Our conditioning hasbeen excellent and I think the extrawork the guys did during the sum-mer will pay off.”

Utica edged Sterling Heights bytwo points in last year’s WhiteDivision and Romeo was a closethird. South’s fourth-place finish was

ahead of L’Anse Creuse North, Fraserand Port Huron Northern.

Harris wants his players to per-form up to expectations this fall, es-pecially in the White Division.

“I don’t know much about our divi-sion opponents,” Harris said. “I’mworried about my players and havingthem as ready as they can to com-pete.”

In non-league action, the BlueDevils compete in the DearbornTournament, followed by gamesagainst Utica Ford, Rochester StoneyCreek, Novi, Troy Athens and city ri-val Grosse Pointe North.

Anticipation grows for Blue Devils

PHOTO BY PAUL KANIA

Grosse Pointe South’s 2011 captains are, from left, Henry Fildes, Adam Black and Adam Detwiler.


GROSSE POINTE NORTH


An influx of freshmen are on GrossePointe North’s boys’ soccer team.

Head coach Chris Alston had severalveteran players decide not to play thisfall, but his numbers remain the samewith so many underclassmen on thevarsity roster.

“We’re young, but we have very tal-ented soccer players to mix with agood group of seniors,” Alston said. “Itwill take some time to get everyone onthe same page, but once we do, we willbe a good team.”

The captains are seniors Kyle Garvinand goalie Danny Schrage and othertop seniors are Anthony Saleh, JustinDedeyne and Danny Carron.

The upperclassmen are going tohave to pave the way early in the sea-son as the Norsemen try to better lastfall’s 5-16 squad.

Alston’s schedule remains brutal.Besides playing 10 very challengingMacomb Area Conference RedDivision games, the Norsemen com-pete in the Detroit Country DayTournament, as well as non-confer-ence contests against St. Clair ShoresLakeview, Warren Cousino, Ann ArborPioneer, L’Anse Creuse North, Troyand city rival Grosse Pointe South inthe final regular season gameThursday, Oct. 13.

The Red Division is loaded with tal-ented teams. The Norsemen face UticaEisenhower, Chippewa Valley, AnchorBay, Sterling Heights Stevenson andUtica Ford twice.

In the state district playoffs, Northhas East Detroit, Fraser, Roseville,Lakeview, Sterling Heights, Cousinoand DeLaSalle. The Norsemen playedtheir best soccer in last year’s districtplayoffs and made it to the finals be-fore falling to DeLaSalle.

Squad looks good

PHOTO BY BOB BRUCE

Grosse Pointe North’s captains this season are, from left, Kyle Garvin, DannySchrage, Danny Carron and Anthony Saleh.


Golf

GROSSE POINTE NORTH


Grosse Pointe North’s golf team isready to roll for the 2011 season.

Head coach Brian Stackpoole hashis varsity lineup consisting of JennaPaglino, Annie Lesha, Page Micks,Jordyn Parent, Madison Bens and Ali

Scoggin.“They worked hard and went to

some golf camps this summer,”Stackpoole said. “They’re expecta-tions increased as they improved.”

The Norsemen struggled last sea-son, finishing tied for fourth withUtica Eisenhower at 1-7 in theMacomb Area Conference Red

Division.Grosse Pointe South won the divi-

sion title at 8-0, followed by Utica at 6-2 and Port Huron Northern at 4-4.

Stackpoole’s top six will face anoth-er tough challenge in the RedDivision. The Norsemen face each op-ponent twice. In addition, the sched-ule features an invitational Friday,

Sept. 16, at Glenbrier Golf Club.“The Red Division was one of the

top two or three conferences last yearand this year it will be an absolute bat-tle,” Stackpoole said. “We need to im-prove.”

The team’s goal, as always, is to im-prove with each match and play itsbest at the end of the season.

Norsemen look for consistency in ’11

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Grosse Pointe North’s varsity lineup consists of, back row from left, Jenna Paglino, Annie Lesha, Page Micks and Ali Scoggin; and front row from left, Jordyn Parentand Madison Bens.


GROSSE POINTE SOUTH


Grosse Pointe South’s girls’ golfteam is primed for a run at a state title.

Everyone is back from last year’ssquad, which finished fourth in theDivision 1 state finals tournament.

Saline won the title with a 657, fol-lowed by Rochester Stoney Creek at660, Holt at 675 and South at 675.

Senior Ella Pendy was the BlueDevils’ top player in last year’s finals,finishing fourth with a 155. She hasplayed a ton of golf this off-season and

is in great shape to earn All-State hon-ors.

Head coach Peter Kingsley has hisother top five returning, including se-nior Claire Boyle, sophomore LilyPendy, sophomore Tenley Shield andjunior Hannah Buzolits.

Other underclassmen returning thisyear are Rachel Bellovich, DanielleBrayton, Kaitlin Dalman and EvelynWheeler.

Other varsity members are seniorCathy Palazzolo and juniors KatieMotschall and Casey Schooff.

“We always want to win our divi-

sion, play well in regionals and makethe state finals,” Kingsley said. “Wehave to improve and stay focused be-cause we have lofty expectations.”

All of the Blue Devils improved theirgame, knowing they were close to thetitle last fall. The extra work shouldhelp the girls shave strokes from theirgame.

The Blue Devils are again favored towin the Macomb Area ConferenceRed Division. It is a deep conferenceand one of the best in the state fromtop to bottom.

City rival Grosse Pointe North is im-

proved, while Utica, Utica Eisenhowerand Port Huron Northern all returnsolid golfers.

In other action, the Blue Devils com-pete in the Traverse City Central LoberClassic early this season, as well as theDick’s Sporting Goods Invitational atthe end of the regular season. Theteam is also registered to play in theSeaholm Invitational Monday, Aug.29.

The team plays seven events beforeschool begins after Labor Day. The re-gional is set for Saturday, Oct. 8, andthe state finals are the week after.

Blue Devils’ golf team has tons of talent

PHOTO BY PAUL KANIA

Grosse Pointe South’s 2011 girls’ golf captains are, from left, Ella Pendy and Claire Boyle. Both earned All-State honors last fall.


Head coach Eric Gunderson haslifted Grosse Pointe South’s girls’swimming and diving team to loftyheights during his short tenure at thehelm.

Last year, he had more than adozen competitors in the Division 2state finals and the team ended upseventh with 137 points. FarmingtonHills Mercy ran away with the title,earning 398 points.

“The girls worked hard and theyare excited to start the season,”Gunderson said. “We have high ex-pectations. We should break schooland MAC records this year, plus ourgoal is to finish in the top four in thestate finals.

“We can win the state title, but Iwould say Holland is the favoritewith (Birmingham) Groves and(Birmingham) Seaholm also in themix with us.”

The Blue Devils’ All-State perform-ers were underclassmen Ali DeLoof,Megan Brooks, Anne Crowley andGabby DeLoof who placed third inthe 200-yard medley relay with a timeof 1:47.24.

Gabby DeLoof was fourth in the200-yard individual medley with atime of 2:05.85 and Ali DeLoof took asilver medal in the 100-yard freestyle,posting a time of 51.40.

The DeLoof sisters finished secondand third in the 100-yard backstroke,turning in times of 55.40 and 56.38.Three-fourths of the 400-yardfreestyle relay were underclassmenGabby DeLoof, Cassandra Morseand Ali DeLoof, who took fifth with atime of 3:35.21.

Katie Graham, Kate VanPelt andMorse took 14th in the 200-yardfreestyle relay with a time of 1:43.08.The fourth member graduated.

Brooks was 11th in the 100-yardbreaststroke with a time of 1:07.83.Two other underclassmen competedin the finals, Madi Kaiser in divingand Crowley in the 100-yard butter-fly.

One of the state’s top freshmen onthe team is Catherine DeLoof. She

should make the state finals, givingthe Blue Devils a trio of DeLoof sis-ters in the finals.

Last year the Blue Devils won theMacomb Area Conference RedDivision with a 4-0 record and was 9-

5 overall, losing to top-ranked com-petition.

In the Red Division championshipmeet, South won in a landslide, earn-ing 424 points, followed by ChippewaValley with 283, L’Anse Creuse with

174, Grosse Pointe North with 167and Utica Eisenhower with 160.

The same five teams are in the RedDivision with South, the heavy fa-vorite to repeat as dual and divisionmeet champions.


Swimming

GROSSE POINTE SOUTH


Grosse Pointe North’s girls’ swim-ming and diving team will be rebuild-ing after losing many key seniors tograduation.

The Norsemen look to the veteranswimmers for strong performancesfor the team to be competitive in theMacomb Area Conference RedDivision.

Katelyn Kohler, Carly Mellos andEmma Mathews were three-fourths ofthe Norsemen’s 200-yard medley re-

lay team that finished 18th in theDivision 2 state championship meetwith a time of 1:56.64.

Head coach Mike O’Connor hasseveral other swimmers who need tostep up if the team is to enjoy anothersuccessful season.

Look for Sammy Scoggin, KatieBuda, Alyson Delaney, DevonMcKinley, Cathlin Michels, SarahScherer and Kara Toma add depth.

Caroline Tripp, Blake Moncur, JuliaEllis and Carrie Rakowicz should per-form well, too, for the Norsemen.

The Norsemen finished 4-6 overall

and 2-2 in the Macomb AreaConference Red Division in 2010.

This season, the Norsemen will belooking for an upper-division finish.City rival South is the heavy favorite towin the Red Division, but North hasthe potential to beat Sterling HeightsStevenson, L’Anse Creuse, ChippewaValley and Utica Eisenhower.

In non-league meets, O’Connorscheduled Dearborn and FarmingtonHills Mercy, the defending Division 2state champ, before the MAC RedDivision championship meet startsNov. 3.

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Grosse Pointe South’s 2011 swim captains are, from left, Megan Brooks, Allyson O’Conner, Jessi Kaminski, Laurel Johnsonand Ali DeLoof.


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Grosse Pointe South’s girls’ fieldhockey team is ready for the 2011season under head coach MillieTompkins.

“We have more than 50 girls at try-outs, so we have some work to do toget our rosters set,” Tompkins said.

“We’re excited to start the season.”The Blue Devils’ captains are re-

turning seniors Maggie Stafford,Katie Rapacchietta and ElizabethDiMauro.

Other top returning seniors areJennifer Ryan, Carmen Engel, SarahGraves, Elisabeth Calas (goalkeep-er), Bella Blondell and Ellen Stewart.

“Our division is loaded once again

with (Ann Arbor) Pioneer and (AnnArbor) Huron, but (Birmingham)Marian will be improved, too,”Tompkins said. “It will be an interest-ing season.”

South also has Livonia Ladywoodand Bloomfield Hills Academy of theSacred Heart in its division of theMichigan High School Field HockeyAssociation.

Outside of the 10 division games,the Blue Devils face Dearborn EdselFord, Grosse Pointe North andUniversity Liggett.

“We have a lot of senior leadershipthis season and we hope to put a sol-id team on the field,” Tompkins said.“I know our girls will be ready for theseason to start because we havesome very tough opposition.”

Tough schedule awaits Blue Devils

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Grosse Pointe South field hockey head coach Millie Tompkins, second from right, knows captains, from left, Elizabeth DiMauro, Maggie Stafford and KatieRapacchietta are solid leaders on and off the field.


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University Liggett’s girls’ field hock-ey team has a solid core of veterans tolean on this fall.

Last year, head coach TamaraFobare had a very youthful roster, butthe experience gained will go a longway in helping this season’s squadperform above the break-even mark.

“I like the players’ attitudes andwork ethic,” Fobare said. “We havemore girls interested in our program,so having a junior varsity team willhelp us in the future.”

Last fall the Knights finished 4-10-1and had trouble scoring goals. Theyhad only five tallies in the final ninegames of the season, including thestate playoffs.

“We need to generate more offenseand score more goals than last year,”Fobare said. “I think we have the play-ers to get that done.”

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Abby Belcrest, along with fellow se-niors Haleigh Bolton, Kassidy Olson,Elizabeth Drake and MeghanBerkery.

Other notable veterans are juniorsCourtney Knight, Julia Grimm andAshley Webster.

The Knights compete in Division 2of the Michigan High School FieldHockey Association with Saline, AnnArbor Greenhills, Detroit CountryDay, Farmington Hills Mercy and EastGrand Rapids.

“Our division is very competitiveand our non-league games are tough,too,” Fobare said. “Everyone’s fieldhockey schedule is tough, but it willprepare us for the state playoffs.”

Their non-league slate includes AnnArbor Huron, Dearborn, MaumeeValley Country Day, Bloomfield HillsCranbrook Kingswood, Grosse PointeSouth and Grosse Pointe North.

Liggett opens its season at 4:30p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, againstperennial state power Huron.

Veterans ready to lead

GROSSE POINTE NORTH


Melissa Carron heads into her sec-ond year at the helm with more com-fort.

Last year, she was a young coachput into the lion’s den when it came tomolding a young Grosse Pointe Northgirls’ field hockey team.

The squad took its lumps, but ma-tured to a point where Carron foundherself more at ease.

“It took some time for all of us to geton the same page, but once we did, weplayed much better,” she said afterlast year’s playoff run.

That playoff run started with acome-from-behind 5-4 overtime winover host Ann Arbor Skyline. Theyfell behind 4-1, but underclassmenKatie Bowles and Morgan Lynchhelped the Norsemen roar back andtie it up.

In the seven-on-seven overtime,

Dani Puckett scored the game-winner.They went on to lose 4-0 to LivoniaLadywood in the Sweet 16, but thelearning experience was somethingthat can carry over to this fall.

Bowles, Lynch and Puckett can playa pivotal role in helping the Norsemencontend for a Michigan High SchoolField Hockey Association Division 3championship.

Joining them in the division areBloomfield Hills CranbrookKingswood, Skyline, Novi, DearbornEdsel Ford and Washtenaw Whippets.

Joining the aforementioned trio ofplayers are Emily Cardosi, VeronicaDavalos Alatorre, Anna Giordano,Emma Huellmantel, DanielleKarwowicz, Samantha Langer andKimberly Szabo.

If all these players return to the pro-gram, Carron’s second season shouldbe more successful than last fall’s 4-10mark. Included in the defeats, threecame by one goal.

Experience a big plus


Tennis

LIGGETT


Drew Mascarin is coming home.The former head coach of Grosse

Pointe North has taken the same po-sition at University Liggett.

Mascarin is a Liggett graduate andhelped the boys’ tennis team win aslew of state championships underhall-of-fame head coach Bob Wood.He played on some of Liggett’s best-ever squads in the late 1970s, compet-ing at No. 4 and No. 2 singles.

He was also the starting goalie onthe Knights’ 1980 state championshipboys’ hockey team.

“I’m thrilled to be back,” Mascarinsaid. “This program has such a win-

ning tradition and I will keep that tra-dition going in the right direction.”

The Knights finished 5-5-1 last fallbefore advancing once again to thestate finals.

The squad finished third in theDivision 4 state finals with 19 points.Ann Arbor Greenhills won the titlewith 29 points and Grosse Ile was sec-ond with 20.

Last year’s underclassmen AustinPetitpren, No. 3 singles; GarrettMallires, No. 4 singles; BorisCanzano and Robert Stanley, No. 2doubles; Alec Petitpren and PatrickThomas, No. 3 doubles; and ChrisMonsour and Anthony Palleschi, No.4 doubles; played well in their respec-tive flights.

The players have worked hard dur-ing the off-season and are in topshape heading into the season.

Mascarin has the knowledge andmotivation to take the Knights backto the promised land. The Knightshave won an amazing 34 state cham-pionships. Hamtramck, BloomfieldHills Cranbrook Kingswood and EastGrand Rapids are far back with 17, 16and 15 state titles, respectively.

“We have great returning playerswho came a point away from secondplace in the state finals,” Mascarinsaid. “The kids worked hard thissummer and we have a lot of newdedicated players who will help a lot.”

The schedule is loaded with compe-tition, including home matches

against St. Clair, U-D Jesuit, DetroitCountry Day, Greenhills, UticaEisenhower and Grosse PointeNorth, plus away contests againstGrosse Pointe South, Rochester,Armada and Almont.

The Knights also play invitationalsin Portland to start the season,Jackson Lumen Christi, Romeo,Liggett and Holly.

The Knights’ singles lineup consistsof Austin Petitpren, Mallires, juniorPhil Pierce and sophomore JamesJurcak.

Doubles teams are Canzano andStanley; Thomas and Alec Petitpren;sophomore Neil Sekhon; and seniorAnthony Palleschi and freshmanPatrick Biaz.

Mascarin comes home to Liggett

FILE PHOTO

Some of Liggett’s top returning players are, from left, Patrick Thomas, Alec Petitpren, Garrett Mallires and Austin Petitpren.


GROSSE POINTE SOUTH


Grosse Pointe South’s boys’ tennisteam lost three key members to grad-uation, but that leaves the door openfor returning players to step in.

Head coach John Willard, enteringhis fifth year with the program, isleaning on eight seniors to take theleadership roles.

They are Matt Clune, AlexGosselin, Henry Brophy, TedBerkowski, David Harris, DavidCook, Daniel Garberding andMichael McCuish, a transfer from U-D Jesuit, who sat out last season.

Other top returning players aresophomore Colden Gosselin and ju-nior David Wittwer.

Freshman Nicholas Paolucci is alsoon the team and could step into aspot in the singles rotation.

“We’re happy with the number ofplayers who tried out (44), but unfor-tunately with a lack of courts avail-able, we have to cut the numberdown to about 30,” Willard said. “Ilike our enthusiasm and the guysplayed tennis throughout the sum-mer, so they are in great shape enter-ing the season.”

Last year, under long-time coachTom Berschback, the Blue Devils fin-ished 9-4 overall and 4-1 in theMacomb Area Conference RedDivision, losing only to Port HuronNorthern.

They also finished second toNorthern in the division tournament,but the matches were as close asever.

Northern looks to be the favoriteagain this fall and Willard said theteam’s goal is to finish first or secondin the MAC Red Division.

“Our division will be competitiveand it’s our goal to finish in the toptwo,” Willard said.

Other than Paolucci, Clune, AlexGosselin and Colden Gosselin shouldoccupy the four singles flights.

Willard is still working out the dou-bles teams to find the best fit.

“Our schedule is tough and our re-gional is much tougher this season,so our goal is to make sure we canfinish first or second or gain at least18 points to make it to the state fi-

nals.”Besides Northern, the Blue Devils

face Romeo, Utica Eisenhower,Sterling Heights Stevenson andGrosse Pointe North in division play.

In non-league action, the BlueDevils face Ann Arbor Huron, Grosse

Ile, University Liggett, Novi,Birmingham Brother Rice, Troy andTroy Athens.

In regionals this fall, South enter-tains tough foes Troy, Athens andBrother Rice.

“Our regional just got a lot tougher

with the Troy teams and Brother Ricecoming in,” Willard said. “It’s impor-tant for the guys to learn throughoutthe season and get their games up tospeed come regional time.”

South opens its season today,Thursday, Aug. 25, at Huron.

Tough schedule beckons Blue Devils

PHOTO BY PAUL KANIA

Grosse Pointe South’s tennis team is loaded with seniors. They are, standing from left, David Harris, Henry Brophy, DanielGarberding, Ted Berkowski and David Cook; and kneeling from left, Michael McCuish, Matt Clune and Alex Gosselin.


GROSSE POINTE NORTH


Grosse Pointe North’s boys’ tennisteam is under new leadership thisseason, John VanAlst.

He coached the Norsemen’s juniorvarsity team the past couple of years,so he’s very knowledgeable about hisplayers’ abilities and is comfortablemaking the switch to head coach.

“I’m excited to coach these guysand I can see they’re working hard,”VanAlst said. “We have a lot of re-turning players in the lineup and

they’re hungry for success. Theycan’t wait to start.”

Leading the charge are seniorsDan Amato, Bryan Butts and MichaelKain. Each will play singles.

Also returning are doubles playersPatrick Hastings, Jeffrey Irving,Jason Vismara, Michael Plouffe,Jeremy Harr, Bobby Malpuri andScott Johnston.

The Norsemen finished 5-4 lastfall, including 1-4 in the MacombArea Conference Red Division.

“The Red Division is tough, but wefeel we can compete this season,”

VanAlst said. “Port Huron Northernis tough and South is tough. Weknow we have to play our best tobeat these teams and Romeo,Stevenson and Eisenhower will bat-tle, too. These division matches willget us ready for the state regionals.

“We want to play well and makethe state finals again. That is our goaland then finish in the top 10 in the fi-nals. We can do it.”

In non-conference dual matches,the Norsemen face WarrenDeLaSalle, Ann Arbor Greenhills,Rochester Adams, Grosse Ile,

University Liggett and U-D Jesuit.They also compete in the season-

opening Okemos Tournament,Grosse Pointe North Invitational andUniversity Liggett Tourmanent.

All of these matches are in prepa-ration for the state regional tourna-ment Oct. 6 at Lakefront Park.

Joining North in the tournamentare Detroit Denby, Detroit MartinLuther King, Detroit WesternInternational, Eastpointe EastDetroit, Port Huron, St. Clair ShoresLakeview, Sterling Heights andWarren Woods-Tower.

Norsemen’s new coach ready to roll

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Many of last year’s Norsemen return from the regional championship squad.


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GROSSE POINTE NORTH G IRLS


After graduating a large senior class(20), Grosse Pointe North’s girls’cross-country team is rebuilding itsnumbers.

This year’s squad consists of close to70 girls and a lot of promise is held inthose runners. Senior captains areAmy Cooper, Kelsey Richards, KatyVanEgmond and Alyse Victor.

Returning members areVanEgmond, Allison Francis, NatalieSchaefer, Laura O’Brien, Richards,Maria Vazquez and Hailey Ferguson.Twins Julia and Sarah Rustmann showa lot of promise to push up into the topvarsity this year.

“Francis and VanEgmond, who nowtogether are being called VanFrannie,put in hundreds of miles of runningthis summer and are looking fantasticalready at the start of the season,”

head coach Scott Cooper said. “Theyare both hoping to pick up for the lossof Kailey Sickmiller, who graduatedand is moving on to run for NorthernUniversity.”

North runs in the Macomb AreaConference Red Division.

“This is where we want to be be-cause the great competition in thisconference pushes us on to be a betterteam,” Cooper said. “Our goal wouldbe to finish in the top half of this divi-

sion, which will be very tough to dowith teams like GP South andStevenson, who always have top-notchteams.

“The girls have worked hard allsummer long running every day,putting in miles to give them a goodbase for the start of the season. Wehave a great crop of freshmen who arejust learning what this great team is allabout and a lot of promise is showingitself in several of those new runners.”


Cross-country head coach DianeMontgomery endured a tough 2010season, dealing with several injuries tokey runners.

Despite the tough sledding, theNorsemen still enjoyed a decent sea-son due to the improvement of NickFinley, Danny Ciaravino, TylerSickmiller, Matt Przybysz, EdSurmont, Nate Limback and JayGryniewicz.

Team captains are seniors Surmont,Przybysz and Gryniewicz.

The Norsemen finished 3-9 in theMacomb Area Conference RedDivision behind Macomb Dakota at12-0, L’Anse Creuse North and GrossePointe South at 8-4, Utica at 7-5 andSterling Heights Stevenson at 4-8.Utica Eisenhower was 0-12.

“I feel very confident in the way ourcore group worked together all sum-mer,” Montgomery said. “They arevery committed to the team aspectand I think that will be a strong at-

tribute for us.“It may not be about having a really

great standout No. 1 guy, but insteadhaving a nice close group of solid per-formers. I look for us to be toughthrough all seven spots.”

Look out for newcomers JordanRadke and Sean Hulway, a junior andsenior, respectively, who will surprisethis season, Montgomery said.

The experience should help theNorsemen make a jump in the stand-ings this fall. The boys ran all summer,which will pay dividends.

The Norsemen finished sixth in aDivision 1 regional meet, butMontgomery said the boys ran well asFinley made All-Conference with apersonal best time of 17:11 andSurmont had a personal best 17:34, asdid Przybysz and Gryniewicz withtimes of 17:45 and 17:50. Limback al-so had a personal best at 18:02.

The Norsemen still face the same di-vision competition as Stevenson hoststhe first Red Division JamboreeTuesday, Sept. 13, and Dakota hoststhe second jamboree Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Team has potential to enjoy successful yearGROSSE POINTE NORTH BOYS

Norsemen ready to post solid performances


GROSSE POINTE SOUTH G IRLS

The Grosse Pointe South girls’cross-country returns 12 of its top 15runners from last year’s team whichwon conference and state regional ti-tles, while placing sixth at the Division1 state finals.

“We have superb talent at the topand extreme depth,” head coach SteveZaranek said. “South should be fa-vored to be a solid top five team inDivision 1 and perhaps challenge forthe state title. South is also coming offthe state championship last spring intrack and field.”

Leading the way are juniorsHannah and Haley Meier. The Meiertwins broke numerous state recordsin track and competed both nationallyand internationally during the sum-mer. Hannah holds the South schoolrecords in every event from the 200dash through the 3,200 run, alongwith South’s cross-country record.

Two newcomers will help pace theteam.

Kelsie Schwartz, a Division 2 All-State runner moved to Grosse Pointefrom St. Clair Shores and enter 10thgrade.

“Kelsie is an outstanding young ladywith a tremendous work ethic,”Zaranek said. “She received an excel-lent background of running throughSt. Paul and Regina and we are mostfortunate to have her on our team.”

Also on the radar is incoming fresh-man Ersula Farrow.

“Ersula has run competitively foryears and has a wealth of experience,even at her young age, at the state andnational level,” Zaranek said. “Weshould see Ersula excel in highschool.”

The Blue Devils had one of theirbest seasons in history last fall, goingundefeated, winning the MAC RedDivision championship and number-ous invitational titles, along with thestate regional championship.

South also qualified for the state fi-nals for a state record 31st straightyear. ”We are very proud of thatstreak — consistency, strength, anddepth have been our trademark overthe decades,” Zaranek said.

Adding to the depth are seniorsKelly Langton and Carolyn Sullivan,junior Nicole Keller, and sophomoresMeghan Dzedzic and Alexa Calas.

The Blue Devils are the team to beat

in the MAC Red which featuresMacomb Dakota, Sterling HeightsStevenson, Grosse Pointe North,Utica Eisenhower, L’Anse CreuseNorth and Utica.

Competition kicks off in the MACSept. 13 as all teams face off in thefirst of two jamborees.

South will also be tested early as itcompetes in both the Mariner (20team) Invitational and the NorthvilleMustang Invitational (22 teams) Aug.31.

A huge test is Sept. 16 as the teamtravels to Michigan State Universityfor the Spartan Invitational, featuringmore than 100 teams, including the

finest programs from around thestate.

“We have a great line-up of meetsthat will prepare us for the state levelcompetition in late October and earlyNovember,” Zaranek said. “Southhopes to be on the starting line for the32nd consecutive year at the state fi-nals on Nov. 6 at MIS.

“Leadership will play a key role inour success and we have a senior classthat will live up to that important role.We have over 25 seniors who knowhow to set the highest standards forour team. They will certainly lead byexample and keep the expectationshigh for all, including a large fresh-

man class of more than 25 runners.”South also competes in the Algonac

Invitational, DeLaSalle Invitational,Legends Classic, and Wayne CountyChampionships before the state levelcompetition begins.

“2011 promises to be an incredibleyexciting season for our team.”

During South’s 32-year history, theteam has won 21 league titles, 22 stateregional titles and 13 top 10 finishes inthe state. It also hopes to add to the listof 25 All-State runners.

South is coached by Steve Zaranek(33rd year); Leo Lambert (26th year);Shawn McNamara (15th year); andTereza Schaible (2nd year).

Blue Devils aim for big things this season

PHOTO BY PAUL KANIA

Grosse Pointe South girls cross-country head coach Steve Zaranek, far left, and assistant coaches Leo Lambert, far right,and Tereza Schaible, center, field a great team led by captains, from left, Hannah Wheeler, and Jessi Aboukasm.


GROSSE POINTE SOUTH BOYS


The Grosse Pointe South boys’cross-country team is loaded andready for what can be a memorable2011 season.

Head coach Mark Sonnenberg isin his third season at the helm andeach year his squad has improved.

The Blue Devils’ top returning run-

ners are captains Conor Buckley, PatRennell and Austin Montgomery.Others returning are Charlie Warren,Brad Sanford, Jake Knuth and MattGeist.

“We have a big group that includes11 freshmen,” Sonnenberg said. “Asa 9-3 team in 2010, we should be oneof the top teams returning in the divi-sion.

“Our goal is to be undefeated, win

the MAC Red, win the regional andfinish top-20 in the state.”

The Blue Devils’ Macomb AreaConference Red Division competi-tors are Sterling Heights Stevenson,Utica Eisenhower, Macomb Dakota,Utica, L’Anse Creuse North andGrosse Pointe North.

In other meets, the Blue Devils runin the Mariner Invitational, CenterLine Early Bird Invitational, Algonac

Muskrat Classic Invitational,DeLaSalle Invitational, CoachingLegends Classic, Wayne CountyChampionships and a dual meet withWarren Mott.

The division meet is Saturday, Oct.22, while the regional meet isSaturday, Oct. 29, and the state meetis Saturday, Nov. 5, at MichiganInternational Speedway in the IrishHills.

Blue Devils have talent to compete

L IGGETT


Cross-country head coach TreyCassidy has the luxury of having all ofhis top runners returning for the 2011campaign.

“Our goal is to return the girls to thestate championships and bring theboys team to race in 2011,” Cassidysaid. “We were inspired by the eventlast year at Michigan InternationalSpeedway and can’t wait to get backonto that course.

“To see all those athletes fromaround the state competing in thesame venue is an incredible experi-ence. The support of fans, fellow run-ners and teammates is a testament towhat is great about high school athlet-ics.”

Before the state regional meet, theKnights have to work through theMichigan Independent AthleticConference dual meet schedule andseveral weekend invitationals.

Both teams are looking to be morecompetitive than last fall, especiallythe girls who finished in the top threelast season.

“This is our third season of competi-tion after a four-year hiatus from field-ing a team,” Cassidy said. “In thisshort time, we have rejuvenated theprogram.”

Progessexpected

GRID IRON

PHOTO BY BOB BRUCE

Week onescheduleWeek No. 1 of the high school football

schedule kicks-off this weekend

across the state. Local teams in action

include: Grosse Pointe South against

U-D Jesuit at Ferndale; Grosse Pointe

North at L’Anse Creuse; Liggett at

Detroit Westside Christian Academy;

and Warren DeLaSalle hosting Ann

Arbor Pioneer.

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