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REGIONAL GOLF: Book closes on 2013 for Dearborn-area golfers (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/11/2013 1:06:41 PM EST

The high school golf season will conclude with the state tournaments this weekend, but the area's teams have already put their clubs away. Divine Child qualified for Friday's Division 2 regional at M...

REGIONAL SOFTBALL: Tough Livonia Ladywood overwhelms Divine Child (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/11/2013 1:01:00 PM EST

Both teams scored in the first inning and only half of them scored in the rest Saturday when Livonia Ladywood beat the Divine Child softball team 12-1 in the Division 2 regional semifinals at Edsel Fo...

REGIONAL BASEBALL: Falcon's season comes to a close (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/11/2013 12:57:27 PM EST

A history of post-season success and a couple weeks of momentum were on the side of the Divine Child baseball team heading into Saturday's Division 2 regional at Edsel Ford. The Falcons have won four...

REGIONAL BASEBALL: Belleville eliminates Edsel Ford in semis (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/11/2013 12:53:53 PM EST

A lot of time passed between trips to the regionals for the Edsel Ford baseball team. The Thunderbirds erased nearly a quarter century of frustration and finally made it this season, but their stay e...

REGIONAL SOFTBALL: Falcons drop regional semifinal
Updated: 6/8/2013 6:01:15 PM EST

The Divine Child Falcons were eliminated from the Division II, regional 15 semifinals on Saturday morning, losing to the (Livonia) Ladywood Blazers by a final score of 12-1. Divine Child fell beh...

REGIONAL SOCCER: Edsel Ford's regional stay is short (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/7/2013 2:47:15 PM EST

A long wait ended Saturday for the Edsel Ford soccer team. The Thunderbirds beat rival Dearborn High 2-1 to win the school's first district championship since 1998. "It was a pretty big monkey on ou...

DISTRICT SOCCER: Falcons fall to Trenton in final
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:45:31 PM EST

For the third year in a row, the Trenton Trojans are district soccer champions. Host Trenton edged the Dearborn Divine Child Falcons 2-0 on Saturday morning to win the Division 2, District 21 title...

DISTRICT GOLF: DC claims Division 2 district title at Grosse Ile Country Club
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:40:51 PM EST

The high school golf season continued into this week in the area as one local team and several individuals qualified for regional competition. Divine Child won the Division 2 district championship ...

DISTRICT BASEBALL: Dominant pitching carries Divine Child
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:47:18 PM EST

Dominant pitching lifted the Divine Child baseball team to its 14th district championship in a row Saturday. The Falcons blanked Annapolis 9-0 in the semifinals and then topped host Melvindale 7-1 in...

DISTRICT BASEBALL: Rallying Thunderbirds win Division 1 district flag (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:45:59 PM EST

The Division 1 district baseball tournament at Edsel Ford ended just like it began. The host Thunderbirds rallied to knock off Allen Park in the first round last Tuesday and coasted past rival Dearbo...

DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Divine Child wins district title in wild fashion (PHOTO)
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:47:07 PM EST

The defense sparked the offense and then saved the day Saturday when the Divine Child softball team held on for a wild 6-5 victory in the Division 2 district championship game at Melvindale. The Falc...

TRACK AND FIELD: DC girls come together, win another state title (PHOTOS)
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:41:20 PM EST

For the second straight year and for the third time in the past four years, the Team of One is No. 1. The Divine Child girls’ track team went to the Division 2 state meet at Forest Hills Eastern Hig...

TRACK AND FIELD: Bearooz is sole state placer in boys' state finals
Updated: 6/4/2013 1:21:02 PM EST

The only athlete to place at the state competition in Division I for the boy’s from the Dearborn area schools came from the Dearborn High School. Junior Bearooz Yacoobi placed fifth in the shot put (...

DISTRICT SOCCER: Dearborn overcomes delays to rout Lincoln Park (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/31/2013 2:11:28 AM EST

Delayed for over two hours due to recurring thunderstorms, the Dearborn and the Lincoln Park soccer teams finally hit the field on Thursday and it was Dearborn who came out on top by a final score of ...

DISTRICT SOCCER: Edsel shuts out Taylor Truman in semifinals (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/31/2013 2:11:52 AM EST

The Edsel Ford Thunderbirds advanced to the Division 1, District 6 Final on Thursday afternoon, defeating the Taylor Truman Cougars in the District Semifinal by a final score of 4-0. Following a h...

DISTRICT SOCCER: Falcons advance to semi finals with dominating victory
Updated: 5/30/2013 11:47:08 PM EST

The weather has been nothing short of a problem for all high school sports teams this spring season and Thursday night’s district soccer games were no exception. Lightning delayed the start of the Di...

DISTRICT BASEBALL: Late comeback advances Edsel Ford past Allen Park
Updated: 5/30/2013 10:24:05 AM EST

Edsel Ford trailed for nearly all of Wednesday’s pre-district game against Allen Park, but with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, the host Thunderbirds stunned the Jaguars with four runs and ...

BASEBALL: Cougars battle back, claim league crown (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:12:06 PM EST

Three easy wins and an extra-inning marathon carried the Annapolis baseball team to the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division championship last week. The first victory was the hardest to get...

BASEBALL: Crestwood wraps up league title share
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:00:00 PM EST

An 11-1 romp over Romulus last Monday earned the Crestwood baseball team a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division pennant. The Chargers finished 8-2 in the league, good for a ...

BASEBALL: Win over Garden City lefts Edsel to share of crown (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:13:23 PM EST

Just two days after sewing up a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division pennant, the Edsel Ford baseball team dropped a wild 6-5 battle with crosstown rival Divine Child in an eve...

SOFTBALL: Annapolis grabs first league title in 10 years
Updated: 5/28/2013 1:57:36 PM EST

Three easy victories lifted the Annapolis softball team to the school's first league softball title in 10 years. The Cougars crushed Redford Thurston 16-3 and 15-0 in a doubleheader Monday and then b...

SOFTBALL: Divine Child preps for coming MHSAA state playoffs
Updated: 5/28/2013 1:54:52 PM EST

Playing five tough games in four days last week should help the Divine Child softball team this weekend as the Falcons head to Melvindale for a Division 2 district tournament Saturday. DC faced an ...

GOLF: Pioneers third at WWAC meet (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:19:23 PM EST

With Garden City and Belleville stealing the spotlight, the Dearborn High golf team was the best of the rest Thursday at the Western Wayne Athletic Conference league tournament at Lake Erie Metropar...

TRACK AND FIELD: DC's Coach Williams earns high honor
Updated: 5/28/2013 1:46:20 PM EST

Randy Williams, head coach of the Dearborn Divine Child boys’ track squad was honored last Wednesday when he was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)...

TRACK AND FIELD: Falcon girls crush CHSL competition; win MITCA event (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:15:37 PM EST

Eleven first place finishes and 18 other top-five finishes propelled the Dearborn Divine Child girls’ track squad to a Catholic League Championship last Tuesday. The Falcons won in convincing fashion ...

TRACK AND FIELD: DC boys fifth at league meet (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/28/2013 2:16:12 PM EST

After a fourth-place finish at regionals two Friday’s ago, the Dearborn Divine Child boy’s track squad competed in the Catholic League Championships last Tuesday at Livonia Ladywood High School where ...

SOCCER: MHSAA district draws
Updated: 5/24/2013 2:54:22 PM EST

The Michigan High School Athletic Association girls’ soccer district tournament gets under way this week. Here is a look at where local teams will be playing: Division 1 At Dearborn Tuesday De...

SOFTBALL: MHSAA district draws
Updated: 5/24/2013 2:53:29 PM EST

The Michigan High School Athletic Association softball district tournament gets under way with pre-district games Tuesday. Here is a look at where local teams will be playing: Division 1 At Edse...

BASEBALL: MHSAA district draws
Updated: 5/24/2013 2:52:29 PM EST

The Michigan High School Athletic Association Baseball district tournament gets under way with pre-district games Tuesday. Here is a look at where local teams will be playing: Division 1 At Edse...

SOFTBALL: State playoffs offer a second chance for all (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/24/2013 3:09:33 PM EST

The Divine Child softball team struggled to make the Catholic League playoffs this season and then was bounced in its first game. Well, the Falcons’ shot at redemption is here as the Michigan High Sc...

BASEBALL: MHSAA state playoffs arrive for area schools (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/24/2013 3:08:02 PM EST

After a season-long battle, first with rainy weather and then the other teams in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference, the Edsel Ford baseball team faces another battle Tuesday if it wants to make it...

SOCCER: T-Birds in hunt for district crown (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/24/2013 3:07:12 PM EST

Winning the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship was only half the battle for the Edsel Ford soccer team. The Thunderbirds are now out to reach another goal by winning a district championsh...

TENNIS: Perfect league season for champion Pioneers (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/24/2013 3:04:46 PM EST

Tennis teams took out their racquets for the last time against each other this season at the Western Wayne Athletic Conference league tournament on Monday. The 11 WWAC teams competed at Crestwood, De...

BASEBALL: Turnaround Edsel Ford now 7-1
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:17:41 PM EST

Completing a regular-season sweep of rival Dearborn High left the Edsel Ford baseball team tied for first place in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division heading into this, the final week...

GOLF: DHS ends Edsel Ford's winning ways (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:27:51 PM EST

An undefeated run through the Western Wayne Athletic Conference came to an abrupt halt last week for the Edsel Ford golf team. Rival Dearborn High dealt the Thunderbirds their first loss on Monday, r...

BASEBALL: DC tops AP twice
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:15:02 PM EST

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BASEBALL: League-leading Cougars get even
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:14:01 PM EST

Getting even lifted the Annapolis baseball team into the top spot in Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division. The Cougars avenged their only league loss of the season with a convincing 10-0 ...

SOFTBALL: Dearborn clobbers both Crestwood and Edsel Ford
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:12:55 PM EST

A pair of local rivals were on the schedule for the Dearborn High softball team last week and the Pioneers rolled over both of them. On Monday, DHS knocked off Crestwood 15-4 in six innings. Mariah C...

BASEBALL: Crestwood controls its own fate
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:11:26 PM EST

With time running out in the season, the Crestwood baseball team knocked off Dearborn High and Belleville last week to make a bid for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division pennant. "Tho...

TRACK AND FIELD: Pioneers second at regionals (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:23:49 PM EST

The Dearborn boys’ track squad capped another successful season at regionals last Friday with a second-place finish in Canton. The Pioneers had 86.5 points. Plymouth had 107 to win the meet. Junio...

TRACK: Bulldogs second at regionals
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:08:01 PM EST

Only 11 athletes went to the regional meet at Livonia Ladywood this past Friday for the Robichaud boys’, but that little group came out with a second-place finish at the 16-team event. Chelsea Hig...

TRACK: Defending state champion Falcons crush the competition at regionals (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:22:38 PM EST

Wow, did somebody get the license number of that black and red truck that ran over the rest of the girls’ field at the Division 2 regional at Ladywood High School last Friday? Coach Tony Mifsud’s Di...

TENNIS: Dearborn tennis team nets another regional title (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/21/2013 3:26:56 PM EST

The Dearborn tennis team is off to the Division 1 state finals – again. Last Friday afternoon, for the fourth consecutive year, Coach Steve Behmlander’s Pioneers won the championship at the Woodhave...

SOCCER: Pioneers win on senior night
Updated: 5/19/2013 8:29:05 PM EST

The Dearborn women’s soccer team moved to 9-8-0 on Friday night, grinding out a win in a defensive struggle against non-league Trenton. It was Senior Night for the Pioneers and their seniors stepped...

SOCCER: Edsel bests Crestwood, Fordson to win WWAC championship (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/17/2013 2:54:04 PM EST

Scoring five unanswered goals helped the Edsel Ford soccer team achieve one of its major goals for the season Wednesday night. The Thunderbirds blanked visiting Fordson 5-0 to clinch the Western Wayn...

TRACK AND FIELD: Girls' track roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:52:26 PM EST

Last Thursday, the Dearborn Pioneers girls’ track squad beat Edsel Ford and Fordson in a tri-meet, taking seven first place finishes. Senior Maryrose Deberadino placed first in both the 200 and 400 ...

TRACK AND FIELD: Boys' track roundup
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:39:17 PM EST

Last Tuesday, the Fordson boys’ track squad won its first dual meet of the season, defeating Annapolis. Hef Mashrah took first in both the 110 and 300 hurdles, while junior Ali Beydoun was first i...

GOLF: Falcons win Wayne County Invitational
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:38:33 PM EST

With medalist Joe Biscaro leading the way, the Divine Child golf team won it all at the Wayne County Invitational on May 6 at the Dearborn Country Club. Biscaro topped the leaderboard with a round ...

SOFTBALL: Big day boosts Falcons into second-place tie
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:37:21 PM EST

You could say that Thursday was kind of a big day for the Divine Child softball team. The Falcons were scheduled to play a doubleheader with Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at Madonna University and they a...

SOFTBALL: Thunderbirds pound way to important wins (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:54:01 PM EST

Three games against local rivals were on the schedule for the Edsel Ford softball team last week and the Thunderbirds pounded their way to three big victories. On Wednesday, the Thunderbirds topped C...

BASEBALL: Annapolis keeps winning (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:50:55 PM EST

A strong pitching performance kept the Annapolis baseball team in the hunt for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division pennant last week. The Cougars improved to 5-1 in the league with a 4...

BASEBALL: Victory over Crestwood is highlight as Edsel wins four of five (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:51:20 PM EST

Avenging losses to its top rivals for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division pennant lifted the Edsel Ford baseball right back into the race last week. On Wednesday, the Thunderbirds top...

SOCCER: T-Birds tie Crestwood
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:05:44 PM EST

The Edsel Ford and Crestwood soccer teams squared off on Monday night in what was a hard fought, physical battle between two league rivals. Despite the effort, each team head to settle for a tie, as...

BASEBALL: Exhausting league season over for DC
Updated: 5/10/2013 2:50:24 PM EST

The condensed version of the Catholic League Central Division baseball season is finally over. Divine Child finished a marathon stretch of seven games in five days Wednesday when the locals split a d...

FOOTBALL: DHS names former assistant John Powell new coach
Updated: 5/10/2013 2:49:23 PM EST

Continuity won out over sweeping change when Dearborn High named John Powell as its new head football coach Wednesday in a meeting for the players and their parents in the school's auditorium. Powell...

SOCCER: Roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/10/2013 2:48:26 PM EST

Tomorrow night's trip to Crestwood appears to be the last major hurdle standing between the Edsel Ford soccer team and the Western Wayne Athletic Conference title. The Thunderbirds bombed Redford Uni...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/10/2013 2:42:10 PM EST

The Dearborn Tennis team came out swinging Monday afternoon and swept away archrival Edsel Ford 8-0. Dearborn’s undefeated No. 1 singles player Leslie Reynolds won 6-1, 6-0 against Edsel’s Samantha T...

SOCCER: T-Birds fall to Allen Park in non-league play
Updated: 5/10/2013 1:46:15 AM EST

The Allen Park girls’ soccer team knocked off a tough Dearborn Edsel Ford squad Thursday night 1-0 in a non-league match at home. Sarah Templin of the Jaguars (6-5, 5-4) scored the only goal of the g...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Chargers ground T-birds (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/8/2013 10:20:29 PM EST

Wrapping up their last regular season match, Crestwood came out victorious against Edsel Ford. The Chargers beat the Thunderbirds 7-1 on Wednesday. “This was a rebuilding year for us. Many of my gir...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Dearborn shuts out Crestwood to finish unbeaten (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/7/2013 11:11:14 PM EST

Dearborn and Crestwood walked onto the courts this afternoon both undefeated. After two hours of competitive matches, Dearborn celebrated their perfect season record after sweeping Crestwood 8-0. “...

TRACK AND FIELD: Boys' track roundup
Updated: 5/7/2013 12:59:00 PM EST

It was a successful close to last week for the Divine Child boys’ track squad as the Falcons won the Mark Carpenter Divine Child Invite. Before the Saturday finish, the Falcons performed well at Sali...

TRACK AND FIELD: Divine Child's girls gearing up for important time of season (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/7/2013 1:01:29 PM EST

It was a successful week for the Divine Child girls’ track squad. The Falcons defeated University of Detroit-Jesuit in a dual meet, followed that up with some phenomenal performances in the Golden Tr...

GOLF: DC finds winning formula
Updated: 5/7/2013 12:57:45 PM EST

After opening the Catholic League dual-meet season with six losses, the Divine Child golf team turned the tide last week by sweeping a tri-meet with Orchard Lake St. Mary's and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep...

BASEBALL: Annapolis sweeps Fordson, stays in thick of title chase
Updated: 5/7/2013 12:55:48 PM EST

A sweep of Fordson kept the Annapolis baseball team in the thick of the pennant race in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division. The Cougars won the first game 11-3 on Wednesday behind t...

BASEBALL: Crestwood still controls baseball race (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/7/2013 1:02:39 PM EST

A no-hitter by Tanner Doumont Thursday at Dearborn High gave the Crestwood baseball team its third Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division victory in four days and a perfect 4-0 record in leag...

SOFTBALL: Insurance runs prove to be important for Falcons
Updated: 5/7/2013 12:48:03 PM EST

You never know when insurance runs are going to come in handy. The Divine Child softball team led host Macomb Lutheran North 9-5 heading into the seventh inning of the second game of Friday's doubl...

SOFTBALL: Cougars sweep Tractors, top WWAC's Red Division
Updated: 5/7/2013 12:46:13 PM EST

Sweeping a doubleheader with Fordson last Wednesday lifted the Annapolis softball team to the top of the Western Wayne Athletic Association Red Division standings with a perfect 5-0 record. The Cou...

SOFTBALL: Now winning, Dearborn High pulls big turnaround (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/7/2013 1:04:05 PM EST

After winning just one game the week before, the Dearborn High the softball team turned things around last week. The Pioneers lost just once in six outings and knocked off local Western Wayne Athleti...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Dearborn sweeps Edsel (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/7/2013 1:05:20 PM EST

Entering into the rivalry match this afternoon, Dearborn and Edsel Ford went in swinging strong and playing aggressively. Edsel Ford fought to take the undefeated streak from Dearborn, but fell short...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/3/2013 2:50:26 PM EST

The Divine Child girls’ tennis team broke through with its first victory of the season, knocking off Cabrini 5-3 on Monday. “The weather really has affected all of the teams, so we started off in th...

SOCCER: Girls' soccer roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/3/2013 2:49:35 PM EST

There were two local rivals on the schedule for the Dearborn High soccer team last week and the Pioneers swept through both to remain just one game behind Edsel Ford in the Western Wayne Athletic Conf...

SOCCER: Coach says league-leading Thunderbirds still have room to improve (PHOTO)
Updated: 5/3/2013 2:49:01 PM EST

Two mercy rule-shortened victories left the Edsel Ford soccer team atop the Western Wayne Athletic Conference standings with a perfect record. The Thunderbirds want more. "We're happy that we're win...

BASEBALL: WWAC Blue Division newcomers flex their muscles
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:07:36 PM EST

The Blue Division of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference was realigned this year and the newcomers from the Red Division flexed their muscles last Monday. Host Garden City beat defending division...

GOLF: Edsel Ford wins a pair (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:37:08 PM EST

The weather has been less than cooperative so far, but the area's high school golf teams are still doing their best to avoid the water hazards. Edsel Ford won twice last week, rolling over Redford Un...

BASEBALL: Chargers pound out three straight victories (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:35:05 PM EST

The bats were booming last week as the Crestwood baseball team pounded out three big victories. On Monday, the Chargers ripped visiting Edsel Ford 12-2. A solo homer by Badih Jawad in the first got ...

SOFTBALL: T-Birds get busy with five-game week (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:35:42 PM EST

After dodging raindrops for the first three weeks of the season, the Edsel Ford softball team finally got busy last week. The Thunderbirds buried Crestwood 11-1 in five innings on Monday behind winni...

SOFTBALL: Annapolis sweeps
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:00:47 PM EST

A 10-run explosion in the top of the seventh inning of the first game powered the Annapolis softball team to a doubleheader sweep at Lutheran Westland Saturday. The Cougars trailed 11-6 heading int...

SOFTBALL: Divine Child earns split with powerful Cabrini
Updated: 4/30/2013 11:59:31 AM EST

The first game was outstanding and the second wasn't as bad as it looked on the scoreboard when the Divine Child softball team split a doubleheader with visiting Allen Park Cabrini Friday. DC won t...

TRACK AND FIELD: Dearborn girls eighth at Crestwood
Updated: 4/30/2013 11:58:27 AM EST

Five top-five finishes helped the Dearborn girls’ track team finish eighth at the Charger Invitational Saturday. Three of those top-five finishes came in relay races. Junior Sarah Faraj led the wa...

TRACK AND FIELD: Dearborn boys win Crestwood Invitational (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/30/2013 12:38:29 PM EST

On Saturday, Dearborn’s boys’ track squad took home first-place at the Crestwood Charger Invitational, running away with top honors after scoring 104.5 points. The Pioneers had six first-place finis...

TRACK AND FIELD: Second-place kind of week for DC's girls
Updated: 4/30/2013 11:53:28 AM EST

Last weekend was one of seconds for the Dearborn Divine Child girls’ track squad. The defending Division 3 state champs traveled to Michigan State for the Spartan Classic Invitational and finished se...

TENNIS: Falcons post first victory of season
Updated: 4/29/2013 10:31:44 PM EST

The Divine Child girls’ tennis team got their first win of the season with a victory over Allen Park Cabrini. The Falcons beat the Monarchs 5-3 on Monday. “The weather really has affected all of t...

TENNIS: Local teams compete in Don Zielinski Invitational (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/28/2013 9:04:04 PM EST

The weather cleared up and the sun made its first appearance of the season for the Don Zielinski Invitational Tennis Tournament on Saturday. Eight teams including Crestwood, Divine Child, and Robicha...

TENNIS: Uninspired Crestwood netters remain unbeaten (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/26/2013 2:51:16 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ tennis team is still undefeated heading into the middle of its season strong. The Chargers whipped Redford Union 6-2 Monday, but Coach Pete Marabeas was unimpressed. “I have t...

TENNIS: Dearborn, Edsel Ford still spotless (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/26/2013 2:52:48 PM EST

The Dearborn High girls’ tennis team beat Robichaud 7-1 Monday for its fifth straight win. Dearborn High coach Steve Behmlander said that he sees development in each player every time they return to ...

SOCCER: Girls' soccer roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/26/2013 2:52:00 PM EST

Two shutouts in three days gave the Edsel Ford soccer team a leg up on the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship. The Thunderbirds took on two of the top contenders for the crown last week a...

BASEBALL: Host Edsel Ford divides Wooden Bat games (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:41:52 PM EST

The old fashioned crack of the bat could be heard loud and clear Saturday when Edsel Ford hosted its annual Wooden Bat Classic. The Thunderbirds lost their first game 6-4 to Southfield Lathrup, but r...

BASEBALL: Crestwood, GC have to wait
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:34:21 PM EST

And now we wait. A critical Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division baseball game between Crestwood and Garden City got started Wednesday, but not finished. Bad weather saw to that. The g...

SOFTBALL: Pioneers elude the weather, move to 4-0 (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:40:20 PM EST

The weather has made it tough to get scheduled games in, but the Dearborn High softball team has made the most of its opportunities. The Pioneers ran their record to 4-0 last week with two more victo...

SOFTBALL: Annapolis delivers first two blows in battle for supremacy
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:31:44 PM EST

The first two blows in the battle for Dearborn Heights city softball supremacy were landed by Annapolis last week. On Wednesday, the Cougars beat Robichaud 16-0 in three innings. Kirstyn Jacobs was ...

SOFTBALL: DC salvages a split with Lutheran North
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:29:59 PM EST

One big inning and solid pitching allowed the Divine Child softball team to salvage a split of a doubleheader with Macomb Lutheran North last Tuesday. The Falcons lost the opener 7-3, but bounced bac...

ROWING: Chargers prep for Hebda Cup
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:28:17 PM EST

While the track teams and the girls’ tennis team host events this Saturday, the Crestwood rowing teams will be off to Wyandotte where the Chargers will compete in the 59th annual Hebda Memorial Challe...

TRACK AND FIELD: Boys' track roundup
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:45:13 PM EST

After a gloomy and rainy week that cancelled many high school sports, the Divine Child boy’s track squad faced a tough test in the Birmingham Brother Rice team on April 16. In the showdown in Dearbo...

TRACK AND FIELD: DC league win streak reaches 22
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:26:17 PM EST

The defending state champion Divine Child girls’ track team got the season off to a rousing start with a 104-26 win over Livonia Ladywood and a 104-24 win over Birmingham Marian in a tri-meet last we...

TRACK AND FIELD: Dearborn girls rout Romulus, EF beats Crestwood (PHOTOS)
Updated: 4/23/2013 1:43:39 PM EST

In their first dual meet of a season delayed by bad weather, the Dearborn girls’ track squad beat Romulus in convincing fashion, 102-26. The Pioneers swept many of the events, going 1-2-3 to give th...

GIRLS' TENNIS: T-birds remain unbeaten with win over Romulus (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/23/2013 11:25:50 AM EST

Edsel Ford girls’ tennis came out swinging strong against Romulus on Monday and remained undefeated with a 7-1 victory over the Eagles. “Even though we have been on the courts just a short amount of...

SOCCER: Edsel Ford falls to Gibraltar Carlson (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/20/2013 11:48:33 AM EST

With rain coming down and temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Friday night, the Gibraltar Carlson girls’ soccer team knocked off visiting Edsel Ford 2-0 in a non-league match. Added to the misera...

TENNIS: Despite lack of court time, DHS is rolling (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/19/2013 1:28:26 PM EST

The Dearborn High girls’ tennis team continued its winning ways against Redford Union on Wednesday. The Pioneers defeated the visiting Panthers 7-1. “Our kids stepped up their game today as the Redf...

TENNIS: Crestwood wins first two matches of the year
Updated: 4/19/2013 12:50:03 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ tennis team started its season by winning its first two matches this week. Crestwood defeated Garden City 6-0 on Wednesday. “I’ve really stressed aggressive play and I’m seei...

SOCCER: Tractors riding a strong, unbeaten streak
Updated: 4/19/2013 12:46:07 PM EST

The Fordson girls’ soccer team beat Henry Ford Academy for the second time this season on Monday when the Tractors rolled to a 4-1 victory. Freshman Jamiley Cheikh scored two goals and passed out ...

SOCCER: Edsel-DHS soccer showdown is Wednesday
Updated: 4/19/2013 12:45:14 PM EST

The area's first big soccer showdown of the season is scheduled for Wednesday night when Dearborn High hosts Edsel Ford. The Thunderbirds plan to bring some momentum into the contest and the Pioneers...

SOCCER: Edsel avoids upset in win over Monroe
Updated: 4/16/2013 11:40:14 PM EST

The Edsel Ford girls’ soccer team escaped a near upset Tuesday against the inexperienced Monroe Trojans. Edsel dominated possession of the ball and the Trojan defense was holding up. However Edsel sc...

TENNIS: Pioneers continue streak with win over Annapolis
Updated: 4/16/2013 10:44:00 PM EST

Dearborn High girls’ tennis continued their winning streak when they defeated Annapolis on Tuesday. Due to their match being cancelled because of weather last week, the Pioneers and Cougars had to re...

SOCCER: It's all soccer, all the time for full-time coach Mike Hatfield (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/16/2013 1:38:23 PM EST

It’s rare to find someone who loves their job – really loves their job. However, some people are lucky enough to pursue a lifelong goal and work their dream job. For Mike Hatfield, coaching soccer ...

SOFTBALL: Roundup
Updated: 4/16/2013 1:31:47 PM EST

The high school softball season took its first baby steps last week as three of Dearborn's varsity teams got into action. On Monday, Dearborn High swept a doubleheader with visiting Fordson. The P...

BASEBALL: Roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/16/2013 1:39:59 PM EST

Even though global warming failed miserably to deliver on its potential last week, the Dearborn High baseball team managed to sneak in its first three games of the season. On Monday, the Pioneers got...

FOOTBALL: DHS football Coach Dave Mifsud moving on (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/16/2013 1:37:03 PM EST

After 16 years as head football coach at Dearborn High School, David Mifsud has decided to make a change. The 49-year-old has accepted the head football coach position at Parma Western High School a...

FOOTBALL: DHS and Hillsdale star Anthony Mifsud suits up once more (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/16/2013 1:41:35 PM EST

Last November 2008 Dearborn High School graduate Anthony Mifsud wrapped up a brilliant career as the starting quarterback for Hillsdale College. He threw for 4,628 total yards and 36 touchdowns while...

TENNIS: Young talent helps Edsel top Annapolis
Updated: 4/9/2013 1:46:42 PM EST

Despite the challenges of a short pre-season and majority of the team being new players, Edsel Ford’s girls’ tennis team came out on top last week against Annapolis. The Thunderbirds beat the Cougar...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: 2013 All-City team (PHOTOS)
Updated: 4/5/2013 3:43:22 PM EST

DEARBORN ALL-CITY BOYS Only the state champions stood in the way of the Fordson boys' basketball team this past season. The Tractors swept two regular-season games from rivals Dearborn High and E...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: 2013 All-City team (PHOTO)
Updated: 4/5/2013 3:44:58 PM EST

DEARBORN HEIGHTS ALL-CITY GIRLS The greatest girls' basketball season in Crestwood history put the Chargers alone at the top in Dearborn Heights. Crestwood rolled through the Red Division of the ...

Protecting athletes is a full time job for local trainers
Updated: 4/5/2013 3:45:11 PM EST

Imagine a parent’s worst nightmare: their student athlete writhing in pain or, worse, lying motionless on the playing surface during a high school sporting event. Terrifying moments like this transf...

TENNIS: Fairlane Club tennis pro considered one of the top instructors in the country (PHOTOS)
Updated: 4/2/2013 2:50:49 PM EST

As the warm weather approaches and the world reawakens, those who have been cooped up all winter come out, stretch their legs and often turn to sports. Used as a form of exercise or entertainment, y...

TENNIS: DCTA targets youngsters, helps keep game growing (PHOTOS)
Updated: 4/2/2013 2:53:38 PM EST

The Dearborn Community Tennis Association (DCTA) will kick off its youth tennis programs next month at Edsel Ford, Dearborn, and Fordson High Schools. Registration is available for students from all ...

HOCKEY: Press & Guide All Area Team
Updated: 4/2/2013 2:01:55 PM EST

Brad Popiel-Divine Child Popiel was a big contributor to the Falcons’ success this year and helped to lead Divine Child to a pre-regional final game. The senior led the team in goals with 18, and a...

BOYS' SWIMMING: 2012-13 All-Area Team (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/29/2013 12:30:10 PM EST

Edsel Ford got the better of crosstown rival Dearborn High again during the 2012-13 high school swim season, but the Thunderbirds came up a little short of claiming another outright Western Wayne Athl...

WRESTLING: 2012-13 All-Area Team (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/29/2013 12:28:22 PM EST

A highly-competitive high school wrestling season came to an end when eight locals took to the mats at The Palace of Auburn Hills for the individual state meets. Prior to that, Annapolis and Fordson ...

TRACK AND FIELD: DC girls take first at EMU Relays
Updated: 3/29/2013 12:04:32 PM EST

For the fourth straight year, the Divine Child girls’ track squad took home first place in the Eastern Michigan University Relays (EMU Relays) to start off their 2013 season. Going up against school...

SOFTBALL: A lot has changed in a year for Edsel (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:09:58 PM EST

A lot of things have changed since Edsel Ford won its first league softball title in 34 years last season. The Thunderbirds will be breaking in a new pitcher, a new shortstop and a new coach in Janet...

SOFTBALL: These Falcons can hit the ball
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:10:33 PM EST

It sounds like the basepaths are going to be busy when the Divine Child softball team takes the field this spring. The Falcons don't have what you'd call an experienced pitching staff, but they do ha...

BASEBALL: Young Falcons still hope to make some noise (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:09:26 PM EST

With a total of eight freshmen and sophomores on the roster, it might seem like the Divine Child baseball team is planning on spending this spring rebuilding via a youth movement. Not necessarily. T...

BASEBALL: Realignments brings new excitement to WWAC baseball was (PHOTOS)
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:08:03 PM EST

A little realignment will spice things up for the area's Western Wayne Athletic Conference baseball teams this spring. Dearborn High beat back crosstown rivals Edsel Ford and Fordson to win the WWAC ...

SOCCER: Dearborn ready to defend WWAC crown
Updated: 3/22/2013 1:42:38 PM EST

With a strong senior class leading the way, the Dearborn High soccer team won the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship with a 7-0-1 record and also captured a district title last season. ...

TRACK AND FIELD: The state meet is always on DC's mind
Updated: 3/22/2013 1:41:26 PM EST

The always tough Divine Child girls’ track team is back in full force this season. The Falcons, who tied with Detroit Country Day for the Division 2 state championship last year, finished second in...

TRACK AND FIELD: After last year, Robichaud sets its sites high
Updated: 3/22/2013 1:40:35 PM EST

For the Robichaud boys’ track squad and coach Jamual Bohannon, getting to the state finals this year is one of the top goals. The team was undefeated in the league last year and won the all-area m...

TRACK AND FIELD: DHS will be tough again
Updated: 3/22/2013 1:39:32 PM EST

The Dearborn boys’ track squad is deep this year as the defending WWAC champ Pioneers come into the 2013 season looking to become a three-peat champ. Head Coach Bob Bridges, in his 57th year coach...

TRACK AND FIELD: Possibility of championships motivate DC's boys
Updated: 3/22/2013 1:37:29 PM EST

For the Dearborn Divine Child boys’ track squad, another run at a regional title and the possibility of a state championship are motivation for the 2013 season. Of its stars from last season, only o...

GIRLS' TENNIS: Season preview
Updated: 3/19/2013 12:05:13 PM EST

The last season has been over for months, but the Dearborn High girls’ tennis team never put their racquets down. “Our girls dedicated a lot of their time to practicing in the off-season. We are look...

SOCCER: UM-D snags Pioneer Behrendt and T-Bird Montoya
Updated: 3/15/2013 2:18:49 PM EST

Dearborn High Senior Evan Behrendt (top) has signed a letter of intent with the University of Michigan-Dearborn to play soccer. Behrendt was MVP his senior year for the Pioneers, scoring 29 goals and...

SWIMMING: Local teams finish season
Updated: 3/12/2013 1:08:38 PM EST

Dearborn competed in the Division 1 state finals at Holland over the weekend, but did not score a point in three events. August McHugh swam in the 50-free (34th) and the backstroke (36th) and teamed...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Fordson falls to Romulus in regional semifinals (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/11/2013 10:43:02 PM EST

For the third time this season, Fordson battled tough against state power Romulus, but unfortunately for the Tractors, the result ended in similar fashion. After holding Romulus to 25 points in the...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Defense wins district championship for Fordson
Updated: 3/10/2013 9:10:07 PM EST

Before a packed-house at Dearborn High Friday night, two red-hot basketball teams battled for a Class A district championship. When it was over, the Fordson Tractors took home the trophy, beating Cr...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Robichaud comeback falls short in district finals
Updated: 3/8/2013 10:16:36 PM EST

A lot of River Rouge’s regulars weren’t part of last year’s run to the Class B quarterfinals, but they sure played like it Friday night. The Panthers stormed to a double-digit lead and watched it shr...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Crestwoods streaky season comes to an end (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/6/2013 12:18:07 AM EST

In Tuesday's Class A regional semifinal, the Crestwood Chargers saw their 17-game winning streak come to a screeching halt with a 50-34 loss to John Glenn at Saline. Things got bad early for the Cha...

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING: DC gets second (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 12:16:40 PM EST

After beating two-time defending Division 2 state champ Carlson at regionals two weekends ago, Divine Child’s hopes were high heading into last Saturday’s state finals in Grand Rapids. But the Falcon...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Injured Divine Child falls to Rouge in district final (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 12:31:58 PM EST

It was never as if a third straight trip to the Final Four was inevitable for this year's edition of the Divine Child girls' basketball team. Rosanna Reynolds and Cara Miller were two of the main rea...

WRESTLING: Al-Hussain is only area wrestler to place at individual finals (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 12:31:42 PM EST

The wrestling state meets weren't great for the eight local wrestlers who qualified for last week's individual finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Crestwood's Sejad Al-Hussain was the only medal wi...

HOCKEY: With heavy hearts, Crestwood falls to Plymouth
Updated: 3/5/2013 11:42:18 AM EST

After a nice upset win over Dearborn Unified earlier last week, the Crestwood hockey team saw its season end on Saturday in the regional finals. The Chargers lost 8-0 to Plymouth in just two perio...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood cruises to district title (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 11:58:07 AM EST

The Crestwood girls’ basketball team won its 18th game in a row Friday. This time, the victory was for the district championship. The Chargers beat Allen Park 48-39 for the Division 2 crown. The game...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Dearborn edges Allen Park to advance to district semifinals (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 12:44:07 PM EST

It came down to just a couple of shots in the final minute of play. Allen Park had a chance to tie the game and send it into overtime, but in the end, the Jags came up just two points shy, falling 61...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Fordson tops Edsel Ford in opening round (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/5/2013 12:42:52 PM EST

Monday night’s first-round Class A district game against Edsel Ford at Dearborn High School was Fordson’s to lose. The Tractors had already beaten the T-Birds three times this season and they weren...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood's 18th consecutive win secures district title (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/2/2013 10:49:14 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ basketball team won its 18th game in a row Friday. This time, the victory was for the district championship. The Chargers beat Allen Park 48-39 for the Division 2 crown. The game...

Two Crestwood athletes sign (PHOTOS)
Updated: 3/1/2013 2:05:07 PM EST

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BOYS' BASKETBALL: District draws
Updated: 3/1/2013 1:53:34 PM EST

Class A at Dearborn Monday Fordson-Edsel Ford (A), 5:30 Dearborn-Allen Park (B), 7 Wednesday Winner A vs Lincoln Park, 5:30 Winner B vs. Crestwood, 7 Finals 7 p.m. Friday Class B at Divine ...

HOCKEY: Allen Park beats Divine Child in three overtimes (PHOTO)
Updated: 3/1/2013 1:49:28 PM EST

Three overtimes; Seventy-three minutes of hockey. That’s how long it took to decide the champion of the pre-regional 43 in Redford on Thursday. Allen Park and Divine Child spent over 30 minutes ti...

HOCKEY: Crestwood finally gets best of Dearborn Unified
Updated: 3/1/2013 1:50:16 PM EST

Heading into Thursday’s pre-regional game, the Crestwood hockey team had just one goal: beat Dearborn Unified. It took the full 51 minutes, but the Chargers the job done with a 5-4 victory over DU. ...

WRESTLING: Finals begin (PHOTOS)
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:24:10 PM EST

The main event is here. The high school wrestling season will come to a boil this weekend as The Palace of Auburn Hills hosts the individual state tournaments. The action begins tomorrow when every ...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Chargers beat 'Dogs, earn title share (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:22:31 PM EST

The race for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division championship came down to the last minute of the last game Thursday night at Robichaud. The defending champion Bulldogs trailed challen...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Big second half helps Annapolis get past T-Birds
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:14:34 PM EST

A second-half explosion blew open a close game and lifted the Annapolis boys' basketball team to an 83-65 victory at Edsel Ford last Tuesday. The Cougars led 14-10 at the end of the first quarter a...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: No. 2 ranked Romulus pulls away from DHS in second half
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:13:21 PM EST

Romulus is one of the best boys' basketball teams in the state and none of the three local teams in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division with the Eagles have been able to do a lot abo...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Fordson beats Inkster, looks ready for MHSAA playoffs
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:11:19 PM EST

With the state tournament less than a week away, the Fordson boys' basketball team appears to be ready for the challenge. The Tractors fell behind early, but rallied for a 56-52 victory over visiti...

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING: DC beats two-time state champ Carlson for regional crown (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:22:56 PM EST

After chasing the two-time defending Division 2 state champion Carlson Marauders all season, the Catholic League champion Divine Child competitive cheerleading team finally caught them last week – at ...

SWIMMING: Belleville outlasts Dearborn, Edsel in WWAC Championship (PHOTOS)
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:21:40 PM EST

It was a tight race at the Western Wayne Athletic Conference League Meet on Friday and host Belleville outlasted a spirited effort from a few local schools to bring home the team championship. The T...

HOCKEY: Dearborn Unified splits
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:07:02 PM EST

The Dearborn Unified hockey team saw the return of a few injured players and split two games in their final week of the regular season. On Feb. 20, the team defeated Allen Park Cabrini 2-1. DU goals...

HOCKEY: Divine Child wraps up Metro League East championship
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:06:14 PM EST

With two wins to close out the season, the Divine Child hockey team banked the Michigan Metro Hockey League East Division title. The Falcons finished with 22 points, three ahead of runner-up Gross...

HOCKEY: Crestwood falls
Updated: 2/26/2013 2:05:13 PM EST

The Crestwood hockey team finished its final week of the season with two tough losses. In their final game of the season, the Chargers fell 7-2 to Royal Oak Shrine. Shrine took a 2-1 lead after th...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Fordson knocks out Dearborn (VIDEO)
Updated: 2/26/2013 12:24:05 PM EST

The Fordson girls’ basketball team will live to fight another day. In the first round of the Class A district tournament at Edsel Ford, Fordson beat Dearborn 50-48 in a barn-burner. The game starte...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Edsel Ford advances to semi finals with win over Rails (VIDEO)
Updated: 2/26/2013 12:24:39 PM EST

.slug - description - N01I0625.NH5 .endslug By Juan Camara The News-Herald The host Edsel Ford girls’ basketball team protected its home court against Lincoln Park in the first round of th...

HOCKEY: MHSAA Pre-Regionals (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/22/2013 2:29:13 PM EST

Class A At Edsel Ford February 25 Fordson vs Dearborn (A), 5 Edsel vs. Lincoln Park (B), 7:30 February 27 Winner A vs Crestwood, 5 Winner B vs Allen Park, 7 Final Friday, 7 p.m. Class B A...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Fordson ends long dry spell against Edsel (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/22/2013 2:27:09 PM EST

Defending champion Edsel Ford will host a Class A girls' basketball district this week, but local rivals Crestwood, Dearborn High and Fordson are all riding in with more momentum than the home team. ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Falcons fall hard in CHSL title game (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/22/2013 2:27:55 PM EST

Bloomfield Hills Marian let Divine Child climb back into last Sunday’s Catholic League A-B championship game but didn’t let the Falcons stick around long. Divine Child (13-6) rallied from a 10-point ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: District draws (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/22/2013 2:28:45 PM EST

Division 1 At Arctic Edge Arena February 25 Plymouth vs Canton, 8 February 27 Winner vs Salem, 8:30 At Dearborn Disc February 26 Dearborn Unified vs. Monroe, 7 February 28 Winner vs. Crest...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood finishes year with its win streak intact
Updated: 2/22/2013 12:50:52 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ basketball team ended its regular season with a bang, beating Garden City 53-36 and Taylor Truman 42-35 to extend its winning streak to 15 games. Early on against Garden City, ...

FOOTBALL: An honor well-deserved (PHOTOS)
Updated: 2/19/2013 1:10:14 PM EST

Former Robichaud and University of Michigan football star Tyrone Wheatley was inducted Monday as part of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame’s 57th class. Wheatley, who was a nine-time state champion ...

SWIMMING: Edsel Ford builds some momentum, Tractors win
Updated: 2/19/2013 12:59:31 PM EST

Edsel Ford built some momentum heading into this week’s Western Wayne Athletic Conference league meet with a 68-34 victory over Garden City last Tuesday. The Thunderbirds celebrated senior night ...

WRESTLING: Eight area wrestlers punch state-meet tickets
Updated: 2/19/2013 1:12:24 PM EST

Eight to states. That pretty much sums up the performance of the area's wrestlers at Saturday's individual regional tournaments, where a total of eight locals cracked the top four in their weight cla...

WRESTLING: Annapolis struggles
Updated: 2/19/2013 1:11:40 PM EST

Nothing went right for the Annapolis wrestlers last Wednesday night as they fell 57-15 to host Tecumseh in the regional semifinals. “We just didn't match up well with them at all,” coach Vic McGuire...

HOCKEY: Chargers win two
Updated: 2/19/2013 12:56:08 PM EST

The Crestwood hockey team kept busy last week with three home games and improved their record to 13-8-1 after winning two of the three games. The Chargers started their busy week with a 5-4 overti...

HOCKEY: Divine Child splits two CHSL games
Updated: 2/19/2013 12:54:53 PM EST

The Divine Child improved their record to 13-9-1 over the weekend at the Catholic League showcase where they split games. The Falcons defeated Notre Dame Prep 7-2, before falling 6-0 against Novi ...

HOCKEY: DU falls to Allen Park outdoors (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/19/2013 1:15:22 PM EST

At the end of the day, all hockey teams are hoping for a win, but sometimes it’s more about the experience than the final score. That’s how it was for the Allen Park and Dearborn Unified hockey team...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood boys stay in league title chase (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/19/2013 1:14:23 PM EST

A great week for Crestwood and an upsetting outing for Robichaud left the Chargers in position to grab a piece of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division boys' basketball championship. Cre...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Tractors tackle big three-game challenge
Updated: 2/19/2013 12:50:21 PM EST

Playing three games in one week is a load for any high school basketball team. Playing three of the biggest games of the season in one week is something else all together. Fordson took that challe...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Playoffs over quickly for DC
Updated: 2/19/2013 12:49:13 PM EST

The Catholic League Playoffs began and ended Saturday for the Divine Child boys' basketball team. The Falcons have been struggling all year and, as a result, drew a first-round match-up against top...

FOOTBALL: Player of the year
Updated: 2/15/2013 3:10:15 PM EST

Dearborn High quarterback Ollie Ajami was presented with the Press & Guide Football Player of the Year Award during a ceremony at halftime of Tuesday night's basketball game against Redford Thurston...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Pioneers pull away to knock off rival Fordson
Updated: 2/15/2013 3:02:11 PM EST

The end of the first half set the tone for the rest of the night Monday when the Dearborn High girls' basketball team beat visiting Fordson 52-39. The rivals were locked in a tight battle when Fati...

FOOTBALL: Dream lives on
Updated: 2/15/2013 3:00:07 PM EST

The crazy thing about chasing a dream is that, sometimes, you don't run as fast as you can. Sometimes, you've got to pull some extra weight to get where you need to go. Dearborn's Musa Odeh played...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DC girls avenge big loss to Mercy, head back to CHSL title game
Updated: 2/15/2013 3:00:16 PM EST

The Catholic League's girls' basketball championship game will be played at 3 p.m. this afternoon at Calihan Hall. The defending champs will be there. They earned it. Divine Child beat Mercy 53-49 ...

WRESTLING: Annapolis falls in regional semifinals
Updated: 2/15/2013 2:41:30 PM EST

Nothing went right for the Annapolis wrestlers Wednesday night as they fell 57-15 to host Tecumseh in the regional semifinals. “We just didn't match up well with them at all,” coach Vic McGuire s...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: T-Birds unintimidated by long trip to Monroe
Updated: 2/15/2013 2:39:54 PM EST

A long bus ride to face an unfamiliar foe didn't scare the Edsel Ford girls' basketball team Tuesday night. The Thunderbirds trekked to Monroe for a non-league game and brought home a 43-34 victory...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Relentless Crestwood cruises to WWAC championship
Updated: 2/15/2013 2:38:34 PM EST

For only the second time in 26 years, the Crestwood Chargers are girls’ league champions Under the leadership of first-year coach Bill Bright, the Chargers clinched the Western Wayne Athletic Conf...

WRESTLING: Fordson, Annapolis win team district crowns (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:55:01 PM EST

Two local teams lived to wrestle another day after the state tournament opened last week with team districts. Annapolis won its own Division 2 tourney by beating Robichaud 69-12 in the semifinals and...

WRESTLING: Twenty locals advance to individual regionals (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:57:55 PM EST

A total of 20 local wrestlers cracked the top four in their weight classes at individual districts Saturday to advance to this weekend's regionals for a chance at qualifying for the state meet. At th...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Snowstorm keeps rivals Dearborn, Fordson apart
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:48:05 PM EST

A Thursday night snowstorm spoiled the Friday night fun. The scheduled boys' basketball battle between Dearborn High and Fordson was postponed, leaving the rivals to stew on some mixed results from...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood-Annapolis boys' hoop rematch will have to wait
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:46:21 PM EST

The rematch was put on hold. The Annapolis boys' basketball team was supposed to host crosstown rival Crestwood Friday night with ideas of avenging an earlier 60-56 loss to the Chargers, but the ev...

SWIMMING: Swimming Roundup (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/12/2013 2:00:16 PM EST

Dearborn and Edsel Ford competed in the prestigious MISCA meet on Saturday at Bloomfield Hills Andover and each team turned in some solid performances. Dearborn’s August McHugh earned a Division 1 s...

HOCKEY: Divine Child divides two at MIHL Showcase (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/12/2013 2:01:57 PM EST

The Divine Child hockey team took part in the big MIHL showcase in Trenton over the weekend and the Falcons split their two games. On Feb. 7, Divine Child opened up Showcase play with a shootout loss...

HOCKEY: Crestwood skates to wins over Cabrini, Ann Arbor Skyline
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:42:38 PM EST

The Crestwood hockey team looked strong last week with a pair of wins over Allen Park Cabrini and Ann Arbor Skyline. On Feb. 7, the Chargers defeated Cabrini 8-4. The Monarchs scored just three mi...

HOCKEY: Ailing Dearborn Unified falls to New Boston Huron
Updated: 2/12/2013 1:41:36 PM EST

In its only game last week, the Dearborn Unified hockey team fell 4-1 to New Boston Huron. Despite the score, Coach Mike Sears though it was a much closer game. “I thought we actually played pre...

Colleges come calling for Dearborn, Heights athletes (PHOTOS)
Updated: 2/8/2013 2:33:50 PM EST

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Dearborn ends long losing skid against Edsel (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/8/2013 3:12:06 PM EST

In the fall of 2005, the Dearborn High girls' basketball team beat crosstown rival Edsel Ford 53-50 in a Class A district championship game. The rivalry has been more than a little one-sided since, w...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Tractors perk up, get back to winning
Updated: 2/8/2013 2:41:57 PM EST

Things seemed to be slipping away from the Fordson girls' basketball team when Belleville came to town on Feb. 1. The Tractors had lost five games in a row after scoring more than 32 points in only o...

GYMNASTICS: Edsel Ford gymnasts off to regionals
Updated: 2/8/2013 1:18:12 PM EST

Five girls from the Edsel Ford gymnastics team qualified for regionals on Tuesday at a meet in Saline. Three girls – Leah Dong, Iam Mekled and Autumn Stanek – qualified on vault. Maya Hammond did n...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DC's Central Division reign comes to an end (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/8/2013 3:12:56 PM EST

First place in the Central Division was on the line Tuesday night when the Divine Child girls' basketball team headed to Mercy to wrap up the league campaign. It was hard to tell from the performance...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: The wins keep coming for Crestwood
Updated: 2/8/2013 1:15:20 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ basketball team kept its winning streak alive last Friday winning a crucial game against Redford Thurston 35-29. Before the game Thurston was only one game back of the streakin...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Cougars' shooting suffers in loss
Updated: 2/7/2013 10:52:28 AM EST

It was a tough night shooting the ball on Tuesday for the Annapolis Girls basketball team as the Cougars lost 43-20 to Fordson. The game was a low-scoring defensive battle. In the first quarter, both...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Falcons are still struggling
Updated: 2/5/2013 12:58:58 PM EST

An outstanding effort in a tough road game wasn't enough to save the Divine Child boys' basketball team from a 10th consecutive loss Friday night. The Falcons battled host Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: 'D' keys Tractor win in Belleville
Updated: 2/5/2013 1:43:36 PM EST

A strong defensive effort lifted the Fordson boys' basketball team to a 39-35 victory at Belleville Friday night. "Our message all week long in practice was that we needed to get stops," said Tractor...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Edsel puts up fight before falling to Pioneers (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/5/2013 1:38:18 PM EST

After ripping crosstown rival Edsel Ford 78-52 in December, the Dearborn High boys' basketball team knew what to expect in Friday night's rematch. The Thunderbirds predictably put up a much better fi...

HOCKEY: Scoring woes lead to two DC losses
Updated: 2/5/2013 12:55:28 PM EST

The Divine Child hockey team dropped two games last week, an important league game to Grosse Pointe South and a non-leaguer against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. On Saturday, the Falcons were shut out ...

WRESTLING: Fordson rallies to win WWAC league meet (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/5/2013 1:42:00 PM EST

Here's a quick review of the highlights of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference wrestling season heading into last weekend's league tournament at Romulus: Belleville beat everyone in dual meets. Cres...

SWIMMING: Roundup (PHOTOS)
Updated: 2/5/2013 1:40:24 PM EST

After suffering a loss to Wyandotte Roosevelt on Tuesday, the Dearborn Pioneers recovered with a 116-69 victory over Crestwood on Thursday. Dearborn won eight-of-12 events and was led by double-winn...

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING: Falcons claim league crown (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/5/2013 1:42:33 PM EST

The Divine Child competitive cheerleading team added to an already fine season by winning a Catholic League championship on Jan. 27. The state-ranked Falcons beat state-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame 76...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Annapolis has few answers for 'Dogs
Updated: 2/5/2013 12:51:24 PM EST

The Robichaud boys’ basketball team made it look easy Friday winning big – 60-46 – at home against Annapolis. Missing a key starter, James McPherson, it was up to the Robichaud bench to pick up the s...

HOCKEY: Crestwood ripped
Updated: 2/5/2013 12:49:54 PM EST

The Crestwood hockey team dropped a tough game to Gibraltar Carlson a week ago. The Marauders got the scoring started right away and mercied the Chargers 9-0 after two periods. Crestwood’s startin...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Bench leads Robichaud to win over Annapolis
Updated: 2/3/2013 3:17:10 PM EST

The Robichaud boys’ basketball team made it look easy Friday winning big – 60-46 – at home against Annapolis. Missing a key starter, James McPherson, it was up to the Robichaud bench to pick up the s...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Sauve is the difference as Edsel triumphs
Updated: 2/1/2013 3:52:03 PM EST

A one-woman act that lasted only eight minutes was enough to lift the Edsel Ford girls' basketball team to a hard-fought 38-32 victory at Fordson on Jan. 25. Marisa Sauve scored 12 of the 16 points t...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DC, Mercy will meet for Central Crown
Updated: 2/1/2013 3:51:13 PM EST

The Central Division championship will be on the line Tuesday when the Divine Child girls' basketball team heads to Mercy for the final game of the league campaign. The Falcons swept to the crown las...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood's win streak reaches 10 (PHOTO)
Updated: 2/1/2013 4:14:24 PM EST

The Crestwood girls’ basketball team remained undefeated in league play and increased its winning streak to 10 games with two more big wins. Last Friday night the Chargers took down Redford Thurston...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Pioneers fall to first place Eagles (VIDEO)
Updated: 2/1/2013 4:14:13 PM EST

Tuesday night Romulus girls’ basketball team went into Dearborn’s gym and showed everyone why the Eagles are in first place of the Western Wayne Conference. The Eagles ripped off a 63-30 win over th...

HOCKEY: DC is big winner in Showcase showdown PHOTO
Updated: 2/1/2013 4:13:47 PM EST

The big Woodhaven-Divine Child showdown at the Michigan Metro Hockey League Showcase in Dearborn Saturday fizzled when the Warriors just could not find their offensive stride. Matt Bederka scored ea...

WRESTLING: Roundup PHOTO
Updated: 1/29/2013 2:26:18 PM EST

The Western Wayne Athletic Conference will hold its wrestling league tournament Saturday at Romulus. Belleville placed first in the Blue Division and will be the top seed, while defending champion Cre...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Fordson rallies past inspired Edsel Ford
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:21:51 PM EST

It only took half of the first quarter for the Fordson boys' basketball team to get into deep trouble in Friday night's intra-city battle with visiting Edsel Ford. It took until the middle of the t...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Crestwood (9-2) scores victories at Garden City, Fordson PHOTOS
Updated: 1/29/2013 2:30:58 PM EST

The modest three-game winning streak that the Crestwood boys' basketball team took into last week appeared to be in jeopardy. The Chargers had road games on the docket at Fordson and Garden City and ...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Annapolis gets rolling, pounds Redford Union
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:17:18 PM EST

The numbers don't exactly bear it out, but the Annapolis boys' basketball team didn't exactly hit the ground running Friday night when the Cougars hosted Redford Union. Yes, the locals led 20-3 at ...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: DC loses big lead, game to Detroit Loyola
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:15:20 PM EST

An explosive start fizzled out Friday night when the Divine Child boys' basketball team dropped a 67-48 decision at Detroit Loyola. The Falcons ran off with a 17-4 lead to start the game, but were ...

HOCKEY: Crestwood ties
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:13:34 PM EST

The Crestwood Chargers hosted the Airport-Flat Rock combined hockey team in their only game action last week and skated to a 3-3 draw. The opening period saw action on both sides of the rink, and d...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Farhat sets new DHS standard
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:10:29 PM EST

Landing a 1-2 punch in the early rounds lifted the Dearborn High boys' basketball team to a 71-59 victory over visiting Garden City on Jan. 22. Thomas Pruett scored 12 points in the first quarter t...

SWIMMING: Roundup
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:08:21 PM EST

Edsel Ford built some momentum heading into this week’s matchup with Belleville with a 118-43 victory over Redford Thurston. Andre Shestani set a pair of personal bests with first-place finishes in ...

HOCKEY: Lack of offense sinks Dearborn Unified
Updated: 1/29/2013 1:06:18 PM EST

The Dearborn Unified hockey team hosted the annual Metro League Showcase over the weekend, falling 4-1 in the game against Saline on Friday night. DU took the first lead of the game with seven minut...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Robichaud, Annapolis girls fall
Updated: 1/25/2013 4:09:58 PM EST

Last Friday, the Robichaud girls’ basketball team fell to Garden City 39-26. It was a tough shooting night shooting for the Bulldogs, who were just 2-of-26 from three-point range. “Garden City had ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Win over Fordson eighth straight for Crestwood girls (PHOTOS)
Updated: 1/25/2013 4:08:48 PM EST

It was another good stretch for the Crestwood girls’ basketball team as the Chargers racked up two big wins. On Tuesday, Crestwood dumped Fordson 43-29. Oreyanna Curry and Danielle Clarke were able ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Cosenza leads Edsel Ford over Thurston
Updated: 1/25/2013 4:06:46 PM EST

Tuesday night was career night for Edsel Ford's Julia Cosenza. The senior had her best game ever, scoring 19 points to lead the Thunderbirds to a 48-41 victory over visiting Redford Thurston that was...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Win streak has Dearborn girls back to .500
Updated: 1/25/2013 4:05:20 PM EST

Times have changed at Dearborn High. The Pioneers began the season with seven losses in the first eight games, but made it all the way back Tuesday night by beating host Garden City 43-35 for a sixth...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: DC's league win streak reaches end
Updated: 1/25/2013 3:55:32 PM EST

Getting through the first half of the Central Division schedule with a perfect 4-0 record was quite a feat for the Divine Child girls' basketball team. The second half started Tuesday night and the F...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Thunderbirds survive fourth quarter comeback
Updated: 1/23/2013 12:48:15 PM EST

Despite allowing 29 rebounds to three players and a fourth-quarter comeback, the Edsel Ford girls’ basketball team managed a 48-41 victory over Redford Thurston Tuesday night. The game started with s...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Annapolis' close win over Thurston has big-game feel
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:18:05 PM EST

When you're not even halfway through the season, it's not really appropriate to talk about "must win" games. Still, the Annapolis boys' basketball team's trip to Redford Thurston Friday night kind ...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Defensive woes cost Dearborn
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:15:46 PM EST

A defensive letdown cost the Dearborn High boys' basketball team Friday night in a 70-64 loss at Belleville. "We got ourselves into some bad spots defensively throughout the game, which was disappoin...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Something's gotta give when Edsel goes to Fordson
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:13:53 PM EST

The meter yielded mixed results after the Fordson basketball team dropped a pair of games against outstanding competition last week. The Tractors lost a 54-52 battle with visiting Redford Thurston Tu...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Chargers are graceless, but get win No. 7 (PHOTOS)
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:11:33 PM EST

The seventh win of the season didn't feel all that lucky for the Crestwood boys' basketball team. The Chargers improved to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Red Division wi...

HOCKEY: DC suffers two tough 1-0 shutout losses
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:12:13 PM EST

The Divine Child hockey team returned from Sault Ste Marie disappointed after a pair of 1-0 losses. Despite the losses, Coach Brandon Kaleniecki said both games were competitive. On Friday night ...

WRESTLING: Crestwood snatches one-point win from Fordson
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:06:33 PM EST

There were plenty of thrills, but the thrill of victory eluded the big crowd at Fordson last Wednesday night when the Crestwood wrestling team escaped with a 37-36 dual meet victory that was determine...

HOCKEY: Dearborn Unified beats ND Prep (PHOTO)
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:12:26 PM EST

In their only game of the week, the Dearborn Unified hockey team defeated Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 5-3 at home on Jan. 16. The two teams were tied after the opening period but two goals in each of th...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: DC falls to 0-4 in Catholic League
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:01:29 PM EST

Two more solid efforts resulted in two more losses for the Divine Child boys' basketball team last week. The Falcons fell to 0-4 in the Double-A Division after coming up short again on the offensive ...

BOYS' SWIMMING: Edsel Ford smacks Redford Union, DHS wins twice (PHOTOS)
Updated: 1/22/2013 2:10:52 PM EST

Edsel Ford made quick work of Redford Union on Thursday in a convincing 138-43 victory. The Thunderbirds finished 1-2-3 in a number of events, including the 200-free (Adam Naser, Alex Kirchner, Just...

GYMNASTICS: Injuries, sickness plague Thunderbirds
Updated: 1/22/2013 1:56:42 PM EST

The Edsel Ford gymnastics team traveled north to a meet against Fraser High on Monday but came up on the short end of a 120.05-99.8 score. Injuries and illness hampered the Thunderbirds, who were not...

HOCKEY: Crestwood takes a step back
Updated: 1/22/2013 1:54:34 PM EST

Despite a goal in each of the three periods, the Crestwood-Annapolis hockey team fell 5-3 to Grosse Ile on Jan. 16. It was the Chargers only game of the week. The Red Devils scored on the first sh...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Pioneers dominate over Redford Union (VIDEO)
Updated: 1/18/2013 3:17:18 PM EST

The Dearborn Pioneer girls ran the Redford Union Panthers out of the gym Tuesday. The final score was 70-29. Dearborn’s defensive pressure was suffocating, which led to big scoring days for multiple ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Robichaud girls right on track
Updated: 1/18/2013 3:34:54 PM EST

The Robichaud girls’ basketball team squeezed past Redford Union 54-47 Friday. The Bulldogs were led by Shantel Jones, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds. She was helped by Nichelle Wilson who added n...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Roundup
Updated: 1/18/2013 3:06:19 PM EST

In a game of peaks and valleys, the Crestwood boys' basketball team came out on top Friday night with a wild 60-56 victory over visiting crosstown rival Annapolis. The Chargers led 16-9 at the end of...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Victory over Fordson is fourth straight for Dearborn High girls (PHOTO)
Updated: 1/18/2013 3:37:12 PM EST

The crosstown rivalry was alive and well on Jan. 11 when the Dearborn High girls' basketball team battled to a tough 36-28 victory at Fordson. "We knew going in that we would have to match Fordson's ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Romulus gets Edsel-this time (PHOTOS)
Updated: 1/18/2013 3:37:26 PM EST

Edsel Ford and Romulus have been slugging it out for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference Blue Division girls' basketball title since the inception of the WWAC. This year's first meeting was held on...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Divine Child still winning
Updated: 1/18/2013 2:53:57 PM EST

After posting an 8-0 record in the Central Division, last year's Divine Child girls' basketball team rolled right into the Catholic League Playoffs and won the championship for the first time since 19...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Falcons drop two, Bulldogs win four
Updated: 1/15/2013 3:57:37 PM EST

.slug - The record may not show it, but the Divine Child boys' basketball team made some headway last week. The Falcons fell to 2-6 overall with losses to Bishop Foley and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Fordson ends run of nine straight losses
Updated: 1/15/2013 3:52:38 PM EST

The spirit of President Truman and a solid game plan helped the Fordson boys' basketball team end a string of nine straight losses to rival Dearborn High Friday night with a convincing 56-42 victory. ...

HOCKEY: Crestwood wins three straight
Updated: 1/15/2013 3:29:34 PM EST

The Crestwood Unified hockey team improved its record to 9-4 after a three-game win streak since Jan. 5. The win streak got started that day with a 3-1 victory over Ann Arbor Skyline. Scott Bleim ...

WRESTLING: Roundup
Updated: 1/15/2013 3:27:45 PM EST

The death of former Annapolis wrestling standout Adnan Berisha in a Jan. 4 car accident filled the hearts and minds of the area's grapplers as they took to the mats in the week following the tragedy. ...

HOCKEY: Divine Child wins annual Mayors Cup game
Updated: 1/15/2013 3:24:26 PM EST

Over the weekend, the Dearborn and Divine Child Hockey teams met in the annual Mayors Cup game and Divine Child prevailed with a 4-3 victory. It was a hard and physical game. The Falcons jumped to...

TENNIS: Press & Guide All-Area tennis team
Updated: 1/11/2013 3:10:02 PM EST

Dearborn High proved to be the area's top seed in tennis this past fall. The Pioneers edged defending champion Divine Child by one point to win the Press & Guide All-Area Tournament and ran over all ...

SOCCER: 2012 Press & Guide All-Area soccer team
Updated: 1/11/2013 3:08:30 PM EST

Everyone got into the act during a successful season for the area's five high school soccer teams this past fall. Fordson and Dearborn High tied for the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship...

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING: Divine Child finishes second at Allen Park Invite (PHOTOS)
Updated: 1/8/2013 3:25:56 PM EST

The Divine Child competitive cheerleading team, which has been the No. 2 team in the state the past two seasons behind Division 2 champ Gibraltar Carlson, opened the 2013 portion of this year’s schedu...

GIRLS' GOLF: All-City Team
Updated: 1/8/2013 3:23:58 PM EST

With a state champion setting the tone, the 2012 girls' golf season was arguably the best in Dearborn history. Divine Child's Natalie Blazo won the Division 3 state title and Dearborn High proved to ...

GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Round up (PHOTO)
Updated: 1/8/2013 3:24:18 PM EST

The new year started the way the old one ended for the Edsel Ford girls' basketball team. The Thunderbirds hosted the Sixth Annual Michael Guido Memorial Basketball Showcase on Jan. 2 after closing t...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Edsel Ford snatches first victory of the season
Updated: 1/8/2013 3:21:29 PM EST

A long wait ended at the end of a long day when the Edsel Ford boys' basketball team beat Allen Park Cabrini 62-59 in the final game of the Sixth Annual Michael Guido Memorial Showcase on Jan. 2. The...


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