2013 Article Archive

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WITH VIDEO: TRACK: Durbin dominates at Marysville Invitational
Updated: 5/14/2013 12:06:04 PM EST

The Marysville Invitational will probably keep its name but for this season, it may be remembered as the Rachel Durbin Derby. Durbin, Armada's diminutive but dominating runner, won three events and s...

Freshman helps elevate PHN spring teams
Updated: 5/15/2013 10:12:44 AM EST

The future for the Huskies looks bright. With a number of promising underclassmen having a huge influence on Port Huron Northern athletics this year, possibly none have had more of an impact than Han...

SOFTBALL: Stellar pitching effort leads Marysville past Mariners
Updated: 5/15/2013 10:13:01 AM EST

Stephney Sweet turned in her best performance of the season on the mound Friday afternoon. Sweet fired a one-hitter in leading the Marysville Vikings to a 1-0 Macomb Area Conference Blue Division vic...

St. Clair claims track invite title
Updated: 5/6/2013 11:19:57 AM EST

St. Clair’s boys team won the 41st annual Harold Arft Sterling Invitational last Friday. The Saints flexed collective muscle in the individual events while also showing individual strength in a field...

SOCCER: Port Huron Northern wins tournament
Updated: 5/6/2013 10:45:27 AM EST

Balanced scoring, stingy defense and solid goaltending paved the way for the Port Huron Northern soccer team Saturday at the Croswell-Lexington Tournament. The Huskies defeated Harbor Beach 4-0 in th...

Trio of local teams battle for division title
Updated: 5/6/2013 10:15:29 AM EST

Just two points separates four teams racing to grab one area league’s soccer crown heading into this week. At the halfway point in the Macomb Area Conference Gold Division schedule, the St. Clair Sai...

St. Clair’s Shafer headed to Siena Heights
Updated: 5/2/2013 11:21:13 AM EST

Brennan Shafer hopes to have the same impact on the Siena Heights University cross-country team as he did in his four years with the St. Clair Saints. The area’s top cross-country runner this past fa...

Port Huron Red Dogs improve to 4-1 in MAC White
Updated: 5/2/2013 10:53:51 AM EST

The Port Huron Unified lacrosse team improved to 4-1 in the Macomb Area Conference White Division with a 15-11 victory against Sterling Heights Stevenson Tuesday at Crull Elementary School. Erik Olse...

SOFTBALL: St. Clair stymies Anchor Bay
Updated: 5/2/2013 9:23:49 AM EST

Brittany Schweiger, a senior University of Detroit recruit, was the winning pitcher in both games and she had three hits in each game as St. Clair won its first two Red Division games of the season by...

BASEBALL: Port Huron Northern pitcher is perfect
Updated: 5/2/2013 9:10:52 AM EST

The Port Huron Northern Huskies had a perfect performance from their ace over the weekend. Pitcher Shane Velasquez threw a perfect game for the Huskies in a 10-0 victory over Grosse Pointe South at t...

Defense, pitching powers Marine City wins
Updated: 5/2/2013 9:08:58 AM EST

The Marine City Mariners picked up a pair of wins over the weekend. The Mariners swept a double header against New Haven with an 11-0 win in game one and an 8-2 victory in game two. After a 9-0 loss ...

St. Clair grad signs NFL contract
Updated: 4/29/2013 11:03:42 AM EST

Tim Lelito said he watched every minute of the NFL College Draft this weekend. Lelito, 23, didn’t hear his name called, but the 2007 St. Clair graduate was thrilled by a phone call he received minute...

SOFTBALL: Marine City sloppy, but victorious
Updated: 4/26/2013 11:36:04 AM EST

Marv Osterland preaches smart, crisp play to his Marine City softball players, but he also knows when to overlook a few blunders. “A win’s a win,” Osterland told his players shortly after beating Fra...

SOCCER: St. Clair rolls to pair of wins
Updated: 4/23/2013 9:36:31 AM EST

The St. Clair Saints had a week unlike any other girls soccer team in the area last week. Because of the continued weather issues, most area teams saw games canceled last week. The Saints were fortun...

TRACK: Muskrats, Saints grab Husky Relay titles
Updated: 4/23/2013 9:38:32 AM EST

Somebody, stop that bus! After a premature announcement of the winner of the girls’ competition at the Port Huron Northern Husky Relays last Friday, the wrong team took off with the trophy that belon...

APRIL 15 ROUNDUP: Marysville soccer wins; St. Clair goes extra innings on diamond
Updated: 4/16/2013 11:39:31 AM EST

SOCCER MARYSVILLE 3, WARREN-MOTT 0: Lexi Munoz, Shelby Zeiser and Emily Hall scored for the Vikings (1-0-1, 1-0-1) and keeper Kristina Iglesias made five saves. Kenzie Weingartz had an assist. TEN...

SOFTBALL: Blue Water teams anxious to play ball
Updated: 4/16/2013 9:29:00 AM EST

Marysville Vikings softball coach Ryan Rathje said his team is tired of hitting and fielding balls off the gym floor. After rainy weather conditions forced the cancellation of a majority of action la...

BASEBALL: East China rivals meet on diamond Friday
Updated: 4/16/2013 9:35:34 AM EST

The next chapter in the East China baseball rivalry will take place on the diamond this week. The Marine City Mariners will take on the St. Clair Saints on Friday in a battle for bragging rights. Acc...

BASEBALL: St. Clair grad Cronenworth settles in at the plate, field for Wolverines
Updated: 4/13/2013 8:39:47 AM EST

Former Blue Water Area baseball pitchers have certainly struggled in the early going with their respective collegiate teams. But a freshman – Jacob Cronenworth – is swinging a hot bat for the Univers...

SOCCER: Port Huron Northern drops opener
Updated: 4/13/2013 8:32:54 AM EST

The Port Huron Northern girls soccer team opened its 2013 season Thursday night at home with a Macomb Area Conference Blue Division match against St. Clair Shores Lakeview. The Huskies dropped a 3-2 ...

TENNIS: Blue Water squads have high hopes
Updated: 4/16/2013 9:37:06 AM EST

After runs at the state title last season, two Blue Water Area girls’ tennis teams are looking to punch their tickets back to the Midland Tennis Center again this year. Both the Port Huron Northern H...

Marysville looks to rebound
Updated: 4/8/2013 12:13:49 PM EST

The Marysville baseball team didn’t enjoy its spring break, but its coach is not about to let the experience put a damper on the rest of the season. The Vikings finished 0-4 in the Macomb County Spri...

Blue Water golf teams battle weather
Updated: 4/8/2013 9:55:21 AM EST

Mother Nature has been like a sand trap for Blue Water Area golf teams looking to start the spring season. With the cold weather making it tough to get outside in recent weeks, most area teams will b...

TRACK: St. Clair has lofty goals for season
Updated: 4/1/2013 10:08:23 AM EST

This season could be a historic one on the track for the St. Clair boys team. The Saints have started the season with a bang, earning two major victories that boys' coach Jon Davidson hopes could pro...

SOFTBALL: St. Clair has high expectations on diamond
Updated: 4/1/2013 10:07:21 AM EST

The Saints are looking to make more school history this season. The St. Clair softball team won its first regional title in school history last season and with a majority of their team back on the di...

TRACK: Algonac off to strong start
Updated: 4/1/2013 10:06:02 AM EST

Algonac girls track coach Dan Shafer said his team is fired up for this season. After finishing second at the Eastern Michigan Kermit Ambrose Relays on March 22, Shafer said his team may have realize...

Algonac raises its goals
Updated: 3/28/2013 12:56:38 PM EST

Lisa Burns is hoping that some of the knocks her team took last season translate into wins in 2013. The Algonac softball team finished 6-21-1 last season, including a 1-13 mark in the Blue Water Area...

SOCCER: Defense to lead Cardinal boosters
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:34:47 PM EST

For the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals girls soccer team, it all starts with defense this year. With just one senior returning to the team this season, first-year head coach Jimmy Sboukis said his team's ...

SOCCER: St. Clair has score to settle this season
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:31:21 PM EST

The St. Clair Saints girls soccer team has some unfinished business to settle this season. After being edged out of the Macomb Area Conference Gold Division title last season by a half-game to their ...

SC4 women fall to host school; finish fourth at nationals
Updated: 3/25/2013 11:37:55 AM EST

EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Another sluggish first half proved costly for the St. Clair County Community College women’s basketball team. The Skippers fell behind 35-20 at halftime and suffered a 70-51 loss ...

TRACK & FIELD: Algonac star clears emotional hurdle
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:31:50 PM EST

In her sparkling high school track career, Samantha Zakalowski has cleared hundreds, maybe thousands of hurdles. The one she cleared last Friday – that of the emotional variety – was more difficult ye...

BASEBALL: Local teams set to battle for Blue supremacy
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:33:26 PM EST

The Macomb Area Conference Blue Division is up for grabs this year. Blue Water Area baseball coaches are excited for league play this season as the team that had a stranglehold on the division for th...

BASEBALL: St. Clair fortunes hinge on arms
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:33:48 PM EST

Spring brings with its big expectations on the baseball diamond at St. Clair High School. After a four-year span that saw the Saints collect four-straight Macomb Area Conference Blue Division titles ...

BASEBALL: New-look Mariners ready
Updated: 3/22/2013 12:55:30 PM EST

Daryn Letson had the luxury of knowing he had strong, sound teams heading into the previous two baseball seasons. The Marine City baseball coach likes this year’s group also, but faces a few more unc...

GIRLS SOCCER: Rebuilding Marysville squad led by defense
Updated: 3/20/2013 10:06:31 AM EST

Marysville coach Dianna Dykstra is facing a rather ambitious rebuilding project this season. Dykstra, who is entering her eighth season at the helm of the Vikings, must replace nine seniors from a te...

GIRLS' SOCCER: Marine City coach optimistic
Updated: 3/20/2013 10:07:14 AM EST

Dave Frendt feels a little like a chemist when he puts his Marine City girls soccer team through its paces. Frendt is trying to mix and match some talented returners with some promising newcomers, al...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Young Saints fall to Flint Powers
Updated: 3/14/2013 8:53:48 AM EST

Learning experience, growth, potential. All those terms were fitting for the St. Clair Saints on Wednesday when their basketball season came to an end. St. Clair’s impressive postseason run was stopp...

BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Clair moves to regional final
Updated: 3/14/2013 8:53:59 AM EST

FLINT--St. Clair is finding that playing in the very competitive Macomb Area Conference Gold Division this year is finally paying dividends. The Saints cashed in their ticket to the Class B regional ...

St. Clair grabs district title
Updated: 3/14/2013 8:52:26 AM EST

The St. Clair basketball team won their district bracket the hard way last week. They had to travel to Armada for three games and take on opponents with superior records, but when the final buzzer sou...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Huron rolls to district final
Updated: 3/8/2013 2:10:53 PM EST

Neither Port Huron High nor Anchor Bay had the kind of basketball season they hoped for when practice began late in 2012. It’s March 2013, however, and the Big Reds and the Tars had a chance Wednesda...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Huron beat PHN to battle Anchor Bay
Updated: 3/8/2013 2:06:59 PM EST

It was rivalry night at L’Anse Creuse North High school with Port Huron High (8-13) going up against Port Huron Northern (7-14). It was a fierce battle, with the Big Reds coming out on top 58-50. “I...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakes knocks out Cardinal Mooney
Updated: 3/8/2013 12:07:48 PM EST

Legendary Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes football coach Mike Boyd would be proud of the way Ava Doetsch turned her interceptions into scores on Tuesday. If it were football, Doetsch’s prodigious spe...

HOCKEY: Huskies fall just short of title game
Updated: 3/26/2013 2:34:34 PM EST

PLYMOUTH – It didn’t look good for a while, but all that matters to the Hartland hockey team is that it has an early morning wakeup call today. Hartland came back from a two-goal deficit to beat Port...

HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern Huskies two wins away from state title
Updated: 3/14/2013 8:53:36 AM EST

When Port Huron Northern Coach Daryel McCarrel says a game is the best he has been associated with, that's covering a lot of ground. McCarrel has been the Port Huron Northern hockey coach for a long ...

Cardinals on a mission
Updated: 3/4/2013 11:32:11 AM EST

From the opening tip, the Cardinals proved they were on a mission. The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals girls basketball team jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the opening quarter and didn’t look back as the ...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Whymer injects enthusiasm into Marine City program
Updated: 3/14/2013 8:51:59 AM EST

Things have changed this winter at Marine City High School. At a school that has traditionally been a football powerhouse – a new sense of excitement has filled the air this year on the basketball co...

WRESTLING: Algonac’s Alvarez takes third at state tourney
Updated: 3/7/2013 12:05:02 PM EST

An Algonac junior fought his way back from an early round defeat at the Michigan individual state wrestling meet and earned third place in his weight bracket at the Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday. H...

HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern too much for Anchor Bay
Updated: 3/3/2013 12:20:23 PM EST

The Port Huron Huskies had heard about the upstart Anchor Bay hockey team and how Saturday night's regional matchup might be dicey. The Huskies were having none of it. Northern scored early and often...

HOCKEY: St. Clair's season ends at the hands of No. 1 ranked Cranbrook WITH VIDEO
Updated: 3/3/2013 2:40:50 AM EST

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — St. Clair hockey coach Jim Blake and his team didn’t fool themselves heading into Saturday’s regional final game against Cranbrook, the No. 1 ranked team in the state. They knew th...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Huron Northern ousted by Dakota
Updated: 3/2/2013 11:04:00 AM EST

By Chuck Pleiness @MIPrepZoneMD Olivia Savage has had these types of games before for the Dakota girls’ basketball team. But on Friday night, in a Class A district championship game against Port Hu...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cardinal Mooney stymies Peck on way to district title
Updated: 3/2/2013 11:10:10 AM EST

From the opening tip, the Cardinals proved they were on a mission. The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals girls basketball team jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the opening quarter and didn’t look back as the ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Marysville bullies way to district title
Updated: 3/2/2013 11:05:56 AM EST

It may not be remembered as a Picasso of a basketball game, but it definitely will be remembered. Marysville outlasted Armada 51-45 on Friday to win a Class B district championship in a game marked b...

Marysville bullies way to district title
Updated: 3/2/2013 11:08:55 AM EST

It may not be remembered as a Picasso of a basketball game, but it definitely will be remembered. Marysville outlasted Armada 51-45 on Friday to win a Class B district championship in a game marked b...

Vikings log overtime in pair of wins over PHN, New Haven
Updated: 3/1/2013 11:04:07 AM EST

The Marysville boys’ basketball team probably deserves a day off after a three-day stretch it endured recently. The Vikings defeated New Haven in double overtime Tuesday, Feb. 26 in a Macomb Area Con...

Six power-play goals key to Saints’ victory vs. Vikings
Updated: 3/2/2013 11:09:52 AM EST

The power play proved to be very important for the St. Clair hockey team Thursday night in the Division 3 pre-regional semifinal game. The Saints’ scored six goals on the power play as they defeated ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Memphis stays upbeat in the face of adversity
Updated: 2/26/2013 12:35:02 PM EST

If you walk into Memphis High School and look up, you'll see a sign painted high up on a wall that was done by the class of 2006. It reads: "Follow your dreams and welcome the challenges in life." W...

BOWLING: Viking bowlers move on
Updated: 2/25/2013 4:01:35 PM EST

A pair of Marysville bowlers advanced to the state finals by virtue of their respective performance at Saturday's regionals. Junior Taylor Volpe of the girls' team came in sixth place and sophomore Br...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Armada hosts Class B district
Updated: 2/25/2013 4:02:27 PM EST

It's time for March madness. With the final week of the regular season wrapping up on the hardwood this week, the post season will begin this Monday as the excitement begins. The Class B district ho...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Marysville hosts B district, Port Huron teams at Dakota
Updated: 2/25/2013 3:56:18 PM EST

After completion of opening round games earlier this week, local girls basketball teams will look to grab district crowns Friday. Three districts are being played locally. At Dakota, the Cougars are...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Team effort gives Marysville outright MAC championship
Updated: 2/25/2013 3:56:41 PM EST

An individual standout couldn’t overcome the team effort of Marysville in a championship showdown with Lake Shore Friday. Lake Shore’s lone senior, Sydney Morgan, scored 23 points, hauled in 10 rebou...

PHN seniors go out winners
Updated: 2/21/2013 2:24:41 PM EST

The Port Huron Northern hockey team celebrated Seniors Night Tuesday, Feb. 19 at McMorran Pavilion. Seniors Tyler Hughes, Jimmy Radatz, Matt Fernandez, Erik Olsen and Kyle Truscott were honored. The...

BOWLING: Marysville primed for regional
Updated: 2/21/2013 10:17:03 AM EST

Debbie Lietzow couldn't have asked for much more from her Marysville bowling teams during the regular season. Lietzow, who coaches the boys' and girls' teams, hopes the success will carry over into t...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Huron Northern earns second consecutive White title
Updated: 2/21/2013 10:15:15 AM EST

Back-to-back Macomb Area Conference titles. That’s what the Port Huron Northern girls basketball team celebrated Wednesday night at home following a 74-37 victory against St. Clair on Senior Night. ...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Cros-Lex downs Richmond, creates BWAC logjam
Updated: 2/21/2013 9:15:40 AM EST

The Croswell-Lexington Pioneers threw a shutout at Richmond in the first quarter Wednesday, and then had to hold on as the Blue Devils chipped away in the late innings. OK, bad analogy. It’s basketba...

Algonac keeps pace with win over Almont
Updated: 2/21/2013 10:20:59 AM EST

With a little help the Algonac boys’ basketball team could find itself playing for a league championship next week. Algonac stayed within striking distance of league-leading Richmond with a 53-45 vic...

Vikings look to advance
Updated: 2/15/2013 2:00:33 PM EST

Debbie Lietzow couldn’t have asked for much more from her Marysville bowling teams during the regular season. Lietzow, who coaches the boys’ and girls’ teams, hopes the success will carry over into t...

Marine City hands a blow to Marysville title hopes
Updated: 2/15/2013 12:00:10 PM EST

The two Macomb Area Conference Silver Division boys’ basketball contests between Marysville and Marine City have been decided by six points. Marine City put a damper on Marysville’s title chances wit...

Richmond rolls past Algonac, Cros-Lex for title
Updated: 2/14/2013 2:27:43 PM EST

Richmond took care of business at home. Now the Blue Devils head for their wrestling home away from home. Austin Vanatter and Nick Burg posted pins in the first two bouts to spark the Blue Devils to...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Defense powers Anchor Bay past PHN
Updated: 2/13/2013 8:43:04 AM EST

There are still plenty of games left, but Bob Jolet was beginning to worry that the Anchor Bay Tars were flirting with their second straight two-win season. The Tars used some tenacious defense to qu...

Algonac wrestler ready for anything
Updated: 2/11/2013 10:46:40 AM EST

Santos Alvarez is not looking to have the perfect bracket fall into place or hoping to avoid another top wrestler on his way to possibly earning a state championship this season. He is ready to take o...

Vikings, Mariners send runners to Macomb
Updated: 2/11/2013 12:23:28 PM EST

Kailey Weingartz and Shelby Peterson, standouts for the Marysville and Marine City cross country teams, respectively, have signed letters-of-intent to run for Macomb Community College. The seniors wi...

Marysville primed for stretch run
Updated: 2/11/2013 10:00:10 AM EST

Every game matters from here on out for the Marysville Vikings girls basketball team. Tied for the top spot in the Macomb Area Conference Gold Division with Lake Shore entering the week, Vikings coac...

Algonac rolls to district wrestling title
Updated: 2/11/2013 9:51:24 AM EST

The Algonac Muskrats earned a Division 4 district title last Wednesday with a dominating performance. The Muskrats defeated Lutheran North 51-22 in the semifinals and Harper Woods 68-12 to earn the c...

St. Clair grabs first district title
Updated: 2/11/2013 9:49:22 AM EST

Three years ago St. Clair Saints wrestling coach Kevin McKiernan developed a plan of where he wanted his program to go in the future. In only the Saints third year as a varsity program and one year a...

Algonac works extra time in BWAC hoops
Updated: 2/11/2013 9:25:10 AM EST

The Algonac Muskrats got some experience in the crunch time recently. The Muskrats have seen overtime in their last three games including a thriller Friday against Armada. Powered by 16 points from C...

St. Clair claims wrestling district
Updated: 2/8/2013 12:25:09 PM EST

St. Clair won a pair of tight matches to claim the Division 2 district wrestling title at North Branch Thursday. In the championship match, the Saints edged Marysville by a score of 34-30. The Saints...

Memphis storms to district wrestling title
Updated: 2/8/2013 10:31:38 AM EST

Memphis has an excellent dual meet wrestling team. Unfortunately, the host Yellowjackets didn't get much of a chance to show how good they are Thursday when they breezed to their second Division 4 st...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Huron Northern gets revenge against Cousino
Updated: 2/8/2013 9:33:33 AM EST

The Port Huron Northern Huskies girls basketball team made a statement Thursday night. In a battle between the top two teams in the Macomb Area Conference White Division, the Huskies defeated Warren ...

HOCKEY: Port Huron Northern skates past Trenton
Updated: 2/7/2013 11:07:33 AM EST

Port Huron Northern was part of a hockey sweep Wednesday night at the Trenton Showcase. The Huskies (7-12) skated past host Trenton 5-2 in the first of their three games at the weekend event. Coach ...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Marine City glad to be back home
Updated: 2/5/2013 12:40:29 PM EST

For the Marine City boys basketball team, it's great to be home. The Mariners will return to the comfort of their home court tonight when they host Clintondale following a five-game road trip. Marine...

HOCKEY: Birmingham's power play too much as St. Clair falls to the Kings at MAC/OAA Showcase
Updated: 2/4/2013 2:59:46 AM EST

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Birmingham Unified Kings defeated the Marysville Vikings, 4-1, in the MAC/OAA Showcase Saturday. The difference in the game was the Kings’ power play, which connected three time...

GIRLS HOCKEY: Icehawks continue to roll
Updated: 2/1/2013 6:16:06 PM EST

The Port Huron Lady Icehawks continue to dominate Division 2 teams in the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League. The Division 1 Lady Icehawks (8-3-1) earned their third-straight victory agai...

GIRLS BASKETBALL: PHN breezes past PH for MAC White win
Updated: 2/4/2013 3:01:24 AM EST

The Port Huron Northern girls' basketball team turned up the defensive pressure early and often Tuesday, Jan. 29 against cross-town rival Port Huron at home. The Huskies raced to a 33-9 halftime lead...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Huron Northern wins nail biter over city rival PH
Updated: 2/4/2013 3:01:33 AM EST

The Port Huron and Port Huron Northern boys basketball teams are going to see a lot of each other this season. How about four times? Round 1 went to the Big Reds Dec. 22 in the consolation game of th...

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Huron holds off Anchor Bay for Blue win
Updated: 2/4/2013 3:01:44 AM EST

The Port Huron Big Reds protected their home court with a 44-40 victory over the visiting Anchor Bay Tars Thursday night in a Macomb Area Conference Blue Division boys basketball contest. Port Huron ...


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