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Whites Complete Sweep at Whalers Rookie Orientation, 6-1

Sunday scrimmage completes a busy weekend.

The Whites spotted the Blues an early goal before coming back to take the second scrimmage of the Plymouth Whalers annual Rookie Orientation, 6-1, on Sunday at Compuware Arena. Three players in different stage of their careers led the Whites’ attack and played well over the two-day camp. Veteran Danny Vanderwiel scored a goal Sunday morning for the Whites and led all scorers in the camp with a goal and two assists.  Like many players approaching their second year in the Ontario Hockey League, Vanderwiel appears stronger and is playing with renewed confidence. Vanderwiel was asked about the difference between Year 1 and Year 2. “I learned a lot last year,” Vanderwiel said. “You have more time than you think out there.  You learn patience …

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Whites 5, Blue 4 in Whalers' Rookie Orientation Scrimmage

Busy day for players and parents.

The Whites scored four unanswered goals in the second half to overcome a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Blues, 5-4, in the opening scrimmage at Plymouth Whalers Rookie Orientation on Saturday afternoon at Compuware Arena. The teams played two, 25-minutes running-time halves. Tom Marchin’s goal in the final minute of play in the second half snapped a 4-4 tie and stood as the game-winner for the Whites.  Marchin – a free agent from Algonac, MI, who played for the Detroit Honeybaked midgets last season – scored on a rebound in front of Blues goaltender CJ Sharp. Earlier, Mathieu Henderson (7th round, 2012), Zach Bratina (1st round, 2012), Patrick Kudla (11th round, 2012) and Joe Drabin (free agent from Rochester, NY Alliance) tallied the other …

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Girls Soccer: Livonia Stevenson Falls to Northville Mustangs

Northville won the Thursday night game 3-2.

The Northville Mustangs beat the Livonia Stevenson Spartans 3-2 Thursday night. "Stevenson was a very determined and feisty bunch tonight. They put us back on our heels for a while. I really liked how we handled the adversity and found a way to win. There was no panic in our play tonight. We stayed composed. The win sets up a rematch with a great Plymouth team. This will give us an opportunity to see just how ready we are for the playoffs," said Northville coach Eric Brucker. Northville goes undefeated in division play. Early in the game sophomore Megan Buckingham dribbled through the Spartan midfield and fired a shot from 30 yards out the clipped the bottom of the crossbar as it went over the keeper's head, he said. With less than a …

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2 Northville Rowers Qualify For Nationals

Yannis and Laki Papoulis placed first in a regatta last weekend, and now qualify for the national championship in June.

- From a Northville Rowing Club press release While the Northville Rowing Club has competed in two prior regattas so far this spring with excellent results, this past weekend saw the team travel to Ohio and come home with a true honor. In what is traditionally a short and fast season, Northville Rowing Club (NRC) traveled to Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, to take part in the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship Regatta, one of the largest regattas in the country and one that serves as a qualifier for the US Rowing National Championships. NRC competed against more than 500 rowers from six states over a distance of 1500 meters. Eleven boats were entered in various races and while all of the boats did an outstanding job, the Mens Varsity 8, …

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Tamara Carlone

2:51 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012

This regatta was so exciting. One thing I remember the most is the weather! Saturday was the most beautiful day of the year. We played on the beach and in the lake and had a great time watching the races and eating at our team tent. It is like a big day long tailgate party! Then Sunday was like God was trying to flood the earth for the return of Noah! This didn't help with it being an outdoor …   more ›

Girls Soccer: Northville Beats Ann Arbor Pioneer High School

The Mustangs won the senior day game 4-0.

The Northville Mustangs girls soccer team outscored Ann Arbor Pioneer High School on Saturday. It was a senior day win for Northville and the 12th win of their season. "I also want to acknowledge an outstanding group of seniors that were honored before the game. They have set a great example of leadership that I hope future classes can learn from," said coach Eric Brucker. Seniors include: Here's a game recap from coach Brucker: In the first half, Sophomore Jamie Cheslik raced down the left hand flank to corral a long ball out of the midfield. Cheslik cut back and played a long cross from the left hand corner. Senior Jenni Borawski controlled the cross on the first touch and fired an outside-of-the-foot shot into the side netting. At the …

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Plymouth Beats Northville in Girls Lacrosse

The Mustangs fell to the Wildcats 14-0.

Girls Soccer: Northville and Novi Tie Game, 0-0

Neither team gave up any points in the game Tuesday night.

Northville and Novi high schools' girls soccer teams ended their Tuesday night match-up in a 0-0 tie. Here's a recap from Northville girls coach Eric Brucker: In physical and hard fought rivalry game, the defenses stood tall for 0-0 tie, Brucker said. Novi put two off the cross bar in the first half. One on a shot from 25 yards out, another after a corner kick scrum. Novi controled the first half with a lot of possession but at the end of the first half Corner were even (2); shots were even (2); score was even 0-0. Northville opened up the second half with several near misses as they started to hit the iron. Mallory Weber and Jamie Cheslik both got behind the defense a couple of times with Weber grazing the outside of the left post. …

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Share Your Tigers Memories to Win Memorabilia

The Topps Company, Inc. launched its new baseball app, Topps Pennant, on Monday and is hosting an online giveaway.

What is your favorite Tigers memory? Kaline’s two-run single in Game 5 of the ’68 World Series, Gibby’s homer in the eighth to clinch the Series in ’84 or maybe Verlander’s no hitter in 2007 or in 2011?   On Monday, The Topps Company, Inc. launched its new baseball app, Topps Pennant, with a special promotion asking the Detroit faithful to share their favorite Tigers memories using the Topps Pennant app and the #tigermemories hashtag on Twitter.   Participating fans will have the chance to win Tigers collectibles including old Topps cards of Tigers players of the 1980’s along with a signed contract from Tigers legend Alan Trammell. The contest is up and running and goes through Tuesday. Justin Verlander tweeted about the contest on Monday …

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