UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 LAPEER -- When former Lapeer East Athletic Director Jack Lindell began his search for a new football coach after the resignation of Brett Moore in March, the first thing Lindell mentioned was consistency.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 ORTONVILLE -- If Brandon's second-year head coach Tim Pizzala wants to build on the success of the Blackhawks' 5-4 season from a year ago, then he must figure out a way to get his young team to perform like veterans.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 DRYDEN -- Just one year after Dryden's first winning season since 2002, Cardinals head coach Brian Tresnak enters his fifth season at the helm with a lot of optimism.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 LAPEER -- Don't tell Lapeer West head football coach Mike Smith but his 2008 varsity Panthers football team is loaded with talent.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 BROWN CITY -- Mark Zebelian knew earlier this year when he agreed to become the next varsity football coach at Brown City that rebuilding the program would take time.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 MAYVILLE -- Mike Campbell would like to see two things from his football team this fall.
He wants them to be competitive every week, and he would like to see a continued improvement on the defensive side of the ball.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 24, 2008 LAPEER -- Coming off a sixth place finish in the Flint Metro League in 2007, Lapeer West volleyball coach Karen Eckel predicted that her team would be better in 2008.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 24, 2008 NORTH BRANCH -- Going into the 2008 high school volleyball season, no team in the area has the kind of expectations that the North Branch varsity volleyball team has.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 24, 2008 CARO -- North Branch opened the Tri-Valley Conference-East portion of its 2008 schedule with a convincing 4-1 win over the host Caro Tigers on Thursday.Ê
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 BEIJING -- At one end of the Olympic spectrum -- measured in terms of fame and fortune -- you have the U.S. men's basketball team, swimmer Michael Phelps and handful of others across a range of sports.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 LAPEER -- In an effort to give back to the community that supports them, the Kiwanis Club of Lapeer has challenged the Rotary Club of Lapeer to a 'Battle of the Service Clubs' softball game at 6:30 p.m. August 25 at Lapeer's Rowden Park.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 LAPEER -- A Lapeer businessman who'd planned to run 24 hours during Lapeer Days to raise money for a free clinic only made it halfway, but ran farther at one time than he had ever run before and raised $1,700 for the clinic.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- After a stellar freshman season at Bowling Green State University which concluded with her being named the BGSU volleyball Rookie of the Year; North Branch native Samantha Fish is back with the Falcons for her sophomore season. The 5-9 setter will be looking to build upon her impressive debut for Bowling Green, where she played in all 31 matches a year ago, including starting in 26 of those matches.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 GOODRICH -- If the Goodrich soccer team wants to surpass last season's regional finals appearance, it's going to have a tough road to get there.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 LAPEER -- It's hard to blame Lapeer East cross country coach Duane Machesney for feeling optimistic about his team's upcoming season.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 MARLETTE -- Back when Dennis Lester was a student at Marlette High School, he never thought that one day he would not only be the head varsity football coach but the school's Athletic Director as well.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 RICH TWP. -- Recently there seems to be a rash of rabid bat encounters here in Lapeer County. Several people have been bitten by bats, which have tested positive for rabies, a horse which showed rabies symptoms was euthanized along with several un-vaccinated family pets that came in contact with the rabid bats.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 17, 2008 BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Kyle Busch has more victories. Jimmie Johnson has more championships. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has more fans.
UPDATED: Friday, August 15, 2008 LAPEER -- Eighteen area high school golf teams will converge upon Lapeer today as Lapeer West High School will play host for the Second Annual Lapeer Summer Tune-up golf tournament. The event will take place at the Lapeer Country Club.
UPDATED: Friday, August 15, 2008 LAPEER -- National Bowling Week 2008 kicks off on Saturday, August 23, at Gerlach's Bowling Center in Lapeer. To launch the celebration, Gerlach's Bowling Center will host special events during the week from August 23-30, that include free coaching clinics, free game passes, quick and easy league sign-up and special offers in the pro shop.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 EAST LANSING -- Over 200 teams representing over 170 schools have been selected to be recognized for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during selected spring Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason tournament competitions through the Good Sports Are Winners! Program, and all will receive awards ranging from framed certificates to commemorative banners and crystal trophies from MEEMIC Insurance, the Association's corporate partner in sportsmanship efforts.
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 LAPEER -- With the 2008 high school sports season just right around the corner, Dustin Jenkins knows that he has his work cut out for him.
UPDATED: Monday, August 11, 2008 NORTH BRANCH -- Two years after North Branch Wesleyan Academy closed its doors, Dale Jenkins is coaching high school football again.
UPDATED: Monday, August 11, 2008 HADLEY TWP -- Tim Morrison can be found most days balancing his college books or the trays he carries as an Applebee's waiter in Lapeer -- but on weekends he bounces opponents out of the ring.
UPDATED: Friday, August 8, 2008 LAPEER -- Registration for the Fall Soccer League that is run by the City of Lapeer Parks and Recreation Department has begun.
UPDATED: Friday, August 8, 2008 LAPEER -- The Lapeer Junior Golf Program wrapped up its summer by holding a tournament at the Lapeer Country Club on August 1. The boys and girls who participated in the summer-long program competed in the one-day tournament, and there were four winners from each the boys and the girls who ended up winning in separate categories on the day.
UPDATED: Sunday, August 3, 2008 EAST LANSING -- The sounds of summer will soon change to the sounds of autumn when preparations for the 2008-09 fall sports season begin next week for over 110,000 students in eight sports at member schools of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
