GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
LAKE ORION WINS LINDEN INVITE
On Saturday the Lake Orion girls cross country won the Linden Invitational with a total of 58 points. In the varsity race, the Dragons won for the second year in a row. In lieu of trophies, Linden High School will donate $100 in our team name to an organization of Lake Orion’s choice. This year the team chose to donate to Michigan Animal Rescue League. The teams winning performance was led by Sophie Novak who finished second overall, and Allison Sherman closely on her heels in fourth place. Medals were earned to the top 35 finishers. Other medalists were Iris Meech (14th), Marissa O’Leary (20th), Abby Locke (21st) and Olivia Ames(24th).
SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN EIGHTH AT JEFFERSON
On Saturday the Southfield Christian girls cross country team raced at the Monroe Jefferson Invite. The Lady Eagles finished in eighth place with a total of 190 points. The Eagles were once again led by senior Maddie Chau (32nd place), followed by Holly Smith (37th), Kayla Williams (39th), Alexis Donnan (44th) and Lilly Hallgren (69th).
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
HOLLY TAKES THIRD
The Holly Bronchos boys cross country team placed third as a team on Saturday at the Old Skool Classic, finishing with 122 points. Leading the Bronchos were Jose Vivanco in sixth place with a time of 18:02, Gabe Sanchez in 10th place at 18:28, Cooper Frederick in 12th place at 18:32, Tyler Thomason in 14th place at 18:37 and Victor Ruiz in 15th place at 18:38.
SOUTHFIELD CHRISTIAN PLACES 11th
On Saturday the Eagles raced at the Monroe Jefferson Invite and finished in 11th place. Southfield Christian was led by senior Eric Wagoner in 38th place (19:30), followed by Jonah Stephens in 64th, Micah Nelson in 73rd, Tyler Kowalski in 74th and Ashton Glenn in 98th.
FOOTBALL
CRANBROOK 28, WALLED LAKE CENTRAL 25
The Cranbrook football team held off Walled Lake Central on Saturday for a 28-25 victory. The Cranes held a 28-0 lead at halftime before the Vikings surged in the second half. Jack Fairman threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns to Toomey Connor while Nelluri Murari rushed for 134 yards on 10 carries to lead the Cranes. C.J. Davidson rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Vikings.
VOLLEYBALL
WOLL FALLS IN FINALS
The Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes volleyball team hosted its own tournament on Saturday and lost in three sets to Davison in the finals, 8-25, 25-18, 15-11. Abby Kawka had 14 digs to lead the Lakers in the final while Lexi Koenig had 11 kills with nine digs and Gabrielle Hysni had 17 assists. Natalie Koenig also added nine digs with five kills.
BOYS TENNIS
GROVES 7, PORTAGE CENTRAL 2
Singles
No. 1 – Myles Ream, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, def . Gabe Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 2-6, 10-6; No. 2 – Gabe Vidinas, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Janek Mietusiewicz, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Jonah Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Jacob Buggie, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 – Yanis Boussarsar, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Darrian Chen, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1 – Jack Denny-Caleb Schuring, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, def. Ian Rosenwasser-Aerik Joe,WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL 6-2, 2-6, 10-6; No. 2 – Alex Nader-Nicholas Haddad, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Jackson Bergman-Saaketh Medepalli,PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 6-0, 6-3; No. 3 – Ari Sherman-Aidan Bauer, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Zach Carpenter-Easton Lentz,PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 6-3; No. 4 – Brett Kovan-Ethan Weitzman, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Suyash Dixit-Brendan Semler,PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 6-2; No. 5 – Will Hess-RJ Carrel, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Drew Lawler-Will Sachwitz,PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 6-0, 6-4.
GROVES 7, FOREST HILLS NORTHERN 2
Singles
No. 1 – Gabe Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Peter Renucci, Forest Hills Northern, 7-6 (4), 6-2; No. 2 – Gabe Vidinas, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Nav Dalmia, Forest Hills Northern, 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 – Jonah Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Sid Varma, Forest Hills Northern, 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 – Owen Goodrich, Forest Hills Northern, def . Yanis Boussarsar, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1 – Jeff Consolla-Cole Rynbrandt, Forest Hills Northern, def. Aerik Joe-Ian Rosenwasser,WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL 6-3, 7-5; No. 2 – Nicholas Haddad-Alex Nader, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Justin Lee-Ross Richards,Forest Hills Northern 6-2, 7-6 (2); No. 3 – Aidan Bauer-Ari Sherman, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Tommy Lamberg-Jack Sparhawk,Forest Hills Northern 4-6, 6-3, 10-4; No. 4 – Brett Kovan-Ethan Weitzman, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Lucas Han-Owen Hart,Forest Hills Northern 6-4, 1-6, 10-8; No. 5 – RJ Carrel-Will Hess, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Erickson Carpenter-Aaryan Singh,Forest Hills Northern 7-5, 6-3.
GROVES 9, MATTAWAN 0
Singles
No. 1 – Gabe Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Seth Johnson, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Gabe Vidinas, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Tyler Urbain, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Jonah Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Luke Hodgman, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-2; No. 4 – Yanis Boussarsar, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Nolan Lohroff, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1 – Ian Rosenwasser-Aerik Joe, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Cameron Warner-Alex Weaver,MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Alex Nader-Nicholas Haddad, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Owen O’Keefe-Sam Sullivan,MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Ari Sherman-Aidan Bauer, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Carson Brinks-Carlos Vega,MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 – Brett Kovan-Ethan Weitzman, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Lukas Hultberg-Dominic Zaidan,MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL 2-0, 2-0; No. 5 – Will Hess-RJ Carrel, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Ethan Ackerman-Nathan Gillesby,MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL 6-2, 6-0.
GROVES 6, ATHENS 3
Singles
No. 1 – Gabe Brown, ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL, def . Gabe Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4; No. 2 – Shray Naik, ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL, def . RJ Carrel, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Jonah Liss, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def . Kaushik Paladugu, ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
No. 1 – Aerik Joe-Ian Rosenwasser, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Dhruv Garg-Nick John,ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL 7-6 (10), 6-2; No. 2 – Nicholas Haddad-Alex Nader, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Matthew Proefke-Ronak Mody,ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 – Aidan Bauer-Ari Sherman, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Devan Roy-Alan Leon,ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 – Ethan Weitzman-Brett Kovan, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Joseph Chinoski-Nachiket Deshmukh,ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; No. 5 – Will Kostello-Will Hess, WYLIE E. GROVES HIGH SCHOOL, def. Aryan Verma-Mayank Gudi,ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
