Freshman capitalizes on state meet experience
By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large
December 5, 2017
Filed under Fall, Girls Swimming and Diving, Showcase, Sports
Freshman Victoria Treder’s heart thumped quickly as she watched her teammates swim in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle at the Michigan High School Athletic Association girls Division II swimming and diving championships at Holland High School from Nov. 17-18. Treder has swam for the Grosse Pointe Shores...
Volleyball player gains experience and friendship
By JoAnna Alexander, Intern
November 3, 2017
Filed under Fall, Features, profiles, Showcase, Sports
Last week concluded many fall sport seasons at North, freshman and JV volleyball being one of them. Their final games were last Thursday, Oct. 26 against South. Practice started in August for players on the freshman team after school, from 4-6 p.m. Ryan Eskuri, the coach of the freshman team, had...
Sophomore breaks 40-year-old basketball record
By Syeda Rizvi, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Fall, Showcase, Sports
With just a few seconds left till the buzzer blares, the clock is ticking. Sophomore Julia Ayrault wipes the sweat off her forehead, receives an incoming pass from her teammate and spins the orange basketball in her hands, taking a moment to collect herself. Ayrault lifts her arms, shoots and scores. ...
Senior commits to college football
By Zoe Graves, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Showcase, Sports
Waking up at 5 in the morning and working out twice every day has paid off for senior Jared Jordan, who recently committed to Siena Heights University in Adrian. Football has been a part of Jordan’s life for over a decade. He grew up watching his older brother play, and jumped at it when he got ...
Fall sports recap
By Sonny Mulpuri and Billy Steigelman
November 17, 2016
Filed under Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Cross Country, Fall, Field Hockey, Football, Girls Golf, Girls Swimming and Diving, Sports, Volleyball
Girls cross country finishes season after Metro Beach race
By Erin Kaled and Asia Simmons
November 6, 2016
Filed under Cross Country, Fall, Showcase, Sports
The girls cross country team finished the last meet of the season in a bittersweet style. With some of the top runners falling ill, the team wasn’t able to qualify for states. Held at Metro Beach, sophomores Michaela Cosgrove, Julia Mclellan, Katie Louwers, juniors Sarah Mihalik, Kate Wozniak...
Varsity football cruises past Lakeview, will play South High School in district championship
By Nathan Lonczynski, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under Fall, Football, Showcase, Sports
The student section cheers. Players celebrate. The varsity football team beat Lakeview High School on Oct. 28, allowing them entrance into the district finals against cross-town rival South High School. An offensive barrage and outstanding defensive plays propelled the Norsemen to a 49-7 win. Lake...
Girls golf welcomes new coach
By Tommy Teftsis, Assistant Editor
October 16, 2016
Filed under Girls Golf, Showcase, Sports
At age 25, Pete Kingsley became an official professional golfer. Now, 26 years later, he is back on the green as the girls golf coach. This is the first season Kingsley has coached girls golf, however he has been coaching the boys team for two years. Previously, he coached girls golf at South for sev...
Girls swimming places at state meet
By Alex Harring, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2015
Filed under Fall, Girls Swimming and Diving, Sports
For sophomore Sam Villani, who has spent every day in the water since August, qualifying for states was the ultimate goal. Now, her hard work has paid off. Michigan’s state-level swim meet was held on Nov. 20-21 at Oakland University, in which Villani placed third in the 100 backstroke and ninth in...
Girls cross country crosses finish line to states
By Emma Puglia, Web-Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2015
Filed under Cross Country, Fall, Sports
Racing to finish the last meet of the season, the girls cross country team concluded their regionals on Friday, Oct. 30, landing third place and advancing to states with an official score of 110. “It has been exciting to watch this team, not just the varsity, but the JV runners as well, all come ...
Double or nothing: English teacher Diane Montgomery sets new marathon goal
By Emma Puglia and Jennifer Kusch
October 28, 2015
English teacher Diane Montgomery has become a local celebrity through her latest running milestone. The cross country coach recently completed her lifetime goal of running 50 marathons in 50 states before turning 50, making her the 11th Michigan woman to ever complete the 50-state milestone. Montgom...
Just add water: swimming assistant coach Fred Michalik’s passion runs in family
By Emma Puglia, Web-Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2015
Filed under Fall, Girls Swimming and Diving, Sports
A natural in the water, volunteer assistant varsity swimming coach Fred Michalik grew a passion for the sport when he was just 6 years old. Michalik got his start at the Boys Club of Detroit in the 40s, only a couple blocks away from his childhood home. Since then, Michalik developed into both an a...
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