Positives of athletic trainers
By Abi Murray and Ray Hamilton
January 2, 2019
As a coach for both girls ice and field hockey, english teacher Emma Huellmantel greatly appreciates the provision of athletic trainers. “It's nice to have that reassurance that (an injury is) not a larger problem, because there are cases when you could be pushed,” Huellmantel said. “It's helpf...
2018 NCAA Tournament Predictions

By Sonny Mulpuri and Billy Steigelman
March 14, 2018
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Gymnastics team falls short on first meet

By Emily McCloskey and Sarah Shanley
January 8, 2018
The gymnastics team competed in their first meet on Dec. 12 at Fraser High School. The team lost by a few points, but sophomore Claire Yee is proud of how they did and is hopeful for the upcoming meet on Wednesday, Jan. 10. “What I probably enjoy most is the adrenaline I get from competing. I don’...
Girls hockey defeats South, claiming Liggett tournament title

By Lindsey Ramsdell and Michael Hartt
January 4, 2018
In a 4-1 victory, the girls varsity hockey team prevailed over the Blue Devils on Friday, Dec. 22. The win named the girls as champions of the Liggett tournament, a mini, non-district tournament hosted annually by University Liggett School. The team was led by sophomore Clare Murphy who scored a hat tric...
Sports teams build meaningful friendships

By Katelynn Mulder and JoAnna Alexander
January 3, 2018
Mario Lorelli 12th grade varsity Senior Mario Lorelli has played hockey since he was little, when his father first introduced him to the sport. “Well my dad played and all of his brothers played, so I started playing when I was young, and it's something I liked so kept with it,” Lore...
U of M coach mentors swimmers

By Caitlin Bush and Allison Lackner
December 20, 2017
University of Michigan’s synchronized swimming coach, Shelby Peterson Unsworth, joined the North-South combined synchronized swimming team practice Tuesday, Dec. 12. Freshman Abbey Meth said their new coach, Robin Hartnett, wanted to bring Peterson Unsworth in to help them with their technique. ...
Freshman capitalizes on state meet experience

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large
December 5, 2017
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...
Week of Nov. 13 quick hits

By Savannah Burguron, Intern
November 13, 2017
Swim & Dive with Senior Alyssa Dall As this year's swim and dive season comes to an close in the next couple of weeks, senior Alyssa Dall said this was her best season yet. “Last meet at MAC’s championship, I got all my best times,” Dall said. “On the 100 fly I got a 1:12 and on ...
Volleyball player gains experience and friendship

By JoAnna Alexander, Intern
November 3, 2017
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...
Upcoming games: March 27- April 2

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large
March 27, 2017
This week we bring you the upcoming games of the week. All games are home games unless otherwise noted. Baseball: Solely the varsity will play Dakota High School on Tuesday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. On Wednesday, March 29, the freshman and varsity teams will take on Sterling Heights Stevenson High School at ...
Upcoming games: March 20-26

By Michal Ruprecht, Assistant Editor
March 20, 2017
Boys lacrosse: Varsity and JV will play Notre Dame Prepatory on Monday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. Varsity will play away, while JV will play at home. On Thursday, March 23, JV and varsity face Rochester High School at 5:30 and 7 p.m., respectively. Girls lacrosse: Ann Arbor Huron High School will p...
Upcoming tryouts

By Michal Ruprecht, Assistant Editor
March 14, 2017
All spring sports tryouts will be held on Monday, March 13. Girls tennis has an additional tryout on Tuesday, March 14. Baseball: The varsity team will have tryouts at 6 a.m. in the main gym, while the JV and freshman team tryouts will start at 3:15 p.m. Softball: Tryouts for upperclassmen r...