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The student news site of Grosse Pointe North High School.                               707 Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

North Pointe Now

The student news site of Grosse Pointe North High School.                               707 Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

North Pointe Now

Girls swim: Navigating states

Girls swim: Navigating states

By Donell James and Michael Roustemis November 20, 2024

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Annual game brings community together

Annual game brings community together

By Molly Lucido, Sage Cole, and Maddie Pflaum November 13, 2024

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Who let the Tigers swing the hot sticks?

Who let the Tigers swing the hot sticks?

By Dorian James and Phil Prost November 12, 2024

If you would have asked any Major League Baseball fan at the beginning of August if they thought the Tigers would make the playoffs, they would’ve most likely told you, “Never in a million years.”...

Quick Hits

Quick Hits

By Josie Cueter and Piper Marshall November 12, 2024

Boys varsity cross country with Paul Stephens As the varsity boys cross country team wraps up their season, junior Paul Stephens experienced both pride and joy throughout every practice and race....

Sticks up for cancer

Sticks up for cancer

By Sasha Kezhaya and Phil Prost October 21, 2024

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Practice Makes Perfect | Tennis is a sport that you only get better at over time and with practice according to Varsity Coach, John Vanalst. He assists both his team and tennis players individually. “Play as much as you can, you don't have to be a great player, you just play as much as you can and you'll get better everyday,” Vanalst said.

Triumph in tennis

By Everley Aldridge and Maria Castronero October 9, 2024

A sport, consisting of just a ball and racket, means more than that for the boy’s varsity tennis coach, John Vanalst. Members of the team have found increased success by working together and having...

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Quick Hits

By Lilly Kline, Brandon Eshman, and Molly Lucido November 27, 2023

Varsity Soccer with Lorenzo Cavaliere For senior captain Lorenzo Cavaliere, winning a state championship could become a possibility from the close-knit bond and work ethic of the team.  Being...

THE START LINE | The 30+ year race for Scott Cooper may have had an unconventional start in 1992, but is finally coming to an end three decades later. “I never had any inclination to coach,” Cooper said. “31 years is a long way from not coaching.”

Coach Cooper’s final run

By Stephanie Karoutsos, Ian DuVernay, and Nick Saigh November 27, 2023

After over 30 years of coaching the girls’ cross country team, and being named Macomb Area Conference Red coach of the year four times, Scott Cooper is passing the baton leaving behind a substantial...

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Quick Hits

By Isabella Boedeker, Section Editor November 11, 2023

Girls swim & dive with Niya Kendell: As the seniors soak in the final moments of being able to jump in North’s pool, senior and captain Niya Kendell says that this season has held a special place...

STICKING IT OUT | With the field hockey season flying by, team captain Ava DeCoste emphasizes the thrills of the sport. “I would say that it was a very fun sport,” DeCoste said. “You can make great new friendships that's like the main part of loving field hockey is that you create a special bond with people.”

Trying to stick more players: Field hockey team competes with fewer participants

By Sasha Poradun and Ian DuVernay October 6, 2023

Prior to the start of the fall sports season, varsity field hockey coach Sara Gentile was optimistic for a good start to the season until the number of participants tremendously decreased from last year....

RUNNING ROLES | Even though she is only a sophomore, Lillian Deskins’ success has helped to shape her into someone her teammates can look up to, according to cross country coach Scott Cooper. “She plays a great leadership role, as a role model,” Cooper said. “People look at her and see how hard she works, which sets the tone for everybody else to be working hard.”

Running her way to states: Deskins places herself on the record board

By Kaitlyn Barr and Isabella Boedeker December 6, 2022

While many athletes view running as a punishment, for sophomore Lillian Deskins, track and cross country are her essence— nothing compares to the feeling of tying up her laces and letting her muscles...

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