AnnArbor.com News - Category: Sports http://www.annarbor.com/ en-us kyleaustin@annarbor.com Copyright 2013 2013-09-11T10:09:42-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tell us why your team should be in our Week 4 Game of the Week poll http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/tell-us-why-your-team-should-be-in-our-week-4-game-of-the-week-poll/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Saline High School sophomore Jeb Palka looks for a hole in Ypsilanti High School's defense on Friday, Sept. 6, in Saline.Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com file We’ve got a full 10 games on next week’s Washtenaw County high school football slate,... 131510@http://www.annarbor.com/ 090613_SPT_SALINE_YPSILANTI.JPG

Saline High School sophomore Jeb Palka looks for a hole in Ypsilanti High School's defense on Friday, Sept. 6, in Saline.

Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com file

We’ve got a full 10 games on next week’s Washtenaw County high school football slate, but only one can be the Ann Arbor News/Mlive Game of the Week.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-11T10:09:42-04:00 Cross country runners exceed expectations, a program-first win and more notes http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/cross-country-runners-exceed-expectations-a-program-first-win-and-more-notes/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports The Saline and Pioneer boys cross country teams had remarkably similar Saturday performances. They were just in different locations. 131464@http://www.annarbor.com/ costa-willets-pioneer-cross-country.jpg

Costa Willets runs during a 2012 race.

Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file

The Saline and Pioneer boys cross country teams had remarkably similar Saturday performances. They were just in different locations.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-11T05:30:00-04:00 Saline volleyball overcomes early injury, comes back to top Huron in four sets http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/saline-volleyball-overcomes-early-injury-comes-back-to-top-huron-in-four-sets/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports When Kenny Seiler came out of a 13-year retirement to return to the Saline varsity volleyball sideline, it was nights like Tuesday he was looking forward to.... 131478@http://www.annarbor.com/ When Kenny Seiler came out of a 13-year retirement to return to the Saline varsity volleyball sideline, it was nights like Tuesday he was looking forward to.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-10T22:19:36-04:00 Lincoln vs. Temperance Bedford is this week's AnnArbor.com Game of the Week http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/lincoln-vs-temperance-bedford-is-this-weeks-annarborcom-game-of-the-week/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Lincoln High School quarterback Eugene Smith throws in a game against the Huron River Rats on Friday, Sept. 6.Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com Lincoln has the big poll win. Now, it moves on to the big game. The Railsplitters’ home matchup... 131467@http://www.annarbor.com/ 090613_sports_FBlincoln_BFB1420-20sm.jpeg

Lincoln High School quarterback Eugene Smith throws in a game against the Huron River Rats on Friday, Sept. 6.

Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com

Lincoln has the big poll win. Now, it moves on to the big game.

The Railsplitters’ home matchup against Temperance Bedford Friday won our Week 3 Game of the Week poll, drawing nearly 2,000 votes in a runaway win. It’s Lincoln’s second Game of the Week win in three weeks.

That means we’ll be back in Splitter Nation hosting a live chat, taking photos and writing multiple stories starting at kickoff, 7 p.m. Friday.

The game will feature a pair of teams coming in at 2-0. Lincoln topped Huron, 46-14 Friday, a week after beating Belleville 30-9.

Bedford, meanwhile, has a pair of 40-plus point wins already in the books: 47-0 opening weekend over Utica Ford and 56-25 over Toledo St. Francis.


]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-10T18:30:00-04:00 Chelsea receiver proves efficient quarterback, Week 2 players of the week and statistical leaders http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/week-2-leaders/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Chelsea receiver Tim Mantel played quarterback for one play in the Bulldogs' 17-14 loss to Belleville. He should either retire on top or consider switching positions, because the result was perfect. 131463@http://www.annarbor.com/ brandon-bertoia-pioneer-qb.jpg

Pioneer quarterback Brandon Bertoia, right, was the second most efficient quarterback with exactly 81 yards passing on Friday night with a 70 percent completion rate.

Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com file photo

Chelsea receiver Tim Mantel played quarterback for one play in the Bulldogs’ 17-14 loss to Belleville. He should either retire on top or consider switching positions, because the result was perfect. The senior wide receiver threw an 81-yard touchdown pass on his only attempt.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-10T15:53:22-04:00 Pete Schoch steps down as Father Gabriel Richard boys basketball coach http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/pete-schoch-steps-down-as-father-gabriel-richard-boys-basketball-coach/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Pete Schoch will not return as Father Gabriel Richard’s boys basketball coach in 2013-14, the school announced this week. Schoch has accepted a job as an assistant coach with Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. 131459@http://www.annarbor.com/ 01082013_SPT_AAGRvPNDP_JT_0 (1).JPG

Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com file

Pete Schoch will not return as Father Gabriel Richard’s boys basketball coach in 2013-14, the school announced this week.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-10T13:37:18-04:00 Saline, Skyline and Gabriel Richard ranked in first Associated Press poll and more prep football notes http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/prep-football-notes-sept-9/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Of the three Wasthtenaw teams that appear in the first Michigan Associated Press prep football poll, one won a regional title last year, one nearly did, and the third went 2-7. 131440@http://www.annarbor.com/ terry-jackson-skyline-football-hartland.jpg

Skyline football is ranked in this week's poll.

Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

Of the three Wasthtenaw teams that appear in the first Michigan Associated Press prep football poll, one won a regional title last year, one nearly did, and the third went 2-7.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-10T05:59:00-04:00 Saline stays atop Washtenaw County Power Rankings, everyone else shuffles http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/saline-stays-atop-washtenaw-county-power-rankings-everyone-else-shuffles/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports It's early in the high school football season, so the Washtenaw County Power Rankings are going to shuffle more than Cupid. Get it...Cupid Shuffle? 131443@http://www.annarbor.com/ saline-hornets-football-qb.jpeg

Saline High School junior Trent Theisen throws a pass to a receiver on Friday, Sept. 6.

Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com

It's early in the high school football season, so the Washtenaw County Power Rankings are going to shuffle more than Cupid.

Get it...Cupid Shuffle?

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]]> Prep Sports | Saline | Sports 2013-09-10T05:30:00-04:00 Lincoln out to another strong lead in third AnnArbor.com Game of the Week poll http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/lincoln-out-to-another-strong-lead-in-third-annarborcom-game-of-the-week-poll/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports The Lincoln High School football team prepares to take the field against Huron High School on Sept. 6. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com Now you’re just showing off, Lincoln.... 131363@http://www.annarbor.com/ 090613_sports_FBlincoln_BFB.JPG

The Lincoln High School football team prepares to take the field against Huron High School on Sept. 6.

Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com

Now you’re just showing off, Lincoln.

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]]> Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-09T12:22:28-04:00 5 things I learned while serving as a U-M 'ambassador' during the Notre Dame night game http://www.annarbor.com/news/in-a-sea-of-maize/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports About 100 people heeded the call to volunteer as an ambassador for the Notre Dame night game at Michigan Stadium, and I was one of them. 130977@http://www.annarbor.com/ In a sea of maize and blue Saturday night, I was a speck of orange.

No, it's not because I'm a fan of the Netherlands soccer team.

I was volunteering as an ambassador, serving as an extra set of eyes and ears for the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Police Department as 115,000 fans filtered into Michigan Stadium Saturday night and thousands more tailgated in the yards and bars downtown.

The game, which ended with Michigan beating Notre Dame 41 to 30, was the second night game in Big House history and the last time, for now, that the Wolverines will battle the Fighting Irish in Ann Arbor.

U-M and city officials knew from the start that the energy —as well as the potential for confusion and disorder— would be high and asked people to volunteer for two hour shifts Saturday to keep watch over downtown and help visitors with questions.

"Your visibility will be a great deterrent in itself, the fact that people see you're out and about," Ann Arbor Police Department officer Tom Hickey said during my 90-minute ambassador training Saturday. As it turns out, 72 people were ejected from the stadium on Saturday, out of a record-breaking crowd of 115,109.

About 100 people heeded the call to volunteer, and I was one of them. Here's what I learned during my 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. shift:


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]]> News | Sports | UM Football 2013-09-09T05:59:08-04:00 Ann Arbor Public Schools 2012-13 athletic spending at a glance http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/ann-arbor-public-schools-2012-13-athletic-spending-at-a-glance/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Ann Arbor Public Schools spent nearly $3 million on athletics during the 2012-13 school year. Here is a breakdown of where some of that money went: 130898@http://www.annarbor.com/
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    • Ann Arbor Public Schools spent nearly $3 million on athletics during the 2012-13 school year. Here is a breakdown of where some of that money went:

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    ]]>     Education | News | Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-09T05:30:00-04:00     Michigan 41, Notre Dame 30: A comprehensive guide to our coverage http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/michigan-41-notre-dame-30-a-comprehensive-guide-to-our-coverage/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Why is this rivalry going away again? Michigan's quarterback Devin Gardner and his favorite wide receiver Jeremy Gallon put on a show and the Wolverines beat Notre Dame, 41-30 in the second night game ever at Michigan Stadium. Notre Dame put a scare in the Wolverines late with an interception from Stephon Tuitt, but Michigan was able to hold off a late Fighting Irish charge. But as much as Michigan fans loved stopping Notre Dame's comeback, they probably wished the Irish would come back as Ann Arbor bid adieu -- for now -- to one of its great rivals for the foreseeable future. 130953@http://www.annarbor.com/ devin-gardner-celebrates-michigan-notre-dame.JPG

    Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner smiles after Michigan's 41-30 win over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium Saturday, September 7, 2013.

    Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

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    ]]>     Sports | UM Football 2013-09-08T05:59:00-04:00     Now more than ever, students and families are paying to participate in high school sports http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/pay-to-participate-story/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports As school budgets across the state get slashed, pay-to-participate and costly team fees are becoming more the norm than the outlier. What are parents, administrators and students doing to pay the bills for sports? 120318@http://www.annarbor.com/ 022813_Bedford_Vs.jpeg

    Huron High School basketball players line up before a game against Bedford last spring.

    Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com file

    Dottie Davis first came to Huron High School as a coach in 1979 and quickly found herself with a problem.

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    ]]>     Education | News | Prep Sports | Sports 2013-09-08T05:40:52-04:00     Injuries bring unfortunate end to Saline's position battles http://www.annarbor.com/sports/high-school/injuries-bring-unfortunate-end-to-salines-position-battles/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports In the second half of Saline’s 37-29 Friday night win over Ypsilanti Community, the Hornets had one quarterback and one primary running back. That's not the way the season started for the Hornets. 130922@http://www.annarbor.com/ saline-travis-brown-injury.jpg

    Saline quarterback Travis Brown is helped off of the field after sustaining an injury against Ypsilanti Community Friday, September 6, 2013.

    Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com

    In the second half of Saline’s 37-29 Friday night win over Ypsilanti Community, the Hornets had one quarterback and one primary running back.

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    ]]>     Prep Sports | Saline | Sports 2013-09-08T05:30:00-04:00     Images from Michigan's 41-30 win over Notre Dame under the lights http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/images-from-michigans-41-30-win-over-notre-dame-under-the-lights/?cmpid=RSS_link_sports Saturday was the last time Michigan and Notre Dame will play in Ann Arbor for the foreseeable future. Devin Gardner and Jeremy Gallon sent the Fighting Irish out with a bang in Michigan's 41-30 win. 130936@http://www.annarbor.com/ Saturday was the last time Michigan and Notre Dame will play in Ann Arbor for the foreseeable future. Devin Gardner and Jeremy Gallon sent the Fighting Irish out with a bang in Michigan's 41-30 win.

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