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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Registration Open for Ferndale Soccer, Lil Tots Programs

Spring soccer registration deadline is Feb. 28.

Ferndale Recreation is now registering for the following programs: Date of birth requirements for Spring Soccer: How to register: Source: Ferndale Recreation.

Monday, June 4, 2012

FHS Girls Varsity Soccer Team Wins MHSAA District Title

First-year coach Mike Kuzniar called it an “incredible victory" on Saturday when the Ferndale High School "Eagles" Women's Varsity Soccer Team clinched the MHSAA District Title over the Hazel Park Vikings in a 5-0 shutout.

The Ferndale High School "Eagles" Women's Varsity Soccer Team shutout Hazel Park 5-0 on Saturday at Warren Fitzgerald to bring the school its first ever district championship. First-year coach Mike Kuzniar called it an “incredible victory.” The Eagles were tested early against a Vikings, but eventually Lexie Brisson-Fast broke through with two first half goals to give her team an advantage. Molly Breen-Bondie would add a goal before halftime to put Ferndale firmly in control. “The first 20 minutes, they played really well,” Kuzniar said. “They were very organized, I don’t know if it was a little bit of nerves on our part, but they’ve improved over the season, but finally we were able to break them at about the 20 minute mark. The schools …

patrice Ward

10:04 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Go Eagles ! Bring another trophy home.   more ›

Friday, May 11, 2012

High School Sports Highlights

Friday Highlights: Andover Baseball Nearing 20 Wins

The Barons erase three-run deficit at Lakeshore on Friday; highlights and scores from around Oakland County for the week.

* home team in all CAPS Andover over ST. CLAIR LAKESHORE, 10-4 Andover rallied to beat St. Clair Lakeshore on the road Friday night 10-4. Lakeshore score all four of its runs in the bottom of the third. The Barons stormed back with three runs in the fourth, five in the sixth and two insurance runs in the seventh. Zach Wolfe struck out four batters over the first three innings. Truman Lorick pitched three scoreless innings in relieve and Gabe Berman struck out the side in the seventh. Myron Butler had two hits and two RBIs. Emerson Misch went 3-for-5 with a walk and an RBI. Gabe Berman hit a homerun. Andover's record is now 19-4-1 and it takes on Lamphere in a doubleheader on Saturday at home. BIRMINGHAM UNITED over Sacred Heart, 14-8 …

Friday, April 27, 2012

High School Sports Highlights

Friday Highlights: Lahser Baseball Wins Pitching Duel with Troy

Berkley soccer wins, Troy lacrosse beats Walled Lake Northern 13-6.

* home team in all CAPS Bloomfield Hills Lahser over TROY, 2-1 Charlie Dauch was Charlie clutch Friday night for the Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School varsity baseball team. In the fifth inning, Zach Tornow led off the inning with a hit. Dauch came to the plate and belted an RBI double to break a 1-1 tie. Reliever Neal Krentz pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh to secure the win. Krentz closed down a Colts rally in the fifth by forcing a groundout and getting a strikeout. He also had an RBI double in the top of the first. Krentz combined with starter Patrick Monahan and Jack Corbell to limit Troy to only three hits in the game. Dauch and Krentz spoiled a solid pitching performance from Colts starter John Wassel. Wassel allowed twos on …

Lana Mortzfield

5:20 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Go Ashlee Morris Go Girl !!!!!!!!! Your Grama Lana loves u & all your sisters xoxoxoxoxo   more ›

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Vote Now: Patch Athlete of the Week, April 16-21

Vote for your favorite high school athlete in Oakland County or write in someone you think deserves recognition. You have until Friday at 9 a.m. to register your vote!

Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending April 21. Last week, Patch announced the winners for the Winter Athlete of the Season. All winners of our weekly polls are eligible for the end of the season honors. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comments: Dominic Valente – Royal Oak High School (baseball): Dominic Valente pitched a gem Friday for the Royal Oak High School baseball team in a 2-0 win over Troy. The senior only allowed three hits over seven shutout innings and finished the game with 10 strikeouts. At the plate, he reached base twice and scored both of the Ravens' runs. Ian Kobernick – Berkley High School (baseball): Ian Kobernick did a little bit…

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Timothy Rath

8:44 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Gene, thanks for writing. Allyson is currently leading in THIS WEEK's poll to determine the athlete of the week. Check it out here: http://patch.com/A-sPDT   more ›

Friday, April 20, 2012

High School Sports Highlights

Friday Highlights: Royal Oak Baseball Wins Pitchers’ Duel

The Ravens win 2-0 game over Troy on Friday in the rain; Berkley tennis beats Harrison 5-3; Troy boys lacrosse wins easy over Avondale.

* home team in all CAPS Royal Oak over TROY, 2-0 A little bit of rain wasn’t going to slow down Royal Oak starting pitcher Dominic Valente. Valente went the distance in a 2-0 win over the Troy High School varsity baseball team on Friday in an Oakland Activities Association Blue division game. The senior only allowed three-hits over seven shutout innings and finished the game with 10 strikeouts. Rain started coming down in the fifth inning, but the inclement weather didn’t spoil what was a terrific pitchers’ duel between Valente and Colts starter Michael Thomas. “The last two innings were difficult,” Valente said of the conditions. “I couldn’t land at all and it was tough to throw strikes with my curve ball.” Valente walked Matt Oppenlander…

Girls Soccer Previews: Ferndale Lacks Depth, But Not Talent

Breaking down local OAA squads: Eagles varsity team counts on returning starters such as Lexie Brisson-Fast and Kelsey Wilson.

Coach: Mike Kuznair Division: Oakland Activities Association White Key Players: Lexie Brisson-Fast Senior; Kelsey Wilson, Senior; Molly Breen Bondie, Senior; Emma Whipple, Senior The Ferndale varsity soccer team might not have a lot of depth compared to other teams in the OAA, but they certainly aren’t lacking top talent. Lexie Brisson-Fast is off to an incredible start with 15 goals in nine games. She has more than 70 career goals, which is already a school record. She’ll be breaking her own record a few more times this season. Kelsey Wilson signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Akron University in the fall, but coach Kuznair thinks that scholarship could’ve easily been for soccer. Wilson is another scoring threat and …

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ferndale Girls Soccer Crushes Pontiac, 8-0

Eagles' starters score five goals in the first 15 minutes of Tuesday's game, giving the bench a lot of playing time.

The Ferndale High School varsity girls soccer team looked like it wanted to get home for the Red Wings game Tuesday night. In the second half, the Eagles ended the game early by mercy rule with about 30 minutes left on the clock when they went up 8-0 over Pontiac. “We did everything we needed to do,” coach Mike Kuznair said. Ferndale’s starters scored five goals in the first 15 minutes of the game. Kuznair went to his bench and had his subs play the rest of the half. The starters came back in to start the second half and needed only 10 minutes to add three more goals. Lexi Brisson-Fast scored four times to push her season total to 15. Kelsey Wilson scored three goals and sister Karly Wilson also scored. Emma Whipple and Lily Arnett …

Friday, April 13, 2012

High School Sports Highlights

Friday Highlights: Berkley, Seaholm Baseball Win; Athens Softball Sweeps Doubleheader

Catch up on local high school sports games from throughout the week.

* home team in all CAPS Berkley over PONTIAC, 12-1 (six innings) Sean Calender’s dominant pitching performance Friday propelled the Berkley High School varsity baseball team (2-0) to a 12-1 win in six innings at Pontiac. Calender went the full six innings, allowing only one run on two hits and striking out an impressive 15 batters. Three Bears hitters had at least two or more RBI: Tony Tenaglia was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs, Jake Ward was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and Riley Klein was 1-for-2 with three RBIs. Seaholm over HARRISON, 17-10 The Birmingham Seaholm and Farmington Harrison varsity baseball teams combined for 27 runs and 33 hits Friday in an Oakland Activities Association White division game. The Seaholm Maples ended …

Nancy Hanus

1:44 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

gg10: We rely heavily on coaches, parents and fans to report results and scores for us. We cannot possibly attend every game, so this is really crucial to us being able to have as many results as possible. Mike, our sportswriter, has reached out to all the coaches, and many are regularly reporting. Others are encouraged to just post scores and great results as comments to this story. Or photos! …   more ›

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Local Fans Gear up for U.S. Women's World Cup Final Today

U.S. success promotes interest in sport locally and gives area coaches valuable teaching tool.

The United States' dramatic run through the 2011 Women’s World Cup will come to an end in the finals today against Japan in Frankfurt, Germany. ESPN is airing the 2:45 p.m. game and will start its pregame coverage at 2 p.m. Win or loss, the United States has generated a lot of positive buzz during its tournament run and a lot of interest in women’s soccer. That’s a good thing for local soccer camps and teams, according to area coaches. “I do believe that it affects the younger girls, ages 6-10, that may be seeing the game for the very first time and seeing the excitement that the games and athletes are creating,” Ferndale boy's and girl's varsity soccer coach Steven Motter said. Motter pointed to the dramatic U.S. quarterfinal win over …

numerologist

11:33 am on Sunday, July 17, 2011

numerology for the 2011 Women's World Cup (comprehensive): http://edpetersonnumerology.com/2011/07/16/numerology-for-the-2011-womens-world-cup-comprehensive/   more ›

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