Lakeland Sports Update: BASEKETball Golf Outing and More

The following was submitted by Lakeland teacher, and Student Activities Director, Scott Rolando.

Lakeland High School Equestrian Team: The Lakeland High School Equestrian Team proved that eagles and horses make a great team! The Lakeland High School Eagles soared to a District Championship win on Saturday at the final district equestrian competition held at the Huron Valley Equestrian Grounds.  Once in the lead following the first competition on September 10th, they rode their way to success each week to clench the District Championship title of the C division by 120 points. The Eagles will move on to Regional competition at Shiawassee County Fairgrounds this Saturday and Sunday where they will face Champions from districts 7, 11 and 12. Congrats Lakeland High School Equestrian Team!

BASEKETball Golf Outing: Once again the Lakeland Baseball team will be teaming up with the Boys and Girls Basketball Programs for the 2011 BASEKETball Golf Outing. The proceeds go to support all three fine programs. In addition to golfers we are looking items that can be auctioned or given away as door prizes.  Please see the attached flier if you are interested in supporting the 2011-2012 programs.

Boys Tennis: The boys fell short, 8-1, against Northville in their 2nd place KLAA divisional crossover. At #1 singles, Alex Kim battled their #1 who has a Top 10 USTA ranking nationally. Alex lost the first set 6-1 but fought back to 7-6 in the 2nd set, losing the tiebreaker 7-3. That player has not lost a set all season.  What a great match. #3 singles Alex Garrigo avenged a tournament loss to their #3 with a dominant 6-3,6-3 victory. Other exciting matches were: #3 doubles, Terry Haren/Drew Peck, who won their first set but eventually lost a close one 6-3 in the 3rd set. #5 doubles, Jeremy Wimmer/John Antishin who lost their first set, won the second, but battled to a 7-5 loss in the 3rd set. In case you're interested, here is some nice Oakland Press coverage of your Eagles tennis team. http://www.miprepzone.com/oakland/results.asp?ID=5460. This past Saturday the team competed in the Brighton Quad with Livonia Stevenson, Brighton, and Canton. Gold medalist with a 3-0 record, was #1 singles Alex Kim who only dropped 5 total games in 6 sets. Winning matches also were earned by #4 singles Austin Herbert with a 3 set win over his Canton opponent; and the #1 doubles tandem of Terry Haren and Drew Peck with a straight sets victory over the Brighton duo.

Boys Cross Country: Last Week your boys XC team traveled quickly over to Hess Hathaway park to face off against Waterford Kettering. The guys came away victorious with a score of 15-43:  

• 1.Scott Neff 18:07 LHS
• 2. Garret Zuk 18:07 LHS
• 3. Grayson Thomas 18:07 LHS
• 4. Craig Dudley 18:08 LHS
• 5. Ryan Carrigan 18:09 LHS
• 6. Lucas Bowman 18:19 WK
• 7. Chris McDonald 18:26 WK
• 8. Ryan Squanda 18:41 WK
• 9.  David Patawaran 18:49 LHS
• 10. Dillon Ross 18:52 WK
• 11. James Probstfeld 19:01 LHS
• 17. Austin Katona 19:40 WK
• 20. Collin Ross 20:07 WK
• 25. Adam Butter 20:27 WK

The boys cross country team continued their winning ways at the highly competitive Jackson Invite. The guys came in first place out of 23 teams including number #5 ranked in the state Pinckney! Leading the way for your eagles was Garret Zuk (2/160), Grayson Thomas (6th), Scott Neff(8th), Craig Dudley (18th), and Ryan Carrigan (34th). Freshman Blake McComas was right on the heels of our top 5 scoring members finishing in 37th place.  Brendon Clover also ran a personal best time in the race finishing in 50th place. THE GUYS NEED YOUR SUPPORT NEXT WEDNESDAY! They need you to make the trip over to Hess Hathaway park on Williams Lake rd. between Colley rd and M-59 as they will more than likely be in a dog fight for the possibility of WINNING THE KLAA NORTH DIVISION!

Girls Cross Country: Lakeland Sports Fans, the girls cross country team won their 2nd KLAA North division dual meet by defeating Waterford Kettering 17 to 46. Scoring for Lakeland were: 1st Morgan Bridgewater, 2nd Reighan Fisher, 3rd Nicole Clover, 5th Kara Cotter, 6th Alex Imhoff, 7th Maygan Houghton, 8th Chrissie McElwee. The team travels to Jackson on Saturday for the Jackson Invitational. Thanks for all the support the girls have received this year. The girls cross country team tied their best finish ever at the highly competitive Jackson Invitational last Saturday by finishing 6th out of 22 teams with 199 points. All the girls ran their best times of the year. The eagle harriers were led by senior Morgan Bridgewater 2nd/157 runners. She was followed by sophomore Nicole Clover 26th, junior Reighan Fisher 34th, senior Sara MacDonald 52nd, junior Maygan Houghton 87th, senior Alex Imhoff 109, and junior Elaine Kozma 127th. Come out to our home meet on Tuesday at 4:30 to support the CC Teams in their quest to defeat Walled Lake western.

Cross Country Fundraisers: Here, attached, is the information and the registration form for the Wicked 5K, which will be run on Oct. 22. On Saturday, Oct. 1, Lakeland High School Boys and Girls Country Boosters will host their Annual LHS Cross Country Golf Outing at Brentwood Golf Club (2450 Havenwood Drive White Lake, MI 48383-3900). This special day will benefit the student athletes dedicated to make LHS Cross Country NUMBER 1 in the State of Michigan. This fundraiser earns money for the LHS Cross Country teams to help purchase new uniforms, pays for invitational entry fees, and purchase supplies needed for Cross Country Meets.

Each athlete is asked to support with this outing by:

• $100 Hole Sponsorships: Due Sept. 20.This can be from a local business or a personalized note from a family member to the athlete. The Sponsor will be honored by having a sign (with the companies name or a personalized message) displayed on the golf course and during the lunch. The Sponsor will also receive a Thank You note and picture. Please address questions to: Kevin Carrigan - kgc52@aol.com/ 248-989-7861
• Sign UP a Foursome: Due Sept. 24, Please address questions to: Coach Kababik - KababikJ@huronvalley.k12.mi.us/ 248-496-1373
• Donate a Themed Basket: Due Sept. 27 – We are asking the Cross Country athletes' families to donate a "Themed Basket" to the outing to be raffled off / silent auction. Be Creative!!! - Some Basket examples are: Red Wing, Movie Ticket, Michigan Product, MSU, U of M, Lakeland, Car Care, Pizza, Coffee, Garden, Golf, Hair Care, Birthday, Chocolate Lovers, Baking, etc. Please address questions to: Karen MacDonald -karen.macdonald@gm.com/ 248-410-2924 or Diane Bridgewater - bridgewater6@comcast.net/ 248-684-4268
• Donations: Due by Sept. 27  - Please donate items for the Golfers - this could include  Company Attire, Store Bought Golf Balls, LHS attire, Gift Cards, etc.

Lakeland Boys Soccer: The Lakeland Soccer teams finish with a win and 3 ties in the last 2 weeks. They started out with a hardfought 0-0 tie against Bogie Lake rival Walled Lake Northern. In the next game they faced Waterford Kettering. The Eagles were able to score 3 goals, 1 each by senior Tom Kemennu, senior Brandon Dennis and sophomore Nick Kemennu and beat Kettering by a score of 3-1. This week the Eagles took on Walled Lake Western and Waterford Mott.  Both games were great defensive games. The Eagles, led by seniors Nolan Masserman, Scott Demorest and Jacob Alexander on defense kept Western and Mott from taking any quality shots. On the few times that they did have shots senior keeper Daniel Foote made saves, recording 2 more shutouts on the season.  Unfortunately Lakeland wasn't able to score either, ending the week with 0-0 ties against both teams. Lakeland's offense, led by seniors Troy Baertson, Brandon Dennis, Connor Carrigan and Dan Smallegan was able to put together some nice combinations to get off good shots but the opposing keepers made saves to keep the scores at 0-0. The JV team beat Mott 6-0 in their best offensive showing of the season. Sophomore Hunter Sneider recorded the shutout in goal.  Lakeland's goals were scored by freshman Norman Roelfs (2) and sophomores Kyle Moore, Andrew Knox, Mario Koje and Alex Haren.

Ski Team Meeting: Ski Team (Boys and Girls) will hold an informational meeting on Wednesday, October 12th at 7pm at school (room to be announced later). This meeting is for anyone that is interested in ski team. You do not have to be currently ski racing to be on the ski team. We work with all levels of skiers, the only requirement is that you have basic skiing skills and ski equipment. Please contact Coach Sue Wiberg if you have questions by email at mwiberg@prodigy.net or phone 248-310-0458.

Lakeland Eagles Flip Flops Fundraiser: Hey Lakeland Fans, be the first to own Lakeland flip flops and support Lakeland Football.  Order forms will be on the Lakeland Eagle Football website (www.lakelandeaglesfootball.com) or they are attached to this E-Mail as well.  Payment must be made when the order form is turned in.  Deadline to order is Monday, October 3, 2011.  Any questions, contact Lori Rohde at 248/760-6207 or lrohde@usatoday.com.  

Girls Golf: The girls golf team raised their record to 2-3 by defeating Waterford Mott by a wide margin. Medalist for the day was Maria Brooks 48, followed by Alycia Holmyard 55, Meghan Jacobs 56 and Courtney Schester 57. The girls golf team evened their record last Thursday at 3-3 by defeating Mott twice by a score of 219-306 on Wednesday and 216-305 on Thursday. Medalist for Thursday's match was Maria Brooks 50, Maddy Martin 53, Courtney Solar 54 and Meghan Jacobs 59 This week the girls play Kettering Tuesday, Northern and Western on Wednesday and the Ladywood tournament all day Thursday. GO EAGLES!

Lakeland Volleyball: Last week your Lakeland J.V. volleyball team defeated Central in all three games to remain perfect on the season. Doing a great job on defense with 12 digs and serving 8 aces was new comer freshman Calleigh Coffin. Sharing high kills for the night were Co-Captain Blair Blaszczak and freshman Amanda Lock with 8 each. The Freshmen and the Varsity teams also defeated Central last week. Great job Lakeland Volleyball!

Girls Swim and Dive: The Lakeland Girls Swim & Dive team has had a busy stretch last week with two meets. On Thursday, September 22nd the Lady Eagles defeated Walled Lake Western by a score of 94-74. The team won 10 of 12 events and puts Lakeland at 1-0 in the KLAA North division (2-2 on the season).   Meet Highlights: 200 Medley Relay - Hanah Porter, Mollie Vivian, Reagan Dehnbostel, and Cheyenne Calderon - 2:06.48 (1st Place) 200 Freestyle - Jessica Porter - 2:08.02 (1st Place) 200 IM - Grace Collins - 2:26.60 (1st Place 50 Freestyle - Reagan Dehnbostel - 26.66 (1st Place) 100 Freestyle - Jessica Porter - 57.20 (1st Place) 500 Freestyle - Tressa Collins - 5:55.96 (1st Place) 200 Freestyle Relay - Reagan Dehnbostel, Jessica Porter, Grace Collins, & Tressa Collins - 1:52.31 (1st Place) 100 Backstroke - Reagan Dehnbostel - 1:09.15 (1st Place) 100 Breaststroke - Mollie Vivian - 1:16.24 (1st Place) 400 Freestyle Relay - Jessica Porter, Grace Collins, Hannah Porter, and Mollie Vivian - 4:02.57 (1st Place). On Saturday, September 24th the team hosted it's 3rd annual Splash Against Your Class meet. The team finished in second place (out of 7), just ten points behind Pinckney, the winning team. Competing by class, the team took 25 top 3 finishes, 13 being 1st place.  This is the first time in team history took home a trophy to proudly display in their display case. Meet Highlights: 200 Freestyle (Fr) - Reagan Dehnbostel - 2:06.11 (1st Place) 200 Freestyle (Jr) - Mollie Vivian - 2:09.13 (1st Place) 50 Freestyle (Jr) - Jessica Porter - 27.09 (1st Place) 100 Butterfly (Jr) - Jessica Porter - 1:06.24 (1st Place) 100 Freestyle (Fr) - Grace Collins - 59.03 (1st Place) 100 Freestyle (So) - Cheyenne Calderon - 1:02.99 (1st Place) 100 Freestyle (Jr) - Mollie Vivian - 1:00.00 (1st Place) 500 Freestyle (Fr) - Reagan Dehnbostel - 5:27.04 (1st Place and Meet Record) 500 Freestyle (Jr) - Valerie Morelli - 6:07.96 (1st Place) 100 Backstroke (Jr) - Valerie Morelli - 1:15.19 (1st Place) 100 Breaststroke (Fr) - Grace Collins - 1:16.30 (1st Place) 400 Freestyle Relay (Fr/So) - Reagan Dehnbostel, Cheyenne Calderon, Hannah Porter, & Grace Collins - 4:08.07 (1st Place) 400 Freestyle Relay (Jr/Sr) Jessica Porter, Valerie Morelli, Tressa Collins, and Mollie Vivian - 4:02.86 (1st Place).

Gymnastics: Milford/Lakeland Gymnastics Team Student & Parent Meeting Tuesday 10/4 7:00pm at Bounce Hartland Sports Center 2755 Arena Dr. Hartland, MI 48353. Student & Parent Information Meeting: This is an informational meeting that will explain tryouts and team guidelines for the 2011-2012 Milford/Lakeland Huron Valley Gymnastics Team. Anyone interested in trying out for the gymnastics must attend this meeting. There will be no walk ons after the tryouts. If you need additional info contact: Coach Claudia Korchnak- 517-304-6722 or trip2bounce@gmail.com