Michael Leitheim, the JV girls basketball coach at Lakeland, celebrated his 100th win Friday.
On Friday, the JV coach, Michael Leitheim, recorded his 100th win as that level with the Lakeland program. The Lady Eagles defeated Walled Lake Northern, 34-22. Leitheim is in his 8th year as the JV coach. He also is a 1997 graduate of Lakeland. (Source: Mike Head)
Tanner Graham holds a 22-5 record this season for the Lakeland wrestling team.
The following is from Lori Sokoll. On Jan. 5 the Eagles hosted their annual Lakeland Invitational Tournament. First year head coach, James Tippen, shook things up a bit by entering two teams, thus allowing every single Eagle to compete. The battles were tough, the competitors strong and the emotions intense. In the end Lakeland placed 8th out of 14 teams and sent four guys to the podium. Placers that day include sophomores Dominic Paterra at 5th, Andy Bovey at 3rd and Jake Sokoll at 5th. The brightest light of the day shone as Tanner Graham secured first place in the championship match held under the spotlight. At 5-0 for the day, and 22-5 for the season, Graham undoubtedly wrestled his best ever in what some called a "season changing …
The 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.
The following is a release from Lakeland High School. The Lakeland High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the details and inductees for the 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year’s event will be held on Friday, February 15th in the front entrance Atrium at Lakeland, beginning at 5:00pm with a welcome reception that includes beverages and desserts. The formal ceremony begins at 5:45pm as current Athletic Director Greg Michaels leads off a series of guest speakers. Afterwards, the inductees and their families are invited to attend the Lakeland Boys Varsity Basketball game. The inductees will be formally announced to the crowd and officially inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Lakeland Hall of Fame was started …
Lakeland High School has been named one of the Top 10 moments, awarding them with a $1,000 grant that will be used to benefit youth sports in the local community.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports™, a partnership between Liberty Mutual Insurance and Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) that celebrates the positive impact that every day, responsible actions can have on youth, has announced the "Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments" of 2012. From a track star who abandoned near certain victory to help an opponent in distress, to a high school football team that rallied a community devastated by Sandy, each of the ten honorees serve as reminders of the valuable lessons that can be learned by participating in sports, while demonstrating qualities such as sportsmanship, leadership, selflessness and responsibility. "In a time when positive actions and deeds are often overshadowed by demonstrations of …
Lakeland wrestling parent Lori Sokoll said the team continues to grow their confidence with strong performances on the mat.
The following was written by Lori Sokoll. This past week Lakeland traveled to cross-town rival Milford for a Quad-Meet. The Mustangs won that contest but Lakeland came out on top against Pickney the same day. On Friday, December 21 every high school in Oakland County began competing in the two day Oakland County Championship Tournament. This is a grueling battle and at the end of day one, the Eagles had four wrestlers qualify to return on Saturday. Once again, senior captain Tanner Graham led the way as three sophomores followed him; Dominic Paterra at 112lbs, Andy Bovay at 171lbs and Jake Sokoll at 285lbs. Day 2 is known as one of the toughest days of the season, as the top 16 wrestlers from each weight class across the county meet to …
Wrestling parent Lori Sokoll provides an update on the Lakeland wrestling team.
The Lakeland Eagles Wrestling Team along with other teams from across the State, traveled to Hemlock, a small town West of Saginaw last Saturday to compete in the Hemlock Invitational Wrestling Tournament. The entire team continues to improve steadily, and marked this week by having 5 Lakeland wrestlers advancing to the championship round. Underclassmen turned in strong performances with Donovan Carter (Jr.) finishing 2nd at 189lbs and Andy Bovay (So.) earning 6th place honors at 171lbs. The Senior Captains of Lakeland's squad continue to lead by example seeing all 3 earn medals. John Conte placed 5th at 152, Tanner Graham took 3rd at 215 and 189lb Brandon McDonald wrestled up two weight classes capturing a hard fought 3rd place in the 285…
Lakeland Hockey's record is now 4-4-1.
The following Lakeland Hockey stats were provided by Don Rankin. Lakeland Starting Line: 1ST Period Scoring: 2ND Period Scoring: 3RD Period Scoring: Lakeland Goalie: #34 Cody Craft - Shots faced = 24, Goals Against = 6, Minutes Played = 51:00 Final Score: Lakeland – 4 Grand Blanc – 6 Total Shots on Goal: Lakeland – 41 Grand Blanc – 24 Penalties: Lakeland – 6 Grand Blanc – 8 Lakeland Eagles Record: W 4 L 4 T 1 Lakeland Eagles Upcoming games: Wednesday - 12/19/12 @ 5:20 pm vs. Hartland – Lakeland ice Arena Saturday - 12/22/12 @ 6:30 pm vs. Milford – Hartland Ice Arena (Barber Cup Game 2)
The Lakeland hockey team moves to 4-2 with a loss to Howell Tuesday night.
The following Lakeland Hockey stats were provided by Don Rankin. Lakeland Starting Line: Nolan Johnson - Michael Markley – Joey Slenzak – Billy Schroeder – Pat McElwee Goalie - Adam Szymanski Scoring: Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Final Score: Lakeland – 3 Howell – 9 Total Shots on Goal: Lakeland – 16 Howell – 46 Penalties: Lakeland – 3 Howell – 6 Lakeland Eagles Record: W 4 L 2 T 1 Next week’s games:
Several Lakeland wrestlers recorded wins over the weekend.
The following was submitted to White Lake-Highland Patch by Lori Sokoll. On Saturday, Dec. 8 the Lakeland varsity wrestlers kicked off their season with a trip to Northville High School to compete in the Todd Schoenheide Challenge. The team went 2-3 for the day with several matches being decided in the final seconds. Senior Captain Tanner Graham led his team by going 5-0 for the day against some tough competition while sophomore Dominic Paterra showed what wrestlers are made of as he fought through the pain of severely bruised ribs to end the day at 4-1. This season has brought some big changes for the team with the introduction of a new coaching staff. Taking over as Head coach is Waterford Kettering graduate and former CMU wrestler James…
The Michigan High School Athletics Association has nominated former Lakeland athlete Garret Zuk for the National Federation "Spirit of Sport" award.
Former LHS athlete Garret Zuk in the news: The MHSAA has nominated Garret Zuk for the National Federation "Spirit of Sport Award' based on his great act of sportsmanship in track & field last spring as written about by Geoff Kimmerly in his "Second Half" portion of the MHSAA Web. The NF Award criteria are stated as follows: The NFHS has developed its "National High School Spirit of Sport Award," which will be conferred to eight section winners as well as one national winner. The recipient must be an individual from a high school that is a member of an NFHS-member athletic or activity association. The recipient could be a coach, athletic administrator, administrator, official, trainer, student-athlete or any others associated with the …
Bonnie Brown
9:22 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Wtg, Garret! You make Huron Valley Schools proud! -Bonnie Brown more ›