Walled Lake Northern began its 2012 season by playing in the Chelsea Tournament on Saturday, April 14. The Knights started the day with a 14-0 loss to Columbia Central. Megan Jerore had a hit while Corrina Rotondo had a triple. Sam Kern took the loss in the pitcher’s circle for Northern. The Knights then fell to host Chelsea, 10-3, as Jerore had a hit, Rotondo had a double and Annika Riddell had two singles. Rotondo [...]

The Spinal Column Newsweekly is proud to present its 2012 All-area Boys Basketball Team, made up of the best lakes area varsity basketball players during the 2011-12 season. Selections were not only based upon players’ statistics, but also nominations from area coaches; other honors a player received, such as conference awards; and overall contributions to their team throughout the season. Waterford Mott made its first season under first-year Head Coach Jeff Jayson a memorable one [...]

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s opened its season with a doubleheader against Novi Detroit Catholic Central on the road on Wednesday, April 4, which resulted in a loss and a postponement for the Eaglets. St. Mary’s fell in the opening game, 15-7, after having a 7-2 lead in the fifth inning. The Shamrocks then scored 13 unanswered runs over the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. In the second game, the Eaglets had a 4-2 lead in [...]

With west Oakland County schools now getting back from spring break, lakes area baseball fans will have plenty to look forward to once the baseball regular season resumes, and action in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North Division is no exception. Walled Lake Central is the two-time defending division champion after being the only team to finish above .500 in division play last season at 10-6. K.J. Schultz will be back in the outfield [...]

The Spinal Column Newsweekly is proud to present its 2012 All-area Girls Basketball Team, made up of the best lakes area varsity basketball players during the 2012 season. Selections were not only based upon players’ statistics, but also nominations from area coaches; other honors a player received, such as conference awards; and overall contributions to their team throughout the season. Due to the abundance of talent in the lakes area, the selection process is always [...]

It was a rough week for West Bloomfield’s soccer team, as it suffered two shutouts, one on the road and one at home. The Lakers began the week with an 8-0 loss at Oxford on Tuesday, March 27. Chelsea Johnson and Paige Brinker each scored two goals for Oxford in the victory. The Lakers then followed up with a 4-0 defeat at home against North Farmington on Thursday, March 29. The losses were a far [...]

Walled Lake Western opened its 2012 season at home with a 10-8 victory over Novi Detroit Catholic Central on Wednesday, March 28. The win kicks off the second season for the Warriors under Head Coach Mike Larges, who isn’t backing down from his team’s goals. “Our goal this year is to win the division, the league, and make a deep run in the playoffs,” he said. “We have a lot of talent and can compete [...]

West Bloomfield swept a doubleheader with Waterford Mott at home on Thursday, March 29. West Bloomfield won the opening game, 9-8, with a game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Orlando Herrera hit 2-for-4 with an RBI for West Bloomfield. The Lakers then won the nightcap, 2-1, to move to 2-1 on the season after suffering a defeat to Walled Lake Northern in their season opener back on March 23. West Bloomfield is [...]

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes saw its season get off to a rough start as it dropped a double-header to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep on the road on Wednesday, March 28. The Lakers fell 10-0 in the opener before falling 11-1 in the nightcap. Our Lady is coming off a season in which it won a Catholic League C-D Division title before earning a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) regional championship. But, Our [...]

With the unseasonably warm weather last week came the start of the high school baseball season and a new era for Walled Lake Northern. The Knights defeated West Bloomfield on the road, 5-2, on Friday, March 23 to pick up the first win for their new head coach, Kevin LaPlante. “I was very proud of the way that these young men carried themselves in all facets of the game,” LaPlante said. “The victory was a [...]