A signature moment; Center Line High senior swimmer Andrea Okuly commits to Wayne State University. Joining her are high school Athletic Director Bob Blair (left) and Charlie Roddis, her coach and uncle.

Center Line senior swimmer Andrea Okuly signed a National Letter of Intent with Wayne State University. 
She swam her first two years in high school at Huntington North in Huntington, Indiana, before moving to Michigan to live with her aunt and uncle. Charlie Roddis, the Center Line coach, is also her uncle.
In her two years at Center Line, Okuly broke four school records, two pool records (Anchor Bay and Lance Creuse North) and one county record (100 backstroke.) 
She leaves Center Line as the most successful swimmer in program history; a two-time All-State performer in the 100 backstroke.  In her senior year, she finished third in the 100 backstroke and 10th in the 50 freestyle at the Division 3 state meet.

DETROIT – University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer coach Nicholas Deren has recruited a number of Macomb County players to help the Titans defend their 2012 Horizon League regular season championship. They are Robbie Beckwell of Ford, Eisenhower’s Ryan Goike and Spencer Steinwascher of Stevenson.
Beckwell earned two varsity letters as the goalie for the Falcons. Among his biggest thrills was playing with the Michigan Wolves when the team advanced to the USSDA finals week where he came off the bench to make two saves in a penalty shootout.
Goike, a 6-0 midfielder, earned three varsity letters. He scored 30 goals and six assists his senior year, earning the MAC Red MVP. He was named to the 2012 MHSSCA Dream Team and All-State first team in 2012. He was also honored as All-District and All-Conference his senior year.
Steinwascher is a four-year letter winner at Stevenson. He will join his brother, Nathan Steinwascher, on the UDM roster. Spencer was named team captain and team MVP his senior year and was an All-District, All-Conference and All-State Honorable Mention honoree.
The Detroit Titans captured the 2012 regular reason Horizon League Championship with a record of 10-8-0 and a 6-1-0 mark in the conference.

Leeza Donald of L'Anse Creuse will continue her basketball career at Rochester College. Donald was a Macomb County Tier 1 All-Star last season.

Brandon Backus of L'Anse Creuse North has signed a lacrosse letter of intent with Fontbonne University in Clayton, Mo.

Everybody seems to be pretty happy about Keith Phillips' (second from right) decision to play basketball at Macomb Community College. Joining Phillips are (left to right) Warren-Mott sssistant coach Jarvis Wise, MCC head coach Jim Twigg, and Warren-Mott head coach Jeff Olind. (Submitted photo)



Macomb Community College Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Twigg has signed Keith Phillips of Warren-Mott to a national letter of intent.
Phillips played varsity basketball under coach Jeff Olind.  He averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game last season.  Phillips received All-State Honorable Mention, was first team All Macomb County, first team All-East honors, and Macomb Area Conference White Division MVP.  He led Warren-Mott to a MAC White Championship and a 20-2 overall record. Phillips plans to major in engineering.
“Signing Keith Phillips is a huge addition to our program.  We watched him develop and have a great senior season at Warren-Mott High School under coach Jeff Olind.  Keith is a super talented, hard-working and unselfish team player.  He is the type of player we will build our team around.  We are looking forward to helping Keith develop as a player and a student, as he sets his sights on moving to the next level after Macomb,” said Twigg.

Keith Phillips of Warren-Mott will sign a basketball letter of intent with Macomb Community College on April 18, Marauders coach Jeff Olind said Tuesday. Phillips was an All-Macomb County player and helped Warren-Mott win the championship of the Macomb Area Conference White Division last season.

It takes a village ...to raise a softball player. With Sterling Heights' player Allison Erickson (center, first row) are from left Sterling Heights assistant coach Melissa Theume, Allison’s sister Danielle Erickson, Siena Heights assistant coach Laura Klutsarits and Christina Harlan, the head coach at Sterling Heights. Occupying the second row are (from left) principal Allison Roberts, Allison's father Dale Erickson, her mother, Lisa Erickson, brother Joe Erickson and Robert Maus, the athletic director at Sterling Heights. (Submitted photo)

 

Sterling Heights High School senior infielder Allison Erickson has signed to play at Siena Heights University. Erickson also plays for the Vipers Fastpitch club, and is regularly either at shortstop or third base.

"I have been playing softball since I was four years old," said Allison Erickson. "It is my passion. I would give up anything at any given time of day to play a game of softball or even just to practice or train."

Sterling Heights competes in the MAC Gold Division. The Stallions were 9-10 during the 2012 season.

Siena Heights came home from a recent spring training trip to Arizona where the Saints finished with a 7-7 record.  

 

 

 

Personal Statement

I have been playing softball since I was four years old. It is my passion! I would give up anything at any given time of day to play a game of softball or even just to practice or train. Whenever I go onto the field I feel safe and comforted. I call the diamond "my home", because I am allowed to be who ever I want and just let out everything in such an amazing way.