Year-in-Review 0910

MONARCHS

Dear Athletes & Friends,

Macomb Athletics has a 44 year history with 6 NJCAA Championships, 42 Region XII Championships and 65 MCCAA and conference titles to its credit. The 2009-2010 season was no exception with six of our seven athletic teams representing Macomb in the Region XII Tournament. The entire coaching staff and all of the student athletes work tirelessly to achieve success in their respective sports. These individu-als personify tenacity, hard work and diligence. As an Athletic Director, there is no greater feeling than to represent a program that exemplifies integrity and reaches to exceed its own expectations every year!Highlighting Outstanding Achievements:Macomb’s Men’s Cross Country team finished the season ranked twenty-third in the Final NJCAA poll. The Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country team sent 3 individuals to the NJCAA Nationals in Peoria, Il-linois in November 2009 and Carissa Hudson of our women’s cross country team earned All-American honors. The Women’s Softball team led by four veterans and a very talented group of freshman finished in third place in the conference after winning fifteen of their last sixteen games. Their incredible run earned the team a spot in Region XII Tournament in Battle Creek, Michigan, finishing in third place.Most importantly, “student” is always a precursor to being an “athlete” and at Macomb we stress aca-demic advancement as well as athletic achievement. An example of our success is the four members of our cross country team: Carissa Hudson, Paul Schultz, Chelsea Myers and Brett Golze. Each of these ath-letes maintained a 4.0 grade point average during the season and for their tremendous efforts earned the prestigious honor of being named NJCAA Academic All-America. Our volleyball player Dana Szymko-wicz also maintained a 4.0 grade point average and was named a Distinguished Academic All-American. Moreover, the Men’s Cross Country team finished the season ranked eleventh in the top twenty-five academically with an overall grade point average of 3.435. Also, the Women’s team finished in the top twenty-five academically ranked twelfth with an overall grade point average of 3.592. Both teams re-ceived the honor of being selected to the NJCAA Academic All-American Team.As academic years seem to fly by, our annual banquet allows us to come together one last time to share and support each others’ efforts and accomplishments. I want to thank all who gave so much of them-selves to make this year and its successes a reality. We have a remarkable “team” of departmental staff, intercollegiate coaches and student athletes that always seem to come together for one common goal; to make Macomb College Athletics the best it can be!

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed the banquet.

Margaret E. Cadieux Athletic Director

GO Monarchs!

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Athletic DepArtment StAffVice President, student & community relations .............................................................................. linda Wells

associate Vice President, student & community serVices ...........................................................Geary maiuri

director, conference & co-curricular serVices ................................................................... Kathleen maiuri

manaGer, facilities & athletic/sPort club actiVities .......................................................... marGaret cadieux

manaGer, facilities/eVents sPecialist ..............................................................................................murray sislen

facility coordinator .....................................................................................................................................don horne

clerical staff ....................................................................................................................................Kathy rychWalsKi

athletic coordinator ......................................................................................................................... brent biebuycK

sPorts information coordinator ................................................................................................brandon adolPh

athletic trainer ............................................................................................................................................ micK zureK

coAching StAffWomen’s Volleyball .............................................................................................................terri szur, head coach

tamara fant, assistant coach

holly Plieth, assistant coach

cross country ........................................................................................................................ Kim renas, head coach

stacey renas, assistant coach

dasWell camPbell, assistant coach

ashley tuKes, assistant coach

men’s basKetball ................................................................................................. henry WashinGton, head coach

terrance WalKer, assistant coach

byron Willis, assistant coach

aaron hardaWay, assistant coach

louis montGomery, assistant coach

carl jamison, Volunteer coach

Women’s basKetball .............................................................................................................jay ritchie, head coach

amanda theut, assistant coach

sheronda PoWell, assistant coach

cassie PatricK, assistant coach

men’s baseball ...................................................................................................... henry WashinGton, head coach

brent biebuycK, assistant coach

jacK holloWay, assistant coach

Women’s softball ............................................................................................................. joe caVataio, head coach

rich Krus, assistant coach

sheronda PoWell, assistant coach

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back row: (left to right) assistant coach tamara fant, assistant coach holly Plieth, danielle meyer, dana szymkowicz, samantha jones, jaimie brynaert, stephanie Plotzke, team manager janet Quiles, head coach terri szur

front row: (left to right) Katelyn cosio, brianna Giordano, christina seward, stephanie Pietrzak, jessica rombach

Volleyball Team

VolleybAll roSter# name Pos ht yr hometoWn/hiGh school

1 christina seward s 5'4" so Garden city/Garden city

2 danielle meyer mb 5'9" fr Warren/cousino

3 stephanie Pietrzak oh 5'10" so st. clair/st. clair

5 jessica rombach mh 6'1" so marine city/marine city

7 Katelyn cosio rs 6'1" so Grosse Pointe Woods/anchor bay

8 brianna Giordano rs/ds 5'7" so clinton twp./ dakota

9 dana szymkowicz oh 5'10" fr shelby twp./ eisenhower

10 jaimie brynaert oh 5'8" fr romeo/romeo

13 stephanie Plotzke ds 5'5" fr st. clair shores/lakeview

14 samantha jones mb 5'9" fr detroit/denby tech

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VolleybAll reSultSDATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTS RECORD

august 28 columbus cc columbus, oh

edison l, 28-26, 20-25, 15-25, 20-25 (0-1) (0-0)

clark state W, 25-13, 25-9, 25-4 (1-1) (0-0)

columbus state W, 25-19, 25-22, 11-25, 25-21 (2-1) (0-0)

rhode island cc W, 25-11, 25-14, 25-18 (3-1) (0-0)

lorain W, 25-11, 25-19, 25-14 (4-1) (0-0)

september 4-5 owens tournament toledo, oh

edison l, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25 (4-2) (0-0)

sinclair W, 25-7, 25-9, 25-14 (5-2) (0-0)

Vincennes l, 19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 14-25 (5-3) (0-0)

Kellogg W, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16 (6-3) (0-0)

lakeland W, 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 (7-3) (0-0)

Genesse W, 25-14, 25-22, 25-12 (8-3) (0-0)

september 11 muskegon cc inv. muskegon

alpena cc W, 25-5, 25-15, 25-7 (9-3) (0-0)

henry ford cc W, 25-12, 25-14, 25-11 (10-3) (0-0)

ancilla cc W, 19-25, 25-9, 25-22, 25-22 (11-3) (0-0)

davenport univ. jV W, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20 (12-3) (0-0)

muskegon cc W, 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24 (13-3) (0-0)

september 15 delta cc university center W, 25-10, 25-10, 25-27, 25-10 (14-3) (1-0)

september 17 st. clair cc macomb W, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22 (15-3) (2-0)

september 22 mott cc macomb W, 25-22, 25-12, 25-19 (16-3) (3-0)

september 24 oakland cc Waterford l, 21-25, 25-22, 16-25, 11-25 (16-4) (3-1)

september 26 jackson cc jackson W, 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 26-24 (17-4) (3-1)

september 26 rend lake college jackson W, 25-16, 24-26, 25-13, 25-8 (18-4) (3-1)

september 29 schoolcraft cc livonia W, 25-20, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23 (19-4) (4-1)

october 1 henry ford cc macomb W, 25-13, 25-11, 25-12 (20-4) (5-1)

october 2-3 KVcc invite Kalamazoo

KVcc W, 26-28, 25-17, 27-25, 25-15, 15-9 (21-4) (5-1)

Vincennes W, 25-15, 26-28, 25-17, 28-26 (22-4) (5-1)

Kellogg W, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18 (23-4) (5-1)

mchenry W, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-10 (24-4) (5-1)

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTS RECORD

october 13 st. clair cc Port huron l, 25-21, 15-25, 18-25, 23-25 (24-5) (5-2)

october 15 mott cc flint W, 25-16, 25-15, 25-18 (25-5) (6-2)

october 20 oakland cc macomb W, 25-22, 25-13, 15-25, 25-20 (26-5) (7-2)

october 22 schoolcraft cc macomb W, 25-22, 25-22, 25-17 (27-5) (8-2)

october 23 alpena cc alpena W, 25-13, 25-14, 25-15 (28-5) (9-2)

october 23 alpena cc alpena W, 25-9, 25-8, 25-16 (29-5) (10-2)

october 24 delta college university center W, 25-21, 25-16, 25-19 (30-5) (11-2)

october 27 henry ford cc dearborn W, 25-17, 25-8, 25-12 (31-5) (12-2)

october 30-31 MCCAA Tournament—Muskegon CC

Kalamazoo l, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 (31-6) (12-2)

november 6-8 region xii tournament

Grand rapids

november 6-8 oakland cc l, 25-22, 25-24, 18-25, 14-25, 9-15 (31-7) (12-2)

november 6-8 mott cc W, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21 (32-7) (12-2)

november 6-8 st. clair cc l, 25-21, 25-13, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12 (32-8) (12-2)

VolleybAll reSultS continueD

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Bound for postseason play 10/27Wrapping up the regular season last night, the Macomb Lady Monarchs stretched their winning streak to six against Henry Ford CC. Macomb won in three sets by a score of 25-17, 25-8 and 25-12. In the last week, Macomb has faced some tough competition and ending the season on a 6-0 win streak is impressive. The veterans of the team have been omnipresent and they continue to lead the team in each statistical category. Stephanie Pietrzak led the team with kills with 11 with a hitting percentage of .600, 2 aces and 6 digs. Christina Seward continues to flex her athletic expertise reg-istering 24 assists with 5 aces, 2 blocks and 6 digs. Filling up the stat sheet was none other than Katelyn Cosio recording 8 kills with a hitting percentage of .800, 2 aces, 2 blocks and 4 digs. Rounding out Macomb’s impressive play was Brianna Giordano compiling 12 digs. Macomb heads into the postseason with a record of 31-5 overall and 12-2 in the conference.“The intensity of our practices has in-creased, which has followed through to our games. We follow through with every play and aren’t afraid to play aggressive and that has really helped us pull some wins!”-Stephanie Pietrzak

Dig Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Match10/20October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to honor all that have been affected by breast cancer, last night’s match was the Dig Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Match! In front of a sellout crowd, the 10th ranked Macomb Lady Monarchs battled against the Oakland Lady Raiders as both teams in pre-game warm-ups gave salutes to some-one close to them that has dealt with breast cancer. Dressed in pink, Macomb avenged one of their two conference losses by beat-ing Oakland in four. The scores of the matches were 25-22, 25-13, 15-25 and 25-20. The middle matches were lopsided but the first and the last match proved that both teams are a force to be reckoned with! The most entertaining of all was the last match as Macomb was down some six points dur-ing the match and rallied to win the game. Turning in dominating performances was freshman Danielle Meyer with 6 kills with a hitting percentage of .750, 7 blocks and 3 aces. Sophomores Jessica Rombach and Katelyn Cosio were equally menac-ing around the net. Rombach registered 5 kills with a hitting percentage of .563 and 2 blocks and Cosio recorded 9 kills with a hitting percentage of .500, 2 aces and 2 blocks. Macomb improves to 26-5 overall and 7-2 in the conference. Macomb will battle with Schoolcraft on October 22nd at 7pm in the Sports & Expo Center

Strong WeekAfter a surprising loss to a conference foe, the Macomb Lady Monarchs Volleyball team responded with an undefeated week going 6-0 last week. They played well and defeated Schoolcraft and Mott in confer-ence play. But the impressive wins were this past weekend at the Kalamazoo Val-ley Invitational. Macomb swept the 10th ranked Kalamazoo Valley, Vincennes, Kel-logg and the 16th ranked McHenry. Ma-comb was led by the impressive play of the tremendous trio of sophomores Stephanie Pietrzak and Katelyn Cosio and freshman Jaimie Brynaert. For the week, Pietrzak compiled 69 Kills, 27 Digs, 22 Aces, Cosio recorded 56 Kills, 28 Digs, 18 Blocks and Brynaet registered 59 Kills, 42 Digs for the week. With such impressive wins Macomb earned the ranking of 10th in NJCAA poll and improved their record to 24-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference. Macomb plays at St. Clair CC on Tuesday Oct. 13th

Battle for 1st place9/17On Thursday night the 17th of September, the battle for first place in the MCCAA Eastern Division placed the Macomb Lady Monarchs against the St. Clair Lady Skip-pers. Macomb came prepared to capture first place and it was evident in their play. The Lady Monarchs started out fast in each match but St. Clair made it a game. How-ever, in the end, Macomb was too much for the Lady Skippers winning each match by a score of 25-19, 25-20, and 25-22. Lead-ing the monarch mayhem against St. Clair was none other than sophomore Jessica “Rambunctious Rombi” Rombach. Roam-ing around the net and with each rotation St. Clair didn’t have an answer for her de-fensive maneuvers nor her offensive prow-ess. Rombach was the most efficient player with 9 kills and a hitting percentage of .429. Adding to the success of Macomb was sophomores Katelyn Cosio and Stephanie Pietrzak. Cosio registered a hitting percent-age of .411 with 9 kills, while Pietrzak had 13 kills on a .375 hitting percentage. With such a dominating performance Macomb looks to move up in the NJCAA poll, im-proving their overall record to 15-3 and 2-0 in the conference. Macomb’s next game is at home on Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00pm against Mott CC.“I played alright but it wasn’t my best but as a team we executed well and never re-linquished the fight to achieve our goal of securing the win”-Jessica Rombach

MCC volleyball rollsAfter a surprising loss to a conference foe, the Macomb Lady Monarchs Volleyball team responded with an undefeated week going 6-0 last week. They played well and defeated Schoolcraft and Mott in confer-ence play. But the impressive wins were this past weekend at the Kalamazoo Val-ley Invitational. Macomb swept the 10th ranked Kalamazoo Valley, Vincennes, Kel-logg and the 16th ranked McHenry. Ma-comb was led by the impressive play of the tremendous trio of sophomores Stephanie Pietrzak and Katelyn Cosio and freshman Jaimie Brynaert. For the week, Pietrzak compiled 69 Kills, 27 Digs, 22 Aces, Cosio recorded 56 Kills, 28 Digs, 18 Blocks and Brynaet registered 59 Kills, 42 Digs for the week. With such impressive wins Macomb earned the ranking of 10th in NJCAA poll and improved their record to 24-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference. Macomb plays at St. Clair CC on Tuesday Oct. 13th

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MCC volleyball rollsPublished: Wednesday, September 16, 2009The Macomb Daily Sports StaffThe Macomb Community College volleyball team went 5-0 last week against Alpena, Hen-ry Ford, Ancilla, Davenport University and Muskegon.Freshman Jaimie Brynaert (Romeo) recorded six kills in the victory over Henry Ford, and freshman Dana Szymkowicz (Eisenhower) had four kills in the triumph over Muskegon.MCC, 13-3 overall and ranked 20th in the na-tion, plays its first home game Thursday at 7 p.m. against St. Clair Community College.

mccAA eAStern conference VolleybAll StAnDingS

conference oVerall

matches Games matches Games

team Won lost Pct Won lost Won lost Pct Won lost

st. clair county cc 13 1 .929 39 11 39 13 .750 119 56

Macomb 12 2 .857 38 9 32 8 .800 109 37

oakland 10 4 .714 37 13 33 13 .717 96 41

schoolcraft college 9 5 .653 31 19 23 17 .589 62 59

henry ford cc 6 8 .428 18 30 8 18 .307 24 58

mott cc 4 10 .285 16 30 14 31 .311 52 93

delta college 2 12 .143 9 36 8 22 .267 27 60

alpena cc 0 14 .000 2 42 0 25 .000 2 71

Monarchs get ready for seasonThe Macomb Daily Sports StaffLed by a solid sophomore class, the Macomb Community College volleyball team will be-gin its season Aug. 28-29 at the Columbus Community College Tournament in Colum-bus, Ohio.Five sophomores return for Coach Teri Szur and the Monarchs, who went 13-3 in the MC-CAA and advanced to the Region XII Tourna-ment.Stephanie Pietrzak and Christina Seward are back after both earned All-MCCAA first-team honors last season.Katelyn Cosio, an Anchor Bay graduate who was named All-MCCAA third team last year, and Jessica Rombach, an All-MCCAA honor-able mention selection, also are back, as is li-bero Brianna Girodano (Dakota).The sophomores will be joined by five fresh-men: Danielle Meyer of Cousino, Dana Szym-kowicz of Eisenhower, Jaimie Brynaert of Romeo, Stephanie Plotzke of Lakeview and Samantha Jones of Detroit Denby.

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AceS per Set ATHLETE SPM ACES ACES/

Set

jaimie brynaert 128.0 44.0 0.344

Katelyn cosio 133.0 63.0 0.474

brianna Giordano 119.0 26.0 0.218

samantha jones 26.0 1.0 0.038

danielle meyer 132.0 32.0 0.242

stephanie Pietrzak 136.0 78.0 0.574

stephanie Plotzke 68.0 4.0 0.059

jessica rombach 136.0 28.0 0.206

christina seward 139.0 53.0 0.381

dana szymkowicz 90.0 19.0 0.211

DigS per Set ATHLETE SPM DIGS DIGS/

Set


Katelyn cosio 133.0 174.0 1.308









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blocKS per Set ATHLETE GPM TOTAL

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Katelyn cosio 133.0 328.0 2.466









hitting efficiency ATHLETE SPM KILLS ATTACK

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ATTEMPTHIT EFF.

jaimie brynaert 128.0 272.0 119.0 590.0 25.930%

Katelyn cosio 133.0 328.0 71.0 637.0 40.350%

samantha jones 26.0 23.0 7.0 46.0 34.780%

danielle meyer 132.0 191.0 62.0 393.0 32.820%

stephanie Pietrzak 136.0 381.0 98.0 768.0 36.850%

jessica rombach 136.0 245.0 60.0 454.0 40.750%

christina seward 139.0 41.0 11.0 94.0 31.910%

dana szymkowicz 90.0 147.0 40.0 323.0 33.130%

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men’s & Women’scross country team

back row (from left to right): brett Golze, jarron brewer, ryan renas, William Gerstenberger, mike King, joey burelle, head coach Kim renas

middle row (from left to right): Paul schultz, erika staelgraeve, ciara Poppe, Kelsey Wright, nicole Provencher, eliot Wright

front row (from left to right): chelsea myers, aileen mayack, carissa hudson

men’s team NAME HT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

jarron brewer 5'7" fr marysville/marysville

joey burelle 5'8" fr sterling heights/stevenson

William Gerstenberger 6'3" so roseville/roseville

brett Golze 5'11" fr fraser/fraser

mike King 5'9" fr clinton twp./fraser

ryan renas 6'0" so Warren/Warren Woods tower

Paul schultz 5'9" so eastpointe/east detroit

Women’s team NAME HT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

carissa hudson 5'2" so romeo/lutheran north

Kaitlyn Kreger 5'8" so Chesterfield Twp./L’Anse Creuse North

chelsea myers 5'6" so new baltimore/anchor bay

ciara Poppe 5'8" fr harrison twp./l’anse creuse north

nicole Provencher 5'4" fr macomb/dakota

olivia tweten 5'4" so clinton twp./lutheran north

Kelsey Wright-alexander 5'6" fr marysville/marysville

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nicholAS KirKwooD

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brett golze

Joey burelle

nJcAA AcADemic All-AmericAnAtionAl quAlifier

moSt improVeDnAtionAl quAlifier

pAul Schultz

miKe King

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ciArA poppe

2009 All-region teAmname school

cayla nousain jackson cc

brook simon lansing cc

Kylin belair lansing cc

megan brackins oakland cc

haley Knoll lansing cc

amanda buck cuyahoga (oh) cc

Carissa Hudson Macomb CC

meg stall lansing cc

nikki may lansing cc

Kelly noren oakland cc

coach of the year chuck block lansing cc

All-mccAA teAmname school

cayla nousain jackson cc

brook simon lansing cc

Kylin belair lansing cc

megan brackins oakland cc

haley Knoll lansing cc

Carissa Hudson Macomb CC

meg stall lansing cc

nikki may lansing cc

Kelly noren oakland cc

jody nicholson jackson cc

coach of the year chuck block lansing cc

All-AmericanThe mark of a true champion is their perse-verance to overcome obstacles. This statement embodies Carissa Hudson as she battled to return to form after going down with a stress fracture last season. For any athlete watching from the sideline is very difficult! So when this season began Hudson set out to prove she was one of the best runners in the nation. Run-ning with determination in every race, she ran to achieve the status of All-American. On Sat-urday, November 14th Hudson ran one of her best times of the season in the 5K. She finished 24th with a time of 19:32 earning her the pres-tigious honor of being called an All-American at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships in Peoria, IL. Salute to Carissa Hudson a true competitor! “Hudson has worked very hard to achieve her goals and she has led the team on and off the field as our captain and I couldn’t be more proud of her success this season.” –Head Coach Kim Renas

Academic All-AmericanStudent-athlete is a word that we often hear but the word student goes unnoticed. How-ever, in the case of these athletes, their aca-demic achievement is just as important as athletic advancement. Macomb’s Men’s Cross Country team was selected as one of the NJ-CAA Academic Teams’ of the Year. The men’s team placed 11th among the national rankings with a team GPA of 3.435. Macomb’s Wom-en’s Cross Country team was also selected as one of the NJCAA Academic Teams’ of the Year. The women’s team placed 12th nation-ally with a GPA of 3.592. Brett Golze, Paul Schultz, Carissa Hudson and Chelsea Myers all maintained a 4.0 GPA for the fall semes-ter. For their efforts, they were selected to the NJCAA Academic All-America Team. Con-gratulations are also in order to William Ger-stenberger, Ciara Poppe, Nicholas Kirkwood, Kelsey Wright, Olivia Tweten and Kaitlyn Kreger for their academic achievement. All of these individulas were selected to the NJCAA Academic Cross Country All-American Team for maintaining a GPA above 3.0.

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croSS country reSultSnJcAA region xii

croSS country chAmpionShipSAturDAy,october 31, 2009 • grAnD wooDS pArK, lAnSing, mi

Women’s team results

Place team Points

1 lansing cc 27

2 oakland cc 79

3 cuyahoga (oh) cc 92

4 jackson cc 102

5 Macomb CC 160

6 schoolcraft college 118

7 Vincennes (in) university 213

8 mott cc 217

9 Glen oaks cc 237

10 Kirtland cc nts

Women’s indiVidual resultsnote: top 10 are all-region

Place runner school time

1 cayla nousain jackson cc 19:20

2 brook simon lansing cc 19:21

3 Kaylin belair lansing cc 19:29

4 megan brackins oakland cc 19:42

5 haley Knoll lansing cc 19:55

6 amanda buck cuhyahoga (oh) cc 20:00

7 Carissa Hudson Macomb CC 20:04

8 meg stall lansing cc 20:06

9 nikki may lansing cc 20:09

10 Kelly noren oakland cc 20:10

11 crystal Watson cuyahoga (oh) cc 20:13

12 jody nicholson jackson cc 20:15

13 Ciara Poppe Macomb CC 20:24

14 susan nelson cuyahoga (oh) cc 20:27

15 Kaitlin french schoolcraft college 20:28

16 sydney yoscovits oakland cc 20:30

17 cierra Gerbers Vincennes (in) university 20:34

18 cynthia ingle lansing cc 20:36

19 Kristina donley lansing cc 20:43

20 brittany buck cuyahoga (oh) cc 20:45

21 Kelsey Wright Macomb CC 20:48

men’s team results

Place team Points

1 lansing cc 23

2 oakland cc 50

3 jackson cc 93

4 Macomb CC 101

5 Vincennes (in) university 122

6 Glen oaks cc 189

7 Kirtland cc 193

8 mott cc 206

men’s indiVidual resultsnote: top 10 are all-region

Place runner school time

1 addis habtewold lansing cc 25:54

2 jeremiah hargett oakland cc 26:17

3 ryan rebain lansing cc 26:23

4 eric spitz lansing cc 26:24

5 brendan martin jackson cc 26:34

6 jesus Perez-flores lansing cc 26:39

7 darryl jessup oakland cc 26:44

8 jajuan tyler Vincennes (in) university 26:49

9 tyler slentz lansing cc 26:53

10 shane logan oakland cc 26:59

11 Garreth Gose lansing cc 27:05

12 luis fabian lansing cc 27:10

13 chas irman oakland cc 27:13

14 Joey Burelle Macomb CC 27:15

15 Kevin berry lansing cc 27:16

16 Devon Duflo lansing cc 27:28

17 jordan tripp jackson cc 27:28

18 Mike King Macomb CC 27:31

19 alex fenn Vincennes (in) university 27:33

20 zach Widner oakland cc 27:36

21 davin mcKeown oakland cc 27:42

22 Paul Schultz Macomb CC 27:44

23 emanuel ortega Kirtland cc 27:47

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nJcAA DiViSion i croSS country nAtionAl chAmpionShipS 2009

Women’s indiVidual results

Place name school time

1 caroline jepleting new mexico jc 17:79

2 rose tanui central arizona 17:41

3 florence ngetich el Paso cc 17:47

4 Violah lagat central arizona 17:57

5 Patrober murindat butler county cc 18:02

6 julia sambu rend lake 18:12

7 robin ray cowley county cc 18:20

8 scarla nero colby cc 18:24

9 Patricia barela central arizona 18:28

10 agnes Kapsolyo iowa central cc 18:31

11 maggie Warner Gillette 18:33

12 rebecca hbetamu central arizona 18:40

13 danielle higgins Pima cc 18:46

14 hlfti Kahssay colby cc 18:53

15 sarah Kimalyo rend lake 18:56

36 Carissa Hudson Macomb CC 19:34

men’s indiVidual results

Place name school time

1 stephen sambu rend lake 24:00

2 henry lelei central arizona 24:21

3 isaiah samoei iowa Western cc 24:49

4 George alex Paradise Valley 24:50

5 jackson toroitich butler county cc 24:56

6 Kipkorir mutai Gillette 25:01

7 mohamed noor Garden city cc 25:02

8 tallam Kipruto south Plains 25:04

9 Gabriel Proctor Garden city cc 25:11

10 joel rop butler county cc 25:13

11 dey tuach rend lake 25:21

12 tailhar hasson Paradise Valley 25:21

13 matthew Kotut rend lake 25:25

14 anthony Pequeno south Plains 25:34

15 aaron sherf Paradise Valley 25:35

83 Paul Schultz Macomb CC 27:47

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men’s Basketball Team

back row from left to right: alan hardy, hamza ali-ahmed, david Gilliam, jarvis dennis, brad balkema, daniel hughes, john talos, branden mcKenney, christian bass

middle row from left to right: Korey atkins, assistant coach aaron hardaway, assistant coach carl jamison, assistant coach Terrance Walker, Head Coach Henry Washington, Assistant Coach Byron Willis, Assistant Coach Louis Montgomery, Anthony Griffith

front row from left to right: terrence Williams, mitch michalski, adam Willis, terrell Williams, zachary arnold, darius mitchell

# name Pos ht yr hometoWn/hiGh school

1 mitch michalski G 6'0" fr detroit/Parkway christian

2 terrence Williams G 6'1" fr ypsilanti/lincoln

10 terrell Williams G 5'11" fr ypsilanti/lincoln

11 adam Willis G 5'11" so detroit/King

12 Anthony Griffith G 6'2" fr macomb/henry ford ii

14 michael anthony G 6'0" fr Warren/cousino

20 hamza ali-ahmed c 6'5" fr clinton twp./fraser

21 alan hardy f 6'3" fr Bloomfield/Lahser

23 branden mcKenney f 6'4" so detroit/King

32 jarvis dennis c 6'5" fr detroit/osborn

34 david Gilliam c 6'7" so Southfield/West Bloomfield

42 john talos f 6'6" fr eastpointe/Parkway christian

55 brad balkema c 6'8" so roseville/cousino

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All-region All-mccAA mccAA eAStern conference 1St teAm moSt VAluAble plAyermAcomb’S All-time leADing Scorer

mccAA eAStern conference 3rD teAmmccAA eAStern conference All-freShmAn teAmoutStAnDing freShmAn

brAnDen mcKenney

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men’S bASKetbAll reSultS date oPPonent location results record

november 2 marygrove scrimmage macomb

november 7 Kalamazoo Valley macomb l, 79-37 (0-1) (0-0)

november 11 concordia university ann arbor W, 60-56 (1-1) (0-0)

november 13–14 clark state tournamentcolumbus state ccsouthern state cc

Springfield, OHl, 98-77W, 101-79

(1-2) (0-0)(2-2) (0-0)

november 16 olivet college macomb W, 73-56 (3-2) (0-0)

november 20–21 Glen oaks tournamentindiana techGlen oaks

centrevilleW, 96-76l, 84-66

(4-2) (0-0)(4-3) (0-0)

november 30 albion college macomb W, 73-54 (5-3) (0-0)

december 2 schoolcraft cc livonia W, 69-66 (6-3) (1-0)

december 9 rochester college macomb W, 80-63 (73-) (1-0)

december 11–12 alpena tournamentalpena ccmuskegon cc

alpenaW, 73-72W, 78-59

(8-3) (1-0)(9-3) (1-0)

december 16 oakland cc macomb l, 71-61 (9-4) (1-1)

december 19 lake michigan cc benton harbor l, 102-77 (9-5) (1-1)

december 22 alpena cc macomb W, 57-52 (10-5) (2-1)


january 2 st. clair cc Port huron l, 72-62 (11-6) (3-2)

january 6 henry ford cc macomb l, 72-47 (11-7) (3-3)

january 9 marygrove college macomb cancelled

january 13 mott cc flint l, 82-34 (11-8) (3-4)

january 16 delta college macomb l, 61-54 (11-9) (3-5)

january 20 Kirtland cc roscommon l, 89-82 (11-10) (3-6)

january 23 schoolcraft cc macomb W, 80-73 (12-10) (4-6)

january 30 oakland cc Waterford l, 58-46 (12-11) (4-7)

february 3 st. clair cc macomb l, 74-57 (12-12) (4-8)

february 6 henry ford cc dearborn W, 94-52 forfeit (13-12) (5-8)

february 13 mott cc macomb l, 77-44 (13-13) (5-9)

february 17 delta college university center l, 75-72 (13-14) (5-10)

february 20 Kirtland cc macomb W, 80-67 (14-14) (6-10)

february 28 region xii tournament

march 2 oakland cc Waterford l, 78-69 (14-15) (6-10)

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Sophomore Day2/20Saturday’s game honored Macomb’s grad-uating sophomores as they played their last home game a Macomb Monarch. “Big” Brad Balkema, David “The Defender” Gilliam, Adam “Skip” Willis and Bran-den “Easy” McKenney were resilient and worked hard through the ups and downs of a college basketball season. More im-portantly, their growth off the court is im-measurable and holds more significance than dribbling a ball. As the pregame cer-emonies concluded, the Macomb Mon-archs were ready to battle with the Kirtland Firebirds. Macomb assumed control of the game and never looked back. The Mon-archs won the game by a score of 80-67, snapping their five game losing streak. Ma-comb only turned the ball over 12 times. The Monarch defense annihilated the Fire-birds on the boards 45-27, forced 18 turn-overs and held Kirtland to 36% shooting from the floor. Macomb’s All-Time leader in points scored-Branden “Easy” McKen-ney recorded 34 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals. Alan Hardy complied 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Terrell “Rell-Deal” Williams added 10 points and 7 assists. Macomb improves to 5-11 in the confer-ence and 13-15 overall as they head to the Regional Tournament at Mott College in Flint, MI.

Momentum Swing1/2The Macomb Monarchs were charged and ready to battle with the St. Clair Skip-pers. The Skippers opened up early with a 15-4 lead but Macomb closed the gap to two points at intermission on 43% shoot-ing. In the second half, St. Clair went on another run but yet again the Monarchs solidified their defense by running a zone and sparked a comeback. Macomb began to get open looks and capitalized on every opportunity. With 5:19 remaining in the game, Alan Hardy scored on a sweet give and go from Brad Balkema. Hardy’s dunk energized the team putting Macomb ahead by two but the basket was quickly nullified due to the technical foul Hardy picked up for hanging on the rim! From that point the momentum shifted and St. Clair went on a 15-3 run. The end result was a Macomb loss by a score of 72-62. Branden “Easy” McKenney opened up the arsenal by shoot-ing several jump shots, compiling 24 points and 13 rebounds. Brad Balkema continues

be a work horse. Balkema finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds while Alan Hardy added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Macomb’s record is 3-2 in the conference and 11-6 overall.

Holiday Inn Thunder Bay Classic12-11&12The Macomb Monarchs traveled to Alpena to play in the Holiday Inn Thunder Bay Classic. Macomb was matched up against Alpena CC in the first game and started out very sluggish. The suspense came in the last seconds of the second half. Ma-comb and Alpena for the last five minutes of the game continued to trade baskets. Al-pena seemed to have the game won as they drove to the basket and scored on a lay-up with five point two seconds remaining. Macomb advanced the ball and called their final timeout with two seconds remaining. Checking in the game was freshman marks-men Anthony Griffith, Griffith only played limited minutes but Coach Henry Washing-ton knew he could count on Griffith. Ma-comb inbounded the ball; Griffith caught it on the wing and with pinpoint accuracy sank a three pointer as time expired and gave Macomb the win by a score of 73-72. Macomb moved on to play Muskegon for the tournament trophy. The scouting report on Muskegon was that they were an ath-letic team that couldn’t shoot. So Macomb simply played zone defense and forced 20 turnovers, bad shots and caused Muskegon to shoot 35% from the floor. Macomb won the Holiday Inn Thunder Bay Classic and hoisted the trophy by beating Muskegon 78-59. A herculean effort by tournament MVP Branden “Easy” McKenney truly showed his ability to score easily! McK-enney physically imposed his dominance against Muskegon and for the weekend, McKenney averaged a phenomenal 27.5 points and 12 rebounds. Playing Pippen to his Jordan was Alan Hardy. Hardy was also named to the All-Tournament team by averaging 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds. Macomb improved their record to 9-3 over-all and will face Oakland CC on the 16th of December at 7:30pm.

8.0 Seconds12/2 Picking up the action of the Macomb Monarchs game against the Schoolcraft Ocelots with thirty-two seconds left in the game; being down as many as ten points with four minutes to left Macomb fought back. Macomb was down by two with thirty-two seconds remaining, instinctively Coach Henry Washington called his last and final timeout. Gathering the team in the huddle, Coach Washington looked into the eyes of tired athletes and began to do as he has done for the last 30 years, diagram a play! Choosing his players as the options to take the last shot, an unlikely hero was the culprit to heave the game winning shot. Allowing the clock to tick down to eight seconds, Macomb’s first three options were guarded heavily. Amidst a hostile home crowd freshman guard “Money Making” Mitch Michalski (pronounced My-house-key) dribbled right and crossed over left with a hand in his face pulled the trigger on a three pointer that sank the hopes of Schoolcraft, giving the Monarchs a one point lead. After deliberation at the table the referees concluded that eight seconds remained on the clock instead of the six point seven seconds as the clock showed! On Schoolcraft’s ensuing possession, they advanced the ball and there was Michalski again causing the pressure on the Ocelot’s point guard forcing him to lose the ball. Alan Hardy recovered the ball and sealed the game on a break away dunk as time ex-pired and Macomb won by a score of 69-66. Macomb improves their overall record to 6-3 and 1-0 in the conference. Macomb looks to continue their winning streak at home on the 9th against Rochester College at 7pm.

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mccAA eAStern conference men’S bASKetbAll StAnDingS

conference oVerall

team Won lost Pct Gb Won lost Pct

mott cc 15 1 .938 - 26 4 .866

st. clair county cc 12 4 .750 3 27 8 .771

oakland cc 11 5 .688 4 21 9 .700

henry ford cc 9 5 .643 6 22 8 .733

delta college 9 5 .643 6 17 13 .567

Macomb CC 6 10 .375 10 14 15 .483

Kirtland cc 5 11 .313 10 9 19 .321

alpena cc 3 13 .188 12 4 22 .154

schoolcraft college 2 12 .143 13 4 22 .154

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Women’s Basketball Team

back row from left to right: head coach jay ritchie, assistant coach sheronda Powell, jumella hooper, sadie howell, nicole franey, lauren chase, meredith smith, assistant coach amanda theut, assistant coach cassandra Patrick

middle row from left to right: jessica Phillips, brittany chapman, lauren Quinn, ashlee sokalski, chanequa hills, breanna mcfadden, nakisha adray

front row from left to right: Katie d’hondt, jasmine flanagan, meghan Kmiecik, lauryn Giles-marzette

# name Pos ht yr hometoWn/hiGh school

1 chanequa hills G 5'7" fr roseville/roseville

3 jasmine flanagan G 5'5" fr sterling heights/ford ii

5 lauren Quinn G 5'7" so macomb/summit

10 Katie d’hondt G 5'7" fr st. clair shores/lake shore

12 meredith smith f 5'8" so sterling heights/ford ii

20 jessica Phillips f 5'9" fr romeo/summit

21 nakisha adray f 5'8" so Chesterfield Twp./Anchor Bay

24 breanna mcfadden f 5'8" fr mount clemens/l’anse creuse north

25 nicole franey c 6'2" fr marine city/marine city

30 lauren chase f 5'11" fr macomb/dakota

32 brittany chapman f 5'8" fr st. clair shores/lakeview

33 jessica rombach c 6'1" fr marine city/marine city

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women’S bASKetbAll reSultSdate oPPonent location results record

november 4 rochester college macomb W, 65-53 (1-0) (0-0)

november 7 st. clair college Windsor, on l, 64-53 (1-1) (0-0)

november 11 concordia university ann arbor W, 58-42 (2-1) (0-0)

november 19 sienna heights adrian l, 56-60 (2-2) (0-0)

november 25 marygrove college macomb W, 58-49 (3-2) (0-0)

december 2 schoolcraft cc livonia l, 71-42 (3-3) (0-1)

december 8 olivet college macomb W, 68-47 (4-3) (0-1)

december 11-12 alpena tournamentalpena ccKirtland cc

alpenal, 61-58l, 62-61

(4-4) (0-1)(4-5) (0-1)

december 16 oakland cc macomb l, 75-62 (4-6) (0-2)


december 23 alpena cc macomb l, 59-53 (5-7) (1-3)

january 2 st. clair cc Port huron l, 71-55 (5-8) (1-4)

january 6 henry ford cc macomb W, 81-70 (6-8) (2-4)

january 13 mott cc flint W, 67-56 (7-8) (3-4)

january 16 delta college macomb l, 89-75 ot (7-9) (3-5)

january 20 Kirtland cc roscommon W, 58-35 (8-9) (4-5)

january 23 schoolcraft cc macomb l, 90-30 (8-10) (4-6)

january 30 oakland cc Waterford l, 67-57 (8-11) (4-7)

february 3 st. clair cc macomb l, 61-52 (8-12) (4-8)

february 6 henry ford cc dearborn l, 88-74 (8-13) (4-9)

february 13 mott cc macomb W, 71-47 (9-13) (5-9)

february 17 delta college university center W, 66-58 (10-13) (6-9)

february 20 Kirtland cc macomb W, 59-47 (11-13) (7-9)

march 5 region xii tournamentowens cc

toledo, ohl, 92-54 (11-14) (7-9)

moSt VAluAble plAyer mccAA eAStern conference 3rD teAm mccAA eAStern conference All-StAr

DefenSiVe plAyer of the yeAr

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The Macomb Daily Sports StaffThe MCC women’s basketball team signed Lauren Chase to a letter of intent.“I’m looking forward to working with such an outstanding athlete,” MCC coach Jay Ritchie said.

Redemption2/17In an earlier season match up between the Lady Monarchs of Macomb and the Lady Pioneers of Delta, Macomb was mortified as they imploded down the stretch and loss the game 89-75 in overtime. The re-match would prove to be a different story! Armed with motivation to avenge the pre-vious game and Coach Ritchie’s constant preparation; Macomb played with tenac-ity and raced to a 66-58 victory. Macomb held the rebounding edge 48-36, forced 18 turnovers and quelled the usually lethal shooting of Delta to 12% from behind the arc and 28% overall. The backcourt play of freshman guards Chanequa Hills and Jasmine Flanagan proved to be pivotal at setting the tempo and seizing control of the game. Spearheading the charge was Chanequa “Handles the Pill” Hills; Hills played exquisitely compiling 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Flanagan added 9 points but was essential in driving to basket and placing Delta in foul trouble. On the block creating havoc were Kisha Adray and Brittany Chapman.

Adray had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 fero-cious blocks; while Chapman dominated the boards with 11 and 6 points. The Lady Monarchs improve their record to 6-9 in the conference and 10-13 overall.

Run & Gun2/6The Macomb Lady Monarchs battled with the Henry Ford Lady Hawks on Saturday and were beaten by a score of 88-74. From the opening tip, Henry Ford ran the run and gun offense of the Phoenix Suns. In the first half alone, Henry Ford took 54 shots and off three pointers they scored 42 points for the game. Macomb out re-bounded Henry Ford 48-41 but turned the ball over 36 times. Even though Macomb shot 49% from the floor for the game, the Lady Monarchs couldn’t keep up with the pace of Henry Ford. Chanequa “Handles the Pill” Hills drove the ball to the cup ef-fortlessly on her way to wonderful after-noon. She shot 77% from the floor compil-ing 31 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Meredith Smith dropped 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Macomb’s re-cord falls to 4-9 in the conference and 8-13 overall.

Press Breaker1/6The women’s basketball team was pumped and ready to play after being on a two game skid! Macomb battled with a very tough Henry Ford team. Henry Ford’s stifling de-fensive pressure rattled the Lady Monarchs and forced Macomb into 32 turnovers. However, shooting 52% from the field and Coach Ritchie’s game adjustments helped Macomb prevail to a win by a score of 81-70. Every time Henry Ford made a run the German Assassin Jessica Rombach shoot-ing from her Russian Kalashnikov, dropped stepped into the paint and obliterated any chance of a comeback. Rombach went 16 of 21 from the floor, scoring a total of 33 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block. Meredith Smith compiled 10 points, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. The Lady Monarchs im-prove their record to 2-4 in the conference and 6-8 overall.

mccAA eAStern conference women’S bASKetbAll StAnDingS

conference oVerall

team Won lost Pct Gb Won lost Pct

schoolcraft college 15 1 .938 - 33 2 .943


oakland cc 12 4 .750 3 19 10 .655

delta college 10 6 .625 5 14 14 .500

Macomb CC 8 8 .500 7 12 13 .480

mott cc 6 10 .375 9 7 18 .280

alpena cc 4 12 .250 11 8 18 .307

Kirtland cc 3 13 .188 12 5 22 .185

henry ford cc 1 15 .063 14 5 22 .185

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men’s baseball Team

back row from left to right: head coach henry Washington, assistant coach jack holloway, steve munster, Vincent lauro, aston sokolnicki, brain falta, alex hacias, Kyle alef, Perry teolis, mike hojnacki, andy orr, ben orr, joel lange, chris lux, assistant coach brent biebuyck

middle row from left to right: mitch michalski, brian mazurek, tyler telgenlof, Phil Verniers, larry houser, mike Wood, james Kyewski, nick tomilenko, brad labudie, mike doak, myles swartz, cory amble

front row from left to right: nathan smith, ryan champine, jonathon nelson, johnny hackett, arthur coppola, adam ogonowski, Kevin osborne, Peter Klozik, ryan neu, steve Gore, Patrick lubeck

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bASebAll teAm roSter # name Pos b/t ht yr hometoWn/hiGh school

1 mitch michalski P r/r 6'0" fr detroit/Parkway christian

2 cory amble of l/r 6'0" so canton/catholic central

3 ryan champine if r/r 5'9" so harrison twp./l’anse creuse

5 jonathon nelson if r/r 5'9" so shelby twp./utica

6 alex hacias P/1b r/r 6'5" so sterling heights/henry ford ii

7 Kevin osborne of l/l 5'9" so ypsilanti/ypsilanti

9 Paul zubeck P r/r 5'9" so royal oak/royal oak

11 ryan neu if r/r 5'10" so canton/canton

13 johnny hackett of l/l 5'10" fr Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe south

14 aston sokolnicki of/P r/r 6'1" so new baltimore/l’anse creuse north

17 brian mazurek of r/r 5'11" fr shelby twp./utica

18 myles swartz P l/r 5'10" so thornhill (ont.)/langstaff

19 nicholas tomilenko if r/r 5'11" fr Plymouth/canton

20 michael romanchik c r/r 6'2" fr macomb/dakota

21 terrell Williams c r/r 5'11" fr ypsilanti/lincoln

24 michael Wood 1b r/r 6'1" so sterling heights/stevenson

25 Vince lauro P/1b l/r 6'2" fr macomb/eisenhower

26 arthur coppola if r/r 5'9" fr st. clair shores/lake shore

27 Peter Klozik c l/r 5'10" so shelby twp./eisenhower

28 larry houser of r/r 6'1" fr Warren/Parkway christian

30 josh andreycak c r/r 5'9" fr sterling heights/stevenson

31 tyler telgenhof P l/l 6'0" so charlevoix/charlevoix

32 Kyle alef P l/r 6'6" so sterling heights/stevenson

33 Patrick lubeck P/if r/r 5'10" so Warren/Parkway christian

35 joel lange P r/l 64 fr clarkston/clarkston

37 Perry teolis P r/r 63 so st. clair shores/lakeview

38 mike hojnacki P r/r 62 fr clinton twp./chippewa Valley

39 nathan smith if/of l/r 60 fr fraser/fraser

44 ben orr P/1b l/l 63 fr utica/utica

45 andy orr of r/r 63 fr utica/utica

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inDiViDuAl pitchingathlete GP iP r er hits so bb era W l

Kyle alef 6.0 35.2 33.0 25.0 30.0 36.0 23.0 6.308 2.0 4.0

brian falta 3.0 14.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 11.0 11.0 9.202 1.0 1.0

steve Gore 4.0 11.2 14.0 10.0 8.0 12.0 18.0 7.712 0.0 1.0

alex hacias 34.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 2.0 4.0 9.000 0.0 1.0

mike hojnacki 6.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.000 0.0 0.0

joel lange 9.0 36.2 30.0 20.0 34.0 31.0 22.0 4.909 1.0 5.0

Vince lauro 21.0 0.1 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 109.091 0.0 0.0

Patrick lubeck 8.0 52.0 40.0 34.0 64.0 43.0 16.0 5.885 4.0 4.0

mitch michalski 6.0 6.2 9.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 6.747 0.0 0.0

steve Pistono 9.0 20.1 9.0 4.0 5.0 15.0 11.0 1.771 1.0 3.0

aston sokolnicki 18.0 13.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 1.385 0.0 0.0

myles swartz 7.0 23.0 26.0 18.0 30.0 16.0 10.0 7.043 0.0 4.0

tyler telgenhof 7.0 16.2 11.0 7.0 14.0 10.0 5.0 3.779 2.0 0.0

Perry teolis 2.0 1.2 4.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 6.0 16.168 0.0 0.0

Paul zubeck 10.0 33.0 34.0 21.0 42.0 25.0 14.0 5.727 2.0 2.0

inDiViDuAl hittingathlete GP ab h 2b 3b runs rbi ba

cory amble 25.0 74.0 21.0 5.0 2.0 15.0 8.0 0.284

josh andreycak 21.0 48.0 13.0 4.0 0.0 6.0 12.0 0.271

ryan champine 27.0 76.0 17.0 1.0 2.0 15.0 8.0 0.224

arthur coppola 28.0 76.0 26.0 6.0 1.0 12.0 29.0 0.342

alex hacias 34.0 89.0 42.0 7.0 0.0 20.0 23.0 0.472

johnny hackett 21.0 54.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 2.0 0.222

larry houser 29.0 60.0 16.0 1.0 0.0 16.0 4.0 0.267

Peter Klozik 8.0 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.222

Vince lauro 21.0 41.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.293

brian mazurek 14.0 16.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.250

jonathon nelson 25.0 85.0 27.0 3.0 0.0 19.0 17.0 0.318

ryan neu 28.0 85.0 26.0 6.0 0.0 20.0 10.0 0.306

andy orr 26.0 65.0 18.0 3.0 1.0 14.0 13.0 0.277

Kevin osborne 21.0 50.0 12.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 0.240

steve Pistono 9.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.143

mike romanchik 27.0 49.0 19.0 1.0 0.0 9.0 5.0 0.388

nate smith 24.0 66.0 21.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 8.0 0.318

aston sokolnicki 18.0 29.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.0 0.310

nick tomilenko 23.0 70.0 23.0 4.0 0.0 15.0 10.0 0.329

terrell Williams 5.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.300

michael Wood 41.0 127.0 47.0 13.0 0.0 24.0 23.0 0.370

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Break Out the Broom4/29On Thursday, April 29th, the Macomb Monarchs hosted the Davenport Panthers. The Monarchs assumed their regal position upon the throne thwarting the efforts of a Panthers’ coup. In the earlier game, sopho-more Kyle Alef was ‘as cool as the other side of the pillow’! Alef pitched a complete game only allowing 2 hits and striking out 9 batters. In the second inning the desig-nated hitter Michael Wood went yard for a solo homerun giving him his fourth homer of the season. Alex Hacias continues to be Mr. reliable as he registered a RBI-single. Mike Romanchik and Jonathon Nelson also recorded RBI’s. The end result was Macomb winning the game 6-1. In the late game, Macomb defeated Davenport 7-4. Joel Lange pitched five and a third innings with 6 K’s and received the win. Freshman Johnny Hackett went 2-4 with a RBI. On Saturday, May 1st, Macomb hit the road for the rematch with Davenport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Monarchs did not disappoint as they smashed the Panthers 18-3 and 6-3. Macomb improves its overall record to 13-26.

Sweep4/20The Macomb Monarchs have seen its highs and lows this season but many on the team feel their luck has turned around. Macomb closed the deal on both games yesterday against the St. Clair Skippers. In the first contest Macomb beat the Skippers 10-4. Macomb scored 6 runs in the fourth and Cory Amble added 2 singles with 2 RBI’s. A strong 5 and a 1/3 innings pitched by Kyle Alef earned him the win. In the sec-ond game Macomb continued to showcase their talent to manufacture runs by winning 8-2. Macomb scored 4 runs in the third on the incredible play of the “Russian Czar” Nicholas Tomilenko. Tomilenko went 4-4 with 4 singles, 2 RBI’s and 2 stolen bases. Steve Pistono pitched a complete game and earned the win. Macomb improves their record to 6-12 in the conference and 8-21 overall.

250 miles and running4/18The Macomb Monarchs scored 7 runs in the 5th inning Saturday, April 18th, defeat-ing Ancilla College 13-3. Shortstop Ryan Neu turned in a monster day with 3 hits, 4 runs scored and 4 stolen bases. Alex Hacias contributed 3 hits and knocked in 3 runs. Jonathan Nelson also produced at the plate, blasting 3 hits and knocking in 3 runs. Pat-rick Lubeck was the winning pitcher scat-tering 7 hits and striking out 7. In the sec-ond contest, Ancilla scored 1 run in the first and 2 in the second inning defeating Ma-comb 3-1. The Monarchs had 2 runners in scoring position with one out in the 7th in-ning but failed to score. Macomb’s record is 4-12 in the conference and 6-21 overall.

A Tale of Two Games4/6The Macomb Monarchs hosted the Lansing Stars on April 6th and was baseball’s ver-sion of Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll. The first contest Macomb crushed Lansing in five innings by a score of 20-3. In the top of the first inning Lansing scored three earned runs on walks. In the bottom of the first, reminiscent to the 1981 Phil Collins song, “In the Air Tonight”; Macomb inhaled and exploded with 10 runs in the first. The spark began with the DH Alex “Haymaker” Hacias and he finished the contest going 3-3 with 2 RBI’s. Macomb’s catcher, Josh Andreycak, produced at the plate with 3 doubles and 5 RBI’s. Steve Pistono earned the win. The second game Macomb could only muster 4 runs as they loss by a score of 7-4. Macomb is 2-6 in the conference and 4-15 overall.

First Win3/27On a cold afternoon at Monarch Field the Macomb Monarchs hosted the Delta Pio-neers. In the first game of the double header the Monarchs raced out to a 9-0 lead. In the sixth inning the Pioneers scored one run and in the seventh scored another four! The end result was Macomb winning the game 9-5. Alex Hacias went 4-4 with 2 RBI’s. Steve Gore recorded the win, pitching six and a third innings with 5 K’s and 2 earned runs. Paul Zubeck got the save. In the sec-ond contest, Macomb picked up where they left off, winning the game 10-1. Brian Falta pitched a complete game only giving up 1 run. Mike Wood continues his hot streak at the plate batting .555 for the year. His totals for both games were as follows: 1 home-run, 4 RBI’s, with a .600 batting average. Macomb’s overall record is 2-9 and will start league play on March 30th against a tough Jackson CC team.

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men’S bASebAll reSultS date oPPonent location result record

march 16 st. johns river cc Palatka, fl l, 11-6 (0-0) (0-1)

march 17 monroe college (ny) Palatka, fl l, 11-9 (0-0) (0-2)

march 17 st. johns river cc Palatka, fl l, 10-2 (0-0) (0-3)

march 18 Polk cc Winter haven, fl l, 13-3 (0-0) (0-4)

march 18 hillsborough cc tampa, fl l, 17-5 (0-0) (0-5)

march 19 university of tampa jV double header tampa, fl l, 3-1; l, 13-5 (0-0) (0-7)

march 20 university of tampa jV double header tampa, fl l, 11-3; l, 10-4 (0-0) (0-9)

march 27 delta college macomb W, 9-5; W. 10-1 (0-0) (2-9)

march 30 jackson cc* macomb l, 1-0; W, 4-3 (1-1) (3-10)

april 1 mott cc* flint l, 10-3; l, 2-1 (1-3) (3-12)

april 3 Glen oaks cc* macomb l, 8-3; l, 5-1 (1-5) (3-14)

april 6 lansing cc* macomb W, 20-3; l, 7-4 (2-6) (4-15)

april 8 Kalamazoo Valley cc* macomb l, 5-3; l, 10-4 (2-8) (4-17)

april 10 Grand rapids cc* macomb l, 5-3; l, 9-3 (2-10) (4-19)

april 13 jackson cc* jackson l, 6-3; W, 4-0 (3-11) (5-20)

april 17 ancilla college* donaldson, in W, 13-3; l, 3-1 (4-12) (6-21)

april 20 st. clair cc* macomb l, forfeit; W, 8-2 (5-13) (7-22)

april 22 Kellogg cc* battle creek l, 9-6; W, 11-10 (6-14) (8-23)

april 24 muskegon cc* muskegon l, 6-0; l, 10-8 (6-16) (8-25)

april 27 mott cc* macomb l, 4-1; W, 12-8 (7-17) (9-26)

april 29 davenport university macomb W, 6-1; W, 7-4 (7-17) (11-26)

may 1 davenport university Grand rapids W, 18-3; W, 6-3 (7-17) (13-26)

may 6 st. clair cc* Port huron W, 8-1; l, 4-0 (8-18) (14-27)

may 8 lake michigan college* benton harbor W, 9-0; l, 4-1 (9-19) (15-28)

*denotes a conference game

mccAA men’S bASebAll StAnDingS

conference oVerall

team Won lost Pct Won lost ties Pct

Kellogg cc 23 5 .821 37 15 0 .711

jackson cc 20 8 .714 36 18 0 .667

muskegon cc 20 8 .714 42 14 0 .750

Kalamazoo Valley cc 18 10 .643 35 18 0 .660

Grand rapids cc 17 11 .607 26 25 0 .509

mott cc 14 14 .500 22 20 1 .523

lake michigan college 15 13 .536 18 23 0 .439

Glen oaks cc 11 15 .423 14 22 0 .389

lansing cc 11 17 .393 14 22 0 .349

Macomb CC 9 19 .321 15 28 0 .372

ancilla college 4 24 .143 11 31 0 .262


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Women’s softball Team

back row from left to right: head coach joe cavataio, alyson Pinelli, Kasey snapp, emily Wickerham, lynnsey norat, andrea Krus, assistant coach Pete burdalas, assistant coach rich Krus

middle row from left to right: alyssa Karpinski, jordan Puskar, Kory farmer, amanda bigelow, Kayla Kubiski, Paige henley

front row from left to right: Paige johnson, jaclyn Palazzolo, elizabeth Krause, anna aluzzo, brittney thomas

SoftbAll teAm roSter # name Pos b/t ht yr hometoWn/hiGh school

2 Paige henley P r/r 5'6" so novi/novi

3 elizabeth Krause cf/ss r/r 5'2 so fraser/fraser

4 jordan Puskar c r/r 5'5" fr Grosse ile/canton

5 jaclyn Palazzolo 3b/of r/r 5'1" so Chesterfield Twp./L’Anse Creuse North

6 alyssa Karpinski of/if r/r 5'4" fr st. clair shores/south lake

7 Kory farmer of r/r 5'6" fr st. clair shores/lakeview

8 brittney thomas of/if r/r 5'1" fr richmond/richmond

9 Kayla Kubiski ss r/r 5'5" fr sterling heights/henry ford ii

10 Katrina Vandenboom 2b r/r 5'7" fr munger/bay city

11 anna aluzzo P/of r/r 5'2" fr st. clair shores/lake shore

14 Paige johnson of/if r/r 5'2" fr detroit/anchor bay

15 emily Wickerham P r/r 5'8" fr north branch/north branch

16 lynnsey norat 1b l/l 5'8" fr macomb/dakota

19 ally Pinelli P l/l 5'6" so Warren/cousino

23 alexis Pinelli c/3b r/r 5'4" fr Warren/cousino

moSt VAluAble plAyer golD bAtAll-regionAll-mccAAmccAA eAStern conference 1St teAm

Kory fArmer

golD gloVeregion xii All-tournAment teAm

mccAA eAStern conference 1St teAm


mccAA eAStern conference 1St teAm


lizzy KrAuSe pAige henley KAylA KubiSKi

lexi pinelli

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inDiViDuAl pitchingathlete GP iP r er hits so bb era W l

anna aluzzo 42.0 5.2 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 1.235 1.0 0.0

Paige henley 30.0 109.1 64.0 46.0 126.0 66.0 16.0 2.945 10.0 7.0

alyson Pinelli 34.0 92.1 51.0 31.0 91.0 61.0 32.0 2.350 8.0 6.0

emily Wickerham 28.0 119.2 42.0 31.0 110.0 94.0 9.0 1.813 14.0 6.0

StAtiSticS

inDiViDuAl hittingathlete GP ab h 2b 3b rbi runs ba

anna aluzzo 42.0 83.0 18.0 3.0 0.0 8.0 13.0 .0217

Kory farmer 49.0 153.0 67.0 9.0 6.0 63.0 36.0 0.438

Paige henley 30.0 43.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 10.0 0.186

Paige johnson 48.0 114.0 24.0 4.0 1.0 17.0 17.0 0.211

alyssa Karpinski 27.0 42.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 14.0 0.238

elizabeth Krause 49.0 141.0 38.0 4.0 1.0 27.0 38.0 0.270

Kayla Kubiski 49.0 137.0 44.0 8.0 1.0 20.0 36.0 0.321

lynnsey norat 44.0 121.0 32.0 10.0 2.0 20.0 22.0 0.264

jaclyn Palazzolo 49.0 73.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 23.0 0.219

alyson Pinelli 34.0 55.0 16.0 4.0 0.0 8.0 3.0 0.291

alexis Pinelli 50.0 141.0 43.0 6.0 0.0 31.0 26.0 0.305

jordan Puskar 18.0 14.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 0.071

brittney thomas 36.0 31.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 0.258

Katrina Vandenboom 44.0 116.0 35.0 8.0 0.0 28.0 23.0 0.302

emily Wickerham 28.0 46.0 10.0 2.0 0.0 6.0 7.0 0.21728

Down4/20 The Macomb Monarchs were ready to avenge an earlier season loss against the Oakland Raiders; however the thought didn’t materialize onto the field of play. The first contest Macomb was pounded, losing the game by a score of 8-2. All three of Ma-comb’s pitchers were roughed up over the course of the game. A pulse registered in the third inning when Lynnsey Norat swung to a gap and recorded a triple. On the next at bat, Lexi Pinelli had an RBI scoring Norat from third base. The other run came in the fifth when Katrina VanDenBoom lowered the boom for a solo homerun. In the second contest, the only run scored was by Paige Henley’s solo homerun in the third. The end result was Macomb losing 4-1. Ma-comb’s record falls to 3-7 in the conference and 19-17 overall.

Win…Win4/25The Macomb Monarchs faced a tough slate of games this past weekend. Winning all of the games would catapult them back into contention for a post season tournament berth. These tough young women did not disappoint. On Friday, the 23rd, Macomb hosted Indiana Tech. Behind the lights out pitching of freshman Emily “Wicked” Wickerham, Macomb beat Tech 1-0 in the first game. Wickerham pitched a complete game, striking out five and only allowing two hits. Freshman Korine Farmer was the difference at the plate, swinging to a gap and getting a RBI in the bottom of the third. In the late game, Macomb showed the same determination to win as they showed in the earlier game. Macomb was behind on the scoreboard 2-0 until freshman Korine Farmer took charged and bashed the ball to deep right field for a RBI triple. On the next at bat Katrina VanDenBoom recorded a RBI double, scoring Farmer. Deadlocked at two in the bottom of the fourth, Kayla “Ice” Kubiski stepped to the plate for a RBI single breaking the tie. After this, the flood gates opened and adding to mayhem was a solo homerun by Farmer in the bot-tom of the sixth inning. The end result was Macomb winning 9-2. Finishing the week-end, Macomb traveled to Alpena for a win fest! Macomb won every game- 14-2, 9-1, 10-2 and 11-2. With this spectacular week-end Macomb has moved into third place in the MCCAA conference. Macomb’s record improves to 8-8 in conference and 26-18 overall.

Onslaught4/27The Macomb Monarchs continued their win streak yesterday as they hosted the St. Clair Skippers. In the earlier game, Macomb found their rhythm in the bottom of the second when “Boomer” Katrina VanDen-Boom stepped to the plate and surveyed the pitcher and connected for a homerun-RBI. Macomb wasn’t done with their offensive mayhem. In the fourth inning, before her at bat Paige Johnson said she wanted to hit a homerun and low and behold she did just that. With two of her teammates on base, Johnson hit a 2 RBI homerun. Then a few batters later Lexi Pinelli recorded the same feat as she knocked in two and hit the long ball. The inning was capped off by the 2 RBI’s scored by Kory Farmer. The end result was Macomb wining the game 9-0 in five innings. Paige Henley got the win striking out 2 and only allowing 4 hits. In the late game the onslaught continued as Macomb held heavy bats and beat St. Clair 7-1. Lexi Pinelli was consistent in her play. For the game she registered 3 RBI’s with 2 singles. Paige Johnson added 2 RBI’s. Em-ily Wickerham pitched a complete game and locked in to the opposing batters, strik-ing out 7 and allowing 5 hits. The Mighty Monarchs are on an eight game win streak and improved their record to 10-8 in the conference and 28-18 overall.

Spring TripThere were several uncertainties entering the season on whether the softball team could mesh and produce at a high level. All of those questions were answered by winning 11 of the 16 games scheduled in Cocoa Beach, FL. The young women of Macomb won six straight games before suffering their first loss to North Iowa. In those first six contests the bats were heavy and Macomb out scored the opposition 49-5. Leading the charge was freshman outfielder Kory Farmer. For the entire trip, Farmer amassed 23 RBI’s, 2 homers, 3 stolen bases with a batting average of .460 and a fielding percentage of .938. A pair of infielders Katrina VanDenBoom and Kayla Kubiski showed their athletic abil-ity as well! VanDenBoom recorded 8 RBI’s and 2 homers with a .371 batting average. Kubiski registered 7 RBI’s and 1 homer with a .300 batting average. On the mound freshman Emily Wickerham bullied oppos-ing batters on her way to 30 K’s and 4 wins with a 2.84 ERA. Not to be outdone was sophomore Ally Pinelli striking out 27 bat-ters, posting 3 wins with a 1.94 ERA. She also was a menace at the plate registering 7 RBI’s with a .368 batting average. The trip was successful as their overall record is 11-5 and will face conference foe Mott CC on April 6th at 3pm.

Fourteen and Counting5/4The Macomb Monarchs have turned around their season after going through a number of ups and downs. The Monarchs played the St. Clair Skippers Tuesday, May 4th. Macomb has entered their zone as the postseason approaches. Macomb played two near flawless games against the Skip-pers. In the first game the Monarchs won 7-1 on good pitching by Ally “Cat” Pinelli and excellent fielding. In the second game Macomb trounced St. Clair behind the pitching of “Queen Victoria” Paige Henley. Henley pitched a shutout, blanking the op-position 18-0. Macomb is riding a fourteen game win streak and improves their record to 16-8 in the conference and 32-18 overall.

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SoftbAll reSultSdate oPPonent location time record

march 14 north iowa area cc cocoa beach, fl W, 1-0 (0-0) (1-0)

march 14 lackawanna cc cocoa beach, fl W, 7-0 (0-0) (2-0)

march 15 Waubonsee cc cocoa beach, fl W, 9-0 (0-0) (3-0)

march 15 finger lakes cc cocoa beach, fl W, 14-0 (0-0) (4-0)

march 16 tompkins cortland cc cocoa beach, fl W, 3-2 (0-0) (5-0)

march 16 Kellogg cc cocoa beach, fl W, 15-3 (0-0) (6-0)

march 17 north iowa area cc cocoa beach, fl l, 4-2; l, 11-1 (0-0) (6-2)

march 18 county college of morris cocoa beach, fl W, 7-5 (0-0) (7-2)

march 18 lackawanna cc cocoa beach, fl W, 11-1 (0-0) (8-2)

march 19 county college of morris cocoa beach, fl l, 4-0 (0-0) (8-3)

march 19 navarro cc cocoa beach, fl l, 9-0 (0-0) (8-4)

march 20 chesapeake cc cocoa beach, fl l, 6-3 (0-0) (8-5)

march 20 Knox cc cocoa beach, fl W, 8-0 (0-0) (9-5)

march 21 chesapeake cc double header cocoa beach, fl W, 6-0;W, 7-2 (0-0) (11-5)

march 26 ancilla college donaldson, in l, 8-0; W, 7-4 (0-0) (12-6)

april 6 mott cc * macomb l, 2-1; l, 10-2 (0-2) (12-8)

april 9 oakland cc * Waterford l, 8-5; l,4-1 (0-4) (12-10)

april 10 rochester college macomb l, 2-1; W, 4-0 (0-4) (13-11)

april 11 lakeland cc macomb W, 8-0;W, 1-0 (0-4) (15-11)

april 13 delta college * macomb W, 4-3;l, 10-5 (1-5) (16-12)

april 15 henry ford cc * dearborn W,11-1;W,17-0 (3-5) (18-12)

april 17 indiana tech fort Wayne, in l, 4-1; W, 8-1 (3-5) (19-13)

april 18 Grand rapids cc * macomb l, 4-2; l, 5-0 (3-5) (19-15)

april 20 oakland cc * macomb l, 8-2; l, 4-1 (3-7) (19-17)

april 22 mott cc * flint W, 3-2; l, 4-0 (4-8) (20-18)

april 23 indiana tech macomb W, 1-0;W, 9-2 (4-8) (22-18)

april 24 alpena cc * alpena W, 14-2;W,9-1 (6-8) (24-18)

april 25 alpena cc * alpena W, 10-2; W, 11-2

(8-8) (26-18)

april 27 st. clair ccc * macomb W, 9-0;W, 7-1 (10-8) (28-18)

april 29 delta college * university center W, 1-0;W, 8-2 (12-8) (30-18)

mccAA eAStern conference women’S SoftbAll StAnDingS

conference oVerall

team Won lost Pct Won lost tied Pct

oakland cc 21 3 .875 22 16 1 .577

mott cc 21 3 .875 22 12 0 .647

Macomb 16 8 .667 33 19 0 .635

delta college 10 12 .455 12 24 0 .333


alpena cc 6 18 .250 6 18 0 .250

henry ford cc 3 21 .125 3 24 0 .111

date oPPonent location time record

may 1 henry ford cc * macomb W, forfeit (14-8) (32-18)

may 4 st. clair ccc * Port huron W,7-1;W, 18-0 (16-8) (32-18)

may 6 owens cc macomb l, 5-3; W, 4-2 (16-8) (33-19)

may 14-15 region xii tournament battle creek

may 14 delta college W, 5-3 (16-8) (34-19)

may 14 oakland cc l, 10-9 (16-8) (34-20)

may 14 st. clair ccc W, 5-0 (16-8) (35-20)

may 14 delta college W, 2-1 (16-8) (36-20)

may 15 oakland cc l, 7-5 (16-8) (36-21)

*denotes mccaa games.

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MONARCHSAlex Hacias (Men’s Baseball)

Men’s Baseball Player Alex Hacias is this year’s recipient of the Ernie Romine Memorial Award as Macomb’s Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year.

This past season, Hacias played in 34 games and led the team with a .472 Bat-ting Average overall and .500 in the MCCAA conference. Alex accumulated 42 hits and was second on the team with 23 RBI’s. His success on the field resulted in him being named to the MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd Team.

Hacias was just as productive in the classroom as he was on the field. Alex’s diligence and determination has propelled him to an overall GPA of 3.17. This accomplishment has earned him Academic All-MCCAA and Academic All-Con-ference.

In addition to his work on the field, Hacias lends his time in and around Ma-comb County as a mentor to kids in local athletic leagues. Alex will pursue his Bachelor degree in Business at Oakland University.

Head Coach Henry Washington adds: “Alex was a pivotal part of our success this season, whenever he stepped to the plate I knew he would produce. He gets the job done both on and off the field. More importantly, he does everything with class and integrity. Alex has excellent character and will be successful in anything he seeks!”

ernie romine AwArD

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KArl wAgner AwArD

Katelyn Cosio (Volleyball)Women’s Volleyball player Katelyn Cosio is this year’s recipient of the Karl Wagner

Award as Macomb’s annual award which signifies excellence, commitment and dedi-cation to themselves and their teammates.

This past season, Katelyn was named co-captain and helped lead her team to back-to-back Region XII Tournament appearances. Cosio, on the season compiled 328 kills, 63 aces, 174 digs, 82 assist as well as 72 blocks in 133 games. For her career, Cosio has earned an MCCAA Eastern Conference Second Team selection and a MCCAA Eastern Conference Third Team selection.

Cosio has also transferred her hard work to the class room. She has a 3.33 GPA and will complete her requirements for her General Studies degree in August. Upon completion of her Associates degree she will transfer to Wayne State University.

Head Coach Terri Szur adds: “Katelyn exemplifies the type of student athlete we are using to build our program. She has excelled both in the classroom and on the court for the Monarchs in the past two years. We wish her great success in all of her future endeavors. And as I’ve told her often, ‘You’re the Best Cosio’!!!”

Carissa Hudson (Women’s Cross Country)Women’s Cross Country member Carissa Hudson is this year’s recipient of the Al-

exa Kraft Memorial Award as Macomb’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.This past season, Carissa qualified for the Cross Country National Meet. Hudson

raced to the honor of being named a NJCAA All-American. She also earned All-Re-gion and All-MCCAA honors. Carissa’s hard work was noticed by her team mates as she was named the team’s Most Valuable Performer this season.

Besides succeeding at cross country, Hudson also thrived in the classroom where she earned a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester and has an overall GPA of 3.864. For her tremendous diligence and hard work, Hudson was named an NJCAA Academic All-America. Hudson will continue her athletic and academic career at Spring Arbor Uni-versity where she will pursue her degree in Graphic Design.

Head Coach Kim Renas adds: “Carissa excelled in every area we needed, as a stu-dent athlete she was an Academic All-American and NJCAA All-American. She dem-onstrated team leadership and all of the qualities to successful on and off the field. She emanates class and I am confident that Carissa will be successful in anything she chooses to accomplish.”

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DAnA SzymKowiczwomen’S VolleybAll

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ScholAr Athlete of the yeAr

AcADemic teAm of the yeAr

women’S croSS country3.14 gpAback row from left to right: chelsea myers, ciara Poppe,

erika staelgraeve, Kelsey Wright-alexander, head coach Kim renas

front row from left to right: aileen mayack, carissa hudson, nicole Provencher

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Athletic AccompliShmentSwomen’S VolleybAllStephanie Pietrzak: Great Lakes All-Region, All-MCCAA, MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st TeamChristina Seward: Great Lakes All-Region, All-MCCAA, MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st TeamKatelyn Cosio: MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd TeamJessica Rombach: MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd TeamBrianna Giordano: MCCAA Eastern Conference Honorable Mention

Branden McKenney: All-Region, All-MCCAA, MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference All-StarAlan Hardy: MCCAA Eastern Conference 3rd Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference All-Freshman Team

men’S bASKetbAll

men’S AnD women’S croSS countryCarissa Hudson: All-American, National Qualifier, All-Region, All-MCCAAPaul Schultz: National QualifierMike King: National QualifierCiara Poppe: National Qualifier

women’S bASKetbAllChanequa Hills: MCCAA Eastern Conference 3rd Team

men’S bASebAllAlex Hacias: MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd TeamMichael Wood: MCCAA Eastern Conference Honorable Mention

women’S SoftbAllKory Farmer: All-Region, All-MCCAA, MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st TeamLexi Pinelli: MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st TeamPaige Henley: MCCAA Eastern Conference 1st TeamKayla Kubiski: MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd TeamEmily Wickerham: MCCAA Eastern Conference 2nd TeamLizzy Krause: Region XII All-Tournament Team

the national junior college athletic association was founded in 1937 and consists of 550 member schools throughout the country.

the njcaa is made up of 24 regions. macomb competes in region xii, which consists of community colleges from michigan, indiana and ohio.

www.njcaa.org

the michigan community college athletic association (mccaa) was founded in 1926.

the mccaa is made up of 19 community colleges from michigan and indiana.

the mccaa sponsors 10 sports (5 male/5 female).

www.mccaa.org

region xii is made up of 29 community colleges in michigan, ohio and indiana.

region xii has two major athletic conferences. ohio schools are members of the ohio community college athletic conference (occac) and michigan schools are members of the michigan community college athletic association (mccaa).

www.njcaaregion12.org

the monarchs are members in good standing with the national junior college athletic association (njcaa), the michigan community college athletic association (mccaa) and njcaa region xii.

These three affiliations dictate intercollegiate athletics in regards to game scheduling, in-season and post-season tournament site selection, athletic eligibility and graduation standards.

the monarchs pride themselves in maintaining the mission and philosophy statements of three affiliations.

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affiliations

njcaa mccaa reGion xii

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connie bolanowski, secretaryjames f. Kelly, treasurer

christine bonkowski, trusteefrank desantis, trustee

joseph desantis, trustee

james jacobs, Ph.d., college President

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