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Pontiac— Four champions in lacrosse were crowned May 12 on the wet artificial turf of Pontiac Notre Dame Prep’s football field. A couple of the titles were not unexpected. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice has won the CHSL Boys A-Division trophy for 10 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16 years. Rice’s...
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NOVI — “Everybody wants a piece of us.” That was coach Rob Ambrose’s assessment of Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice’s latest conquest in lacrosse, a hard-fought 7-3 victory over Novi Detroit Catholic Central. That’s what happens when you’re on top and out front as Brother Rice has been since 2005: 108 consecutive games against in-state...
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FARMINGTON HILLS — Opening day for CHSL girls softball might not have had the glitz and glamor of the pros, but there was still a buzz in the air over the two teams facing each other, bitter archrivals, both among the top-ranked teams in the state — Livonia Ladywood (No. 2 in preseason ranking...
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METRO DETROIT — Aaron Babicz has a problem. His task as athletic director at Novi Detroit Catholic Central is to put together a football schedule. It’s a responsibility he takes seriously. “If there are any open dates on the schedule, if I don’t give the kids a full (8-game) schedule, I’m cheating them as...
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Bloomfield Hills — When it came time for Jamie Hebden, and then his brother Andy a few years later, to decide on a high school, they deliberated between Novi Catholic Central and Brother Rice. Brother Rice lacrosse: 105 consecutive wins Brother Rice’s record of 105 consecutive in-state lacrosse victories in the past seven years...
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