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Brandon's Pierce and Fenton's Lloyd are Metro Athletes of the Month for May

5/27/2015

Madison Pierce, an all-state track athlete from Brandon High School, and John Lloyd, a state qualifier in golf, have been named the Flint Metro League's Athletes of the Month for May.

Madison Pierce, also named the Flint area May Female Athlete of the Month, has excelled for four years in track and field for the Blackhawks, qualifying for the state championship meet every year of her high school career. Her best finish at the state meet to date has been runner-up in the pole vault as a junior. She qualified for this year's state meet in four events, winning the long jump, anchoring the winning 4x100 relay, and finishing second in the pole vault and 100 meter dash while leading Brandon to the regional championship. She took three firsts and one second at this year's Flint Metro League championship meet, missing first place in the long jump by 1/2". Carrying a 3.50 grade point average, Madison plans to attain her CRNA using a full-ride scholarship.

John Lloyd has the distinction of shooting a hole-in-one at last year's MHSAA state golf finals. Earning four varsity letters for the Tigers, John has been a first team all-league golfer every year of high school, winning the league individual championship three times: as a freshman and sophomore in the season-ending tournament, and the pre-season tournament this year, carding a 72 over 18 holes (tied for fifth-best score in 48 years in league tournaments). Holder of three school records and a 3.802 GPA, John will attend Kettering University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering while playing intermural golf because, according to John, "Kettering is where I fit best".

Previous Metro League Athletes of the Month for 2014-15 are:
Carly Granger*, Fenton, and Marshael Ryan*, Linden (September)
Mackenzie Chappell, Kearsley, and Kyle Korman, Linden (October)
Isabella Barrett, Clio, and Nathaniel Frasier, Holly (November)
Alexis Kiefer, Flushing, and Ben Thornton*, Linden (December)
Kayla Emmendorfer*, Kearsley, and Austin Landis*, Fenton (January)
Katelynn Hendershott, Brandon, and Austin McNeill, Linden (February)
Madison Ballard*, Fenton, and Brandon Davis, Clio (March)
Kaitlyn Dormire, Kearsley, and Christopher Tripplett, Flushing (April)
* - also Flint Area Athlete of the Month

The Kiwanis Club of Flint sponsors the Flint-area athlete of the month and athlete of the year (Sark Award) programs.

Linden Repeats As Girls' Soccer League Title Goes to Final Game

5/20/2015

It came down to a must-win game at the end of the league season, but Linden handed Fenton its first league defeat of the girls' soccer season, 5-0, to repeat as league champion, its sixth league championship overall. Madison Paige made seven saves to record the shutout, and Gabby Freeman, Erica Breitling, Maddie Zayan (2) and Alia Frederick scored goals.

Linden's only loss came in a shootout with Flushing. This was the first season for Metro League girls' soccer using a new system for use when games are tied in regulation. Teams received three points for a win in regulation, two points for a win in a shootout, and one point for a loss in a shootout. Overtimes are not played in league games.

Holly Regains Girls' Tennis Crown, Ballard First to Win Four at No. 1 Singles

5/20/2015

Holly won a close Flint Metro League girls' tennis tournament by one point over Fenton, 19.5 to 18.5, and regain the overall league crown from the Tigers. Holly won flights at number 3 singles and number 1, 3 and 4 doubles, taking second in three flights; Fenton took first place in number 1 and 2 singles and number 2 doubles, along with four second place finishes. The closest match of the day came at number 3 doubles, in which Holly's Abby Graff and Katelyn Beauregard defeated Fenton's Sarah Wakefield and Andrea Praedel 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Fenton's Madison Ballard became the first girl in league history to win four league titles at number one singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Maya Campbell, the first girl from Swartz Creek to ever make a number 1 singles final. Ballard has only lost 7 games in four years as league champion.

2015 League Tournament Results

Flint Metro Girls Tennis No. 1 Singles Tournament History

2015 Girls Tennis League Champions Holly High School

Holly Team, Fenton's Ballard Win Girls' Tennis Regional

5/18/2015

Holly's girls' tennis team used a deep lineup to win its MHSAA Regional Tournament in what could indicate a closely competitive Flint Metro League Tournament on Tuesday. Holly placed first or second in seven out of eight flights at regionals, winning at #4 singles and #1, #3 and #4 doubles to qualify for state finals as a team with 25 points. Fenton finished third as a team scoring 16 points over six flights, with #1 singles Madison Ballard qualifying for the MHSAA final by winning the top flight without losing a set. Flushing was fifth with 12 points.

The Flint Metro League Tournament will be held Tuesday May 19 at Swartz Creek Middle School. Holly and Fenton enter the tournament tied for first place after the dual match schedule with 5-0-1 records, having tied 4-4 in their dual match.

REGIONAL RESULTS

Flushing's Winiarski Sets New League Record in Leading Raiders to Boys' Golf Title

5/11/2015

Flushing senior Nick Winiarski shot a league-record 69 over 18 holes at Fenton Farms Golf Club to pace his boys' golf team to the Flint Metro League championship in their first year in the league. The previous record was a 70 by Fenton's Dave Hanson at the season-ending tournament in 1977 held at Tyrone Hills GC.

Flushing capped a perfect league season by carding a team score of 305, three shots over the league's team record of 302 held by the 1995 Fenton squad. Flushing had a perfect 7-0 dual match season in between conference tournaments; the Raiders nipped Fenton by three shots, 334-337, in the league's pre-season tourney held on April 15.

Fenton held onto second place by shooting a 324 in the cloudy but mild conditions. Holly claimed third on the day and for the season by coming in with a 326.

League Tournament Results

2015 All League Boys' Golf Team

TV12 Story on Nick Winiarski

Kearsley's Dormire, Flushing's Triplett Named April Athletes of the Month

5/1/2015

The Flint Metro League has named Kaitlin Dormire from Kearsley High School and Christopher Triplett from Flushing High School as its Athletes of the Month for April.

Kaitlin Dormire is playing in her fourth year of varsity softball for the Hornets. She was named all-league first team, all-district and all-region as a sophomore and junior and was named honorable mention all-state as a junior. This year's team captain carries a 3.5 grade point average and will attend Cleary University in Howell on a softball scholarship.

Christopher Triplett has been named all-conference in three sports for the Raiders, and has exceled in baseball, being named second team all-state as a sophomore. With a 3.98 GPA, Christopher will attend Spring Arbor University to study medicine or law while taking advantage of a baseball scholarship.