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SPORTS Golf
VOICES
Golfers
win
twice
DAVE By Dave Merchant
MERCHANT Heritage Newspapers

Lights go The Belleville golf team is

doing quite well these days. In
three matches last week the
girls came away with two wins
on for and one match being postponed.
On Wednesday of last week
the locals dropped Dearborn

Belleville Edsel Ford 212-249 at Harbour

Club. Haley Wallen shot a 45 to
lead the team. Kaelyn Richard

volleyball shot a 49, Tiffany Komaromi a

55 and Brooke Lucidi a 61.
“All the girls are doing a great
job of balancing golf and aca-
The volleyball season just got demics this year,” Tiger coach
underway for the Tigers last Scott Wilsey said.
week and it was an interesting On Sept. 14th the locals beat
opening. The power was out at Trenton at Lake Erie Metro
Dearborn Heights Annapolis Park 209-215. Wallen shot a 45,
High School so the teams were Paige McFarland a 53, Richard a
forced to go the middle school. 54 and Lucidi a 64.
The interesting part of that “The last group of girls had a
is the gym at OW Best Middle little from a deer that wandered
School doesn’t exactly hold a lot through the play on the last
of fans. So with a packed middle hole,” he said. “It was a beauti-
school the two teams played a Photo by Ian Kushnir ful day.”
very interesting match. JaVaunte Mackson has been a leader on and off the field this season. He helped the team win the game against Jackson There was a rain out on Sept.
The Tigers played good in Northwest last Friday to even the Belleville season at 2-2. 16 with Anderson that will be
the first two matches and won rescheduled in a few weeks.
rather convincingly over the Upcoming matches for the

Tigers drop Jackson NW

Cougars. The team this season girls include Dearborn, Carlson
is made up of a lot of seniors and the Southgate Invitational.
and upper classmen.
The lone sophomore on the
squad this season is Desiree
Clemons.
In the third game, which I
thought, Belleville played a lit-
By Dave Merchant
Heritage Newspapers
tle less aggressive than the first
two the Tigers found themselves
The Belleville Tigers took a long bus
down 22-12 before the serving
ride to Jackson Northwest and came
of junior Destiny Hudson came
back with a well-earned 24-6 win on
into play. I must admit Hudson
Friday night.
is a gamer she came in and
The game was a battle back and forth.
served out the game.
Neither team scored in the first half.
She also managed a few aces
In the second half Lamont Howard
along the way. I really liked
scored on a 75-yard isolation run.
what I saw from her and the rest
Brendon Temple completed a 14-yard
of the team during that final
touchdown to Jacque Reeves to give his
game. Belleville has some solid
team a 12-0 lead after the first half.
players this year and I am sure
The scored remained 12-0 after the
they will do well in the Western
third quarter. In the final quarter
Wayne Athletic Conference.
Howard scored again this time on a 36-
The seniors on the team
yard off-tackle touchdown.
this season are Kamila Price,
JaVaunte Mackson also scored in the
Jessica Hughes, Bridget Cole,
fourth quarter on a 15-yard run.
Jorri Scruggs, Mariah Hawley,
“It was a good win for us,” Tiger
Audrey Sullens, Samantha
Coach Matt Davenport said after the
Hayden, Sierra Westcott and
long trip on Friday night. “This evens
Katelyn LaPrairie. The other
our record at 2-2 and .500 for the first
junior for the locals is Kaylyn
time in several years.”
Counts.
Davenport said that the team played
I also liked the energy that
hard and did what they had to do to win
coach Mike Musser showed
the game. They knew coming into this
during the game. It was his first
one that Jackson Northwest would be a
varsity game and win since tak- Photo by Tom Perkins
tough team.
ing the program over from Sam The Tigers Shaquille Smith has been a big help to the offense this season. He
He said he is very proud of the play-
Villa who went to help coach the and the rest of the Tigers battle at Romulus Friday night at 7 p.m.
ers this season and looks to grab several
football team.
more wins before the season is over.
Musser is a gamer and you
“These kids have never been at .500 Belleville at Romulus
can tell he never gives up. He
on the football team,” he said. “Even
even said after the win that he When: tomorrow at 7 p.m. Photo by Dave Merchant
the players who are seniors on the team
would not change the lineup Where: Romulus High School The Tiger golf team enjoyed
have not had that man wins on varsity
when the team was down by so Opponent: Romulus Eagles two wins last week. They
or junior varsity.”
many points in the third game. Scouting report: The Tigers are playing consistent football and have just might have had a third if the
Belleville had a powerful running attack
It is extremely early in the evened up their record at 2-2. Belleville has been running the football very strong team hadn’t been rained out
on the road last Friday night. The team
season and the girls haven’t had this season and Lamont Howard went for over 200 yards last week. Romulus has against Southgate Anderson.
totaled more than 320 yards of total
a lot of live action especially had personnel issues and Dearborn Edsel Ford beat them soundly last week.
offense. Howard led the way on the
considering they had one tour- Out take: Look for Belleville to run good old fashion smash mouth football and
ground pounding out 243 yards on 20
nament already cancelled on
them.
carries with two touchdowns. Mackson
had five carries for 36 yards and a touch-
take it to the Eagles. Their defense will also prove to be strong to shutdown the
Romulus attack that has been crippled due to ineligible players. Local
Despite being in a the gym
of a middle school both teams
down.
The Tigers (2-2) play at Romulus on
Next up: The Tigers will play at Dearborn Pioneer on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
sports
drew a good crowd and I think
it was exciting for the fans and
Friday for the Eagles Homecoming.
Despite the fact that Romulus is not “They have athletes at Romulus,” he serious tomorrow night as they try to go
blogs
I know the players have much Read Dave Merchant’s local
that strong this season Davenport knows said. “They can make plays.” above .500 on the season and for the first
more to offer. sports blog at http://heri-
they can be deceptive. Belleville will be taking them very time in many years.
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