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Novi Boy's Basketball falls to Ann Arbor Huron 63-38 in title game
3/17/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball defeats Walled Lake Northern 53-43
3/16/10
Jeremy Mims and Chris Filon each had 10 points for the 'Cats. Novi is now 19-5 for the season. Novi takes on Ann Arbor Huron for the Regional Championship on Wednesday. Huron defeated North Farmington 60-41 on Monday.

Novi Boy's Swim State Finals results
3/15/10
Joon Chung took 3rd in 100 yard Breaststroke and 9th in the 200 IM. Jongmin Kim finished 16th in 100 yard Breastroke. The Medley Relay took 23rd, the 200 Free Relay took 19th and the 400 Free Relay finished 20th. Travis Vincent finished 25th in the 500 Free.

Novi Catholic Central wins state Hockey title for second year
3/14/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball defeats Canton 63-55, wins District Title
3/12/10
Novi won the District Title Friday evening with balanced scoring and a strong defensive effort. Samer Ozeir had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Mims had 15 and Nick Regnier had 14 off the bench. Novi takes on Walled Lake Northern Monday at Hartland. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.

Novi Boy's Basketball slams Plymouth 66-45
3/11/10
Novi advances to its third consecutive district final against Canton with their 21 point victory over Plymouth. Samer Ozeir had 16 and Antwan Batwo had 10. Ryan Jok had 9 boards to lead the way.

Warren DeLaSalle overpowers Novi Hockey 5-2
3/10/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball slams CC 52-38, advances in Districts
3/9/10
Novi advances to play Plymouth on Wednesday in district action after defeating the Shamrocks. Novi overcame a slow start and went on a 23-5 run to end the second quarter and begin the third. Antwan Batwo had 12 points off the bench, and Samer Ozeir had 12 points all in the second half.

Wildcat Hockey defeats Hartland
4-3 for Regional Title
3/6/10
The Wildcats next take on the winner of the Brother Rice - De La Salle game, which will played Saturday afternoon. The next game, the State Quarter Final, is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Novi.

Wildcat Hockey shows mercy on Walled Lake Northern, 11-3
3/4/10
In a game shortened by the Mercy Rule, Novi iced Walled Lake Northern 11-3. Novi takes on Hartland, next, 6:00 p.m. face-off Friday at the Novi Ice Arena. Also Wednesday, Novi CC defeated Brighton 8-0.

Novi Girl's Basketball falls to Canton, 39-37
3/4/10  MORE

Novi Boys Basketball falls to Brighton 55-46
3/3/10

Wildcat Hockey wins playoff opener 7-1 vs. Walled Lake Western
3/2/10
Novi moves on to play Walled Lake Northern in round two on Wednesday. Face-off is 6:30 p.m. at the Novi Ice Arena.

Novi Girl's BB wins opener - thanks to Madeline Sinkovich
3/2/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball slams Salem 61-42
2/27/10
Novi won its 15th game of the season with an outstanding all around performance. The 'Cats led 31-10 at the half, and 52-27 at the end of the 3rd. Samer Ozeir had 20 points, and Jeremy Mims had 10 points and 6 assists. Ryan Jok led the charge at the defensive end and Chris Milon had 11 rebounds. Novi travels to Brighton Tuesday for its final regular season game.

Novi Hockey shut down by Brighton 3-0
2/26/10  MORE

Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball loses close one to Grand Blanc 38-36
2/25/10
The game was close throughout. Novi was down four at the half, and both teams held small leads in the fourth. Grand Blanc held on to win after Novi had a chance to send the game into overtime. Kelsey Masserant had 14 points, and Jessica Cingel finished with 6 points and 7 rebounds. J.V. won 44-35. Freshmen lost 35-33 in OT.

Novi's Mickie Rzepka, teammate finish 6th in bobsled competition
2/25/10  MORE

Canton defeats Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball 46-33
2/23/10  MORE
J.V. lost 54-45, and the Freshmen won in OT 54-45, shutting down Canton during overtime.

Novi's Amy Glubzinski wins dive event in Minneapolis
2/23/10
Competing at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Swimming and Diving Meet February 18-20, Novi HS 2007 grad Amy Glubzinski  won the 3 Meter Diving event and finished 3rd in the 1 meter event.

Novi's Mickie Rzepka, teammate sixth after two heats in bobsled
2/23/10  MORE

Emily Samuelson and partner take 11th in their first Olympics
2/22/10  MORE

Novi's Emily Samuelson talks about her Olympic experience
2/22/10  MORE

Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball defeats Lions 47-37
2/21/10
Novi led 19-9 after the first quarter. South Lyon came on stronger in the second half, but the Wildcats fought back with tough defense. Novi was led by the  Kelsey Masserant (16 points, 6 rebounds) and Caroline Johnson (15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists). Maddie Sinkovich chipped in 6 points to help seal the victory. Novi battles Canton High School for the Conference Championship Monday, 7pm at Canton.

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Speaking
of Sports
 
by Alex Prasad

 

Moving On Up: Blaszczyk and Egner Take Their Show
on the Road

March 14, 2010 

It’s not every day that a Novi High School sports program sends an athlete on to intercollegiate competition.  But over the past week Novi Cross Country has had not one but two of its runner ink letters of intent to compete at the next level: Mike Blaszczyk and Dan Egner.

(Cronyism alert: as you know I’ve been intimately involved with Novi Cross Country for about seven years now, and further both Mike and Dan (left) are close friends. I don’t think either of these realities has shrouded my judgment that this is a story worth telling however.)

Mike, the brother of Miss Michigan, Nicole Blaszczyk, will be headed to St. Francis, an NAIA school southwest of Chicago in Joliet.  There he’ll run for Drew Ludtke, long time director of Wolverine Cross Country Camp, which Novi attends annually during the last week of July. Mike thinks that played a key role in his recruitment.  Familiarity with Ludtke made Mike feel “more at home” with St. Francis. It’s worth noting that Mike’s decision came down to two conference rivals, St. Francis and Olivet Nazarene University, in Bourbonnais, Illinois. He had a personal connection with UNO as well; Kenny MacDonough, Mike’s former teammate at Novi, is currently the Tigers top runner.

Mike hopes to study marketing at St. Francis, and has a team first attitude towards his future at St. Francis. When I asked him what goals he had for his collegiate running career, the first thing he mentioned was getting his team to cross country nationals. Coming from such a strong high school program, it’s no wonder Mike’s goal is to replicate that team success at the next level.

Dan is headed just down M-14 to Eastern Michigan, and says proximity was the number one factor for him. Also, Dan is excited about the Animation Simulation and Gaming Major offered at Eastern. Mike ran cross country and track all four of his years at Novi, but Dan took a much more interesting path to becoming a collegiate runner. He played both basketball and baseball his freshman year, before making the unorthodox switch to cross country and track starting his sophomore year. If he could go back and redo high school, changing anything, he says he would have definitely ran his freshman year in both the fall and spring. Dan has been told that he’ll redshirt his first year, and already has his eyes set on a spot on the varsity team of a program with 6 track national championships to its name.

While they took very different routes their present status as leaders of the Novi Cross Country and Track squads, there is one thing that both Mike and Dan agree on: the importance of Coach Smith in their running, and personal, lives. 

Mike “can’t express how grateful” he is to have had Smith as a coach, and says he just calls him coach because “he’s the only coach to me.”  Mike explains his commitment to running by saying running for Smith was “almost like trying to make your father proud…he gave me the inspiration to never give up.” 

Dan too says Smith has made a huge impact in his life. “Smith really changed the way I see the world. He helped me learn how to work hard in everything I do. He is the best coach I have ever had in any sport.”

In talking to Mike and Dan, I can see the immense value that sports have added to their life. The lessons they’ve learned from Coach Smith, and through running, now affect their daily non-athletic lives.  I’d argue those are life lessons that may not have been taught without sports. I guess it’s just another reason to be thankful we live in America, one of the only countries in the world that combine sports with school.

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Alex Prasad is a life-long Michigan resident, a student at the University of Michigan and a 2007 graduate of Novi High School. He was the Novi.org school and sports reporter while he was NHS. Alex was also a captain of the NHS Cross Country Team and Track Team under legendary coach Bob Smith. His passion for running continues to this day, as he trains for a marathon.

Alex is currently Sports Director of WOLV-TV, the student run television station at UM, and produces shows on both the Michigan Football and Michigan Hockey teams. 

You can see more of his work here.