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Blue Devils girls hockey wins state championship 1-0 over ULS

A single power play goal in the third period is all Grosse Pointe South girls varsity hockey needed to win the 2023-24 Division 1 state championship 1-0 over rival University Liggett School Saturday, March 9, at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. It is the program’s first state championship since 2018, and 13th state title since 1997.  Head coach Alexis Bohlinger […]

South’s Liu wins title in 50 free; North shatters 3 school records

Grosse Pointe South senior Troy Liu won the state championship in the 50 free at the Division 2 boys swim and dive state final Saturday, March 9, at Eastern Michigan University, and did so in 20.77, breaking his own school record of 20.88 that he set earlier this season. Liu followed up that performance later in the meet by breaking […]

Mattes helps GP United Gymnastics soar

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Whether it is the beams, the bars, or the floor, Allison Mattes has been rising to be a star gymnast ever since she was four years old, and it all began with a bit of inspiration from inside the family. “My older sister started doing (gymnastics) and I really liked watching her so I knew that I would love the […]

Ancona named Miss Hockey

The Michigan Girls High School Hockey League has named University Liggett forward Sofie Ancona Miss Hockey for her performance in the 2023-24 season. Ancona, whose Liggett Knights lost in the state final game to Grosse Pointe South, earned first team, All-State honors and led the division in goals, power play goals, short-handed goals, hat tricks and total points. She is […]

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Pointes’ figure skaters earn top spots at states

Grosse Pointe Unified Figure Skating finished fourth out of 12 teams Sunday, March 10, at the Michigan High School Ice Skating state championship at Southgate Ice Arena in Southgate. Above, the team combines figure skaters from Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South, including North’s Luc Henri, Remy Henri, head coach Claire LaDue, North’s Abby Owczarek and South’s Claire Wengel. […]

North girls basketball wins 3rd straight district title, loses season-ender to Royal Oak in regional

In a month that celebrates the good fortune of finding four-leaf clovers, Grosse Pointe North’s girls varsity basketball team made three their lucky number last week when the program won its third consecutive district championship, Friday, March 8, with a 56-35 win over Roseville at the Norsemen’s home gym. The team then advanced to the regional round, where they lost […]

Babcock banks 1k points

Just call her Miss Big Shot. Grosse Pointe North senior co-captain Natalie Babcock earned a nickname worthy of a prolific scorer when she logged her 1,000th career point and then some Wednesday, March 6, in the Norsemen’s first round win over Lakeview in the team’s district tournament opener.  Babcock, who climbed to 1,007 career points after beating Lakeview, ended her […]

Winter teams bring the heat at championships

THE GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe’s winter sports teams helped heat up last week’s cold snap with a winning week full of championship trophies, capped off by Grosse Pointe South’s girls varsity hockey team capturing the Division 1 state championship 1-0 over rival University Liggett School Saturday, March 9, at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. It was the kind of […]

Knights continue reign at districts

Winning back-to-back district championships is always nice, but a three-peat is even better. Last Friday, March 8, the University Liggett girls varsity basketball team got its three-peat in the district, defeating Mount Clemens 38-27 to claim its third consecutive Division 3 district title. Kerith Short led the way in the district title win for Liggett scoring 11 points. The win […]

Grosse Pointe South girls hockey wins the D1 state title 1-0 over University Liggett

A single goal scored on the power play during the third period is all that Grosse Pointe South girls varsity hockey needed to win the 2023-24 Division 1 state championship 1-0 over rival University Liggett Saturday, March 9, at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. It is the program’s first state championship since 2018 and 13th state title since 1997. Stating […]


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