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Source: Farmington Press
Author: Mike Moore / Sarah Purlee
FARMINGTON HILLS — As the pregame prayer begins, they stand next to one another with the team surrounding them.
Father and daughter, coach and assistant.
It’s the second straight season that this has been the arrangement with the Farmington Hills Mercy softball team, yet as familiar as this all is, it’s entirely different.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Unknown
Annie Leuker of Milford was one of 17 recipients of Girl Scout’s highest honor – The Gold Award.
The awards were presented April 26 at Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan’s annual Honor Reception. The Gold Award is presented to senior and ambassador level Girl Scouts who display exemplary service to their communities and beyond.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Aileen Wingblad / John Stormzand
Emma Feeheley will give up her Miss Farmington title in July but is gaining a new one, Miss Texas — sort of.
The 17-year-old Mercy High School junior has landed a role in the independent film, Crowning Jules, produced by Miles Media. Her part, "Miss Texas," is expected to take about a week to film this summer in Indiana.
Source: Detroit News
Author: David Goricki
Farmington Hills Mercy's softball team is loaded with some of the top talent in the state, making the Marlins a legitimate threat to win the Catholic League and state title this season.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Unknown
Mercy track meet
Farmington Hills Mercy had four individual winners and a first-place relay team Tuesday in a 69-59 loss to Livonia Ladywood in girls track and field.
In the sprints, Ogechi Nwaopara and Hannah Blakey won the 100- and 200-meter dashes in 14.87 and 30.42 seconds, respectively.
Source: Farmington Press
Author: Mike Moore / Sarah Purlee
FARMINGTON HILLS — Perfect coming in.
Perfect coming out.
Dominant all the way.
The Farmington Hills Mercy softball team kept its unblemished record rolling Tuesday in a doubleheader victory against Livonia Ladywood in a pair of games called by mercy rule despite some on-again, off-again weather that varied between cool rain and bright sun.
Source: State Champs Sports Network
Author: Scott Burnstein
Farmington Hills – Slugging for the fences is Alex Sobczak’s specialty.
Sobczak, a senior infielder at Farmington Hills Mercy who signed with Michigan, is State Champs’ No. 1 player for 2015 and she’s become quite accustomed to blasting pitches out of the park.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara
Three of Farmington Hills Mercy’s top athletes in girls track and field will be seniors Allysen Eads and Ogechi Nwaopara and sophomore Arianna Allman.
Eads is a veteran distance runner who was a two-time state qualifier and all-area selection in cross country. She was third in the Catholic League in the 1,600-meter run.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara
Farmington Hills Mercy got the 2015 softball season off to a good start Tuesday, sweeping a Catholic League doubleheader from Central Division rival Warren Regina, 7-1 and 10-0.
Junior Abby Krzywiecki went 3-for-3 with three RBI and was the winning pitcher in the first game. She scattered five hits, struck out six and walked three.
Source: Observer/Eccentric
Author: Dan O'Meara / John Stormzand
If everything falls into place as coach Butch Babler hopes it will, Farmington Hills Mercy could have an outstanding 2015 season in girls soccer.
The pieces to that puzzle are just about in place, and there isn’t a lot of tweaking that needs to be done.
