First it was words. Then it was actions. That’s how Eisenhower senior Jada Pantaleo played the leadership role in bringing the Eagles back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Bloomfield Hills 22-25, 8-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-11 Tuesday in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Troy High School. “I had to step up and be a leader,” Pantaleo said. “It felt good.” She said the Eagles functioned better as a team after the first two sets. “The first two sets we were working more for ourselves,” she said. “After that we were working together. We were playing for each other. We […]
Bloomfield Hills still put together a 31-win regular season, and it opened up postseason play on Monday by showcasing why it can still be one of the best in Division 1. The Black Hawks swept Walled Lake Western 25-18, 25-6, 25-17 in the district opener at Waterford Mott High School.
Cayla Cogan and her coach, Ali Smith, never questioned whether or not she’d make it back for her own Senior Night for Clarkston volleyball, despite the horrific way her junior season ended. And for a minute, when she took over late in the third set of Tuesday’s Senior Night match against the other OAA Red unbeaten, Bloomfield Hills, it was like nothing had ever happened at all.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS The state tournament brings a different level of competition, but Bloomfield Hills has pulled the short end of the stick the past two seasons with Farmington Hills Mercy and Bloomfield Hills Marian in its respective districts.