EAST LANSING A family divided by rivalry couldn t keep Meena Aoude from applying to her beloved Michigan State University.
Aoude, 18, of Walled Lake, is the sole Spartan in a family of University of Michigan fans. This fall, she ll solidify her allegiance as she moves to East Lansing to start her freshman year at MSU, officially becoming a Spartan after bleeding green for most of her life.
Aoude even gave Michigan a chance, but the school wait-listed her. So she picked MSU over Loyola University Chicago, Purdue University and a shot at going to the college she s long rooted against.
“I really liked it there when I visited. It feels like a place I would like to call home for the next four years,” said Aoude, who plans to study business management in MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business. “I walked all through campus and just seeing people interact and having a good time together, seeing the stadiums, it all seemed welcoming and overall a fun time.
MAXPREPS Rockcastle County senior becomes fourth hurler in state history to strike out 21 in a seven-inning game.
perfect perfect game Tuesday, striking out all 21 batters she faced on just 77 pitches in a 3-0 win over Lincoln County.
Having pitched five games in the previous four days, McIntosh told MaxPreps said she entered Tuesday s game a little sore, so she just wanted to make sure that my
fundamentals were correct and not try to overdue anything.
Instead, she overwhelmed Lincoln County, teammates and herself while becoming just the fourth pitcher in Kentucky High School Athletics
Association history to post 21 strikeouts in a seven-inning game. She was the
Smiles came easily for Kelly Holmes May 4 during her brief visit to Canton High School s softball field, the place where in 1992 she struck out a still-standing national record 24 batters in a seven-inning game. Whenever I go by a softball field, I remember the smell of the freshly-cut grass, the dirt, everything, said Holmes, who was inducted into the Canton High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Being here brings back a lot of great memories.
In April 2020, Holmes, who starred as a pitcher for the University of Michigan s softball program for four years after graduating from Canton in 1993, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an incurable form of brain cancer.
Clifford Smart Middle School
⢠Clifford Smart s Social Justice League made 35 packages of handmade/decorated ornaments, bags, notes and candy for residents at Canterbury-on-the-Lake Retirement Community, particularly those who have been so isolated during the pandemic.
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⢠The student PTSA created cards and letters to send to frontline workers to say thank you and to let them know we are thankful and thinking of the hard work they are doing over the holiday season.
Commerce Elementary
⢠With support from the Commerce PTA, the annual Giving Tree tradition continued. Although this year s tree was virtual, families selected and donated items to support families in-need in the Walled Lake community.