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state finalist at No. 3 singles
as a junior, losing to the No.
1 seed from Midland Dow
in the title match. She beat
the No. 2 seed from Grosse
Pointe South in a three-set
semifinal match.
College: University of
Michigan (will play club
tennis).
Best memories from high
school sports: “I was able to
overcome immense pressure
and persevere through
tough competition when I
won a state championship
as a sophomore. I’
ll also
cherish the small things like
cheering for my teammates,
team talks before and after
matches, and the friendships
our team built through our
shared love of tennis.”
Life lessons learned from
high school sports: “While
playing in the state final
match as a sophomore, I
realized that no matter how
stressful a situation is, when
you dig down deep within
yourself, you will find a
way to be successful. I will
use the grit, passion and
determination I cultivated
from high school tennis to
accomplish my goals in life.”
Name: Olivia
Warren
High school:
Walled Lake
Western
High school
sports resume:
The three-year girls
basketball player and two-
year team captain was an
honorable mention All-State
selection in 2020 and a
three-time academic all-
stater. The 5-foot-6 senior
guard was the mlive.com
Metro Detroit Unsung Hero
in girls basketball for 2020
after averaging 10 points and
4.9 assists per game for a
20-4 WL Western team that
qualified for the regional
finals. She received 12,415 of
the 37,049 votes cast.
College: Alma College (will
play basketball).
Marc Ruskin led the
way in the individual
standings as the B’
nai
B’
rith golf league
entered the home
stretch of the season.
Ruskin had 59
points through 11
weeks of the 16-week
season. He was 40-33-26 in 99
holes and had won six matches,
Josh Baker and the duo of Bob
Shapiro and Chuck Houmaian
were tied for second place behind
Ruskin with 58.5 points and Mitch
Lefton had 58 points.
Not far behind were Rich Luger
(57.5), Richard Spalter (57), Kerry
Chaben (56) and Gary
Klinger (56).
Josh Baker and
Josh Harvith had some
breathing room atop the
league’
s team standings
with 122 points, four in
front of runners-up Jeff
Novick and Ruskin (118).
Baker and Harvith were 44-34-
21 and had won 6.5 matches.
Dale Taub and Klinger (116),
Luger and Spalter (115) and
Larry Shapiro and Bob Shapiro-
Houmaian (114) trailed the
leaders.
League golfers play nine holes
on Thursdays at the Links of Novi.
Mark Ruskin
KRISTA RUSKIN
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