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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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