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03/01/08 A battle between church and state

02/24/08 More district musings

02/18/08 District Déjà vu all over again

02/11/08 The bleeding Hart

02/04/08 Greatness needs no self-promotion

01/28/08 Making the grade

01/21/08 More than just a sport

01/14/08 In the Zone

01/06/08 The Summer House Experiment

12/21/07 Making it in America, and right here

12/14/07 Winners never quit

12/09/07 More than just a game

12/02/07 The Dynamic Path

11/25/07 The Ford Field of Dreams

11/19/07 Battle in the Creek

11/12/07 The great unifier

11/03/07 Novi still in the hunt

10/29/07 It really is deja vu

10/22/07 Deja vu

10/13/07 Taking the platform

10/7/07 Who says you can't go home again

9/30/07 Under pressure...

9/23/07 The Eagles have been grounded

9/17/07 When sporting worlds collide

9/09/07 Four will restore the roar

8/29/07 Getting their kicks

8/25/07 Our pal Joey

8/20/07 It's that time of year again

8/13/07 Futbol or Football...

8/06/07 Novi capitalizes again

7/30/07 Character is who you are...

7/23/07 Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and

07/09/07 More than just a title

06/25/07 61 days...

06/17/07 Happy Fathers Day

06/11/07 You have to be there to see it

06/04/07 Upset City

05/29/07 The Cislo Kid, Part II

05/21/07 Cats Claw Dogs

05/14/07 61 - 1 - 2

05/04/07 Ain't no place like home

04/30/07 Playing to win

04/23/07 You can always count on it

04/15/07 The American Gauntlet

04/07/07 Senior Year

03/31/07 All tied up

03/25/07 Important to be representin'

03/18/07 Most of you are going pro

03/12/07 Enjoy the ride

03/03/07 Local 'Cats have it covered

02/26/07 Experience is still the best

02/19/07 In like a Lion

02/10/07 A new leaf

02/04/07 A voice that resonates

01/30/07 A message from Michael

01/21/07 Competition should be fun

01/15/07 A Rocky tale

01/08/07 Crazy is good

01/02/07 2007 - bring it on

12/22/06 Under the Christmas Tree

12/17/06 We All Start Somewhere

12/11/06 The best of the rest

12/04/06 A true ESPN highlight

11/22/06 A belated Thanksgiving...

11/20/06 A change of scenery

11/13/06 Only in America

11/05/06 #1 on our hearts

10/30/06 No weak sisters here

10/23/06 KVC you later

10/16/06 Dance like nobody's watching

10/09/06 With Coach "O"...

10/02/06 There is no 'I' in team

09/22/06 Predictions come true

09/18/06 The Twelfth Man

09/11/06 Where Are They Now

09/05/06 Convinceable… and Invincible

08/28/06 Most of you are going pro

08/21/06 Do we have it backwards?

08/14/06 Out of acorns grows oaks

08/07/06 Great is good; good is better

07/28/06 Floyd's foible, what's next?

07/24/06 Title IX gone awry

07/17/06 Second to None

07/10/06 Novi Hoopsters

06/25/06 The big boys of summer

06/19/06 How sweet it is

06/12/06 Cooler than the other side...

06/05/06 They couldn't stand the Heat

5/30/06  Baseball, Hot Dogs....

05/20/06 The Power Within

05/14/06 As easy as 4-5-6?

05/07/06 A Tiger's Tale

05/01/06 The defense never rests

04/24/06 Out of acorns...

04/17/06 The end of one era...

04/10/06 An amazing sister act

04/03/06 Spring has spring

03/26/06 Coach O'Leary...

03/19/06 In-line is online

03/12/06 A new field of green

03/06/06 Inspector Rousseau

02/27/06 The second season

02/18/06 Things going swimmingly well

02/13/06 You've gotta have Hart-man

02/06/06 Hockey's in Novi's blood

01/30/06 Captaincy is a Tall Order

01/23/06 Coaches coach, players play

01/16/05 Reagan went to Eureka

01/09/06 Super Novi Sunday
 
01/02/06 Catching up and restarting

12/26/05 Deserving of a Tony Award

12/18/05 It stands for fanatic

12/12/05 2005 defined

12/05/05 Unbelievable but true

11/28/05 1-2-3 for the Lady Cats
 
11/21/05 The mark of success
 
11/14/05  KVC... Champs
 
11/07/05  Miranda's Rights
 
10/31/05  A lost weekend? Hardly
 
10/24/05  The Second Season

10/18/05  Size Really Does Not Matter

10/10/05  It Still Runs Thorough

10/3/05  The Family Unit

9/26/05 10 second to glory

9/19/05 The Fab Four

9/12/05 2005: A nice ring to it

9/6/05   He'll be alright

8/29/05 Football 2005 - cyberspace

8/22/05 Football fever

8/15/05 The future arrives ahead...

8/08/05 Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat

8/01/05 The bad news bearers

7/25/05 Maier's promotion well deserved

7/18/05 Tradition never graduates

7/11/05 Cardinal David, All Star

7/03/05 The land of the free...

6/18/05 The Cat's Meow

6/12/05 Never Strunk Out

6/06/05 Enough already

5/31/05 In Memoriam… and Memory

5/23/05 You can come home again

5/16/05 No Mercy

5/08/05 One down, 49 to go

4/25/05 The Magic is Believing

4/18/05 Poetry in Motion

4/11/05 Mickie Vaults to New Heights

4/02/05 The Road to Recovery

3/28/05 The Cislo Kid

3/14/05 It's Official

3/07/05 The Victory Within

2/27/05 Winter Winners

2/21/05 A Life Cut Short

2/14/05 Nothing Fake About This Event

2/6/05 The Total Package

1/30/05  Mark your calendars

1/25/05  Double-trouble!

1/17/05  What's your 68?

1/10/05  No rest (needed) for the road soldiers.

1/4/05  Tradition might not graduate, but it does leave town

12/28/04  He was the Man

12/20/04  Novi - Northville; so what else is new?

12/13/04  Something to Really Cheer About

12/7/04  Where Else Would You Rather Be?

11/30/04  The Games Do Count

11/21/04  I Hear You Knocking; November Madness?

11/16/04  Novi Fans, Take Heart

11/6/04  Home Sweet Home

10/31/04  CC Redefined and Revisited

10/25/04  Novi in 3D - Again

10/17/04  The Second Season Looms

10/8/04  Friday Night Lights

10/3/04  Homecoming Week

9/27/04  Seeing is Believing

9/20/04  Just for Kicks

9/13/04  Hurricane Wildcat

9/6/04  These guys (I mean girls!) can play!

8/30/04  Reigning Cats and Bulldogs

8/23/04  Wildcat Football - 5 more things you oughta know

8/16/04  A Rare Breed of Cat

8/10/04  Novi-Chelsea; five things you oughta know

8/2/04  Novi Dreamin

7/26/04  Hey Moe, Hey Moe

7/21/04  A Ray of Sunshine

7/12/04  The Big Buck

7/5/04  We're Going to Disney World

6/30/04  The Roar of '04 Revisited

6/21/04  Hardly a Grand Blank

6/14/04  It ain't over until it's completely over

6/7/04  Only a Game

6/1/04  3's are Wild

5/24/04  Don't Discount Seniors

5/17/04  Novi - Northville, the Rivalry Looms

5/10/04  It Stands for TEAM

5/6/04  Will Beats Skill

4/25/04  P.T. - Redefined

4/20/04  Chew on This

4/13/04  Master Phil

4/5/04  Fields of Green

3/23/04  I Dub Thee Knight

3/18/04  Tale of Two Seasons

3/13/04  Three-Pat

3/4/04  Yo, Adrian

2/28/04  You Can Go Home Again

2/21/04  Singing Their Praises

2/16/04  They Don't Ask How

2/7/04  The Road Less Traveled

1/31/04  The Lions Didn't Sleep Tonight

1/24/04  Travelin' Men

1/14/04  The Rich Get Richer

1/7/04  A Rose by Any Other Name

12/29/03  The Greatest Generation

12/22/03  The Grateful Gadsby

12/14/03  BCS, or BS

12/7/03 Old School All the Way

12/1/03  The Family Unit

11/24/03  Nov. 22 Will Live Forever

11/16/03  That Friday Night Feeling

11/7/03  How You Played the Game

11/1/03 Can't go Home Yet

10/23/03 When in Rome

10/18/03  Bright Lights, Big Games

10/13/03 #2 on the Roster, #1 in our Hearts

10/4/03 Dressing for Success

9/28/03 This Season's Weather

9/20/03 Road Kill Being Served

9/14/03 Lightning Striking Again

9/9/03  The Devil is in the Details

9/3/03  Cats, and Dogs

8/26/03  It's a Numbers Game

8/19/03 Getting Some Rays

8/12/03  Roger That!

8/7/03  The Wildcat Moniker

7/29/03  Taking the 5th

7/23/03  Surprise, Surprise

7/16/03  This Race is a Real Adventure

7/9/03  On the Record With Sam

7/4/03  The Girls of Summer

6/17/03  Built Novi Tough

6/11/03  School's Out - Forever

6/4/03 From Wildcat to Rocket to Royalty

5/27/03  Wildcats in 3-D

5/21/03  Novi's Own CC

5/14/03  The Magic Wizard

5/7/03  Just Win Baby

4/26/03  The Wild Ducks

4/16/03  Local Boys Make Great

4/6/03  This War is Real

4/2/03  March Madness

3/20/03  The Road to Glory

3/12/03  These 14 Came Within 14 of Perfection

3/7/03  The Freedom to be Valiant

3/2/03  Flexing Some Wildcat Muscle

2/23/03  The Big Three

2/16/03  The Patron Saint

2/10/03  The Next Level

2/3/03  One, Two, Three

1/26/03  It's Quite a Site

1/20/03  A Sign of Respect

1/12/03  Just You and Me

1/5/03  Fun with Numbers

12/26/02  How I Spent My Summer Vacation

12/16/02  Santa Delivers the Heisman

12/8/02  Tis the Season... for Family

12/2/02  They May Not be Perfect, but They're Official

11/22/02  Back on the Air

11/18/02  The Irony of It All

11/12/02  The Road Warriors

11/4/02  The Last Team Standing

10/29/02  October’s Magical Matchups Lead to Lightening in a Bottle

10/19/02  A Star May Win You One Game...

10/15/02  This Defense Never Rests

10/8/02  These Hawks Can Really Fly

10/1/02  Sometimes it is a Laughing Matter

9/24/02  Sometimes Lightning Does Strike Twice

9/17/02  Johnny U Was Quarterback U

9/10/02  More Than Just a Title

9/3/02  Novi’s Classy Fans Could Teach Philly Fanatics a Thing or Two

8/28/02  Novi's Top Ten List

8/20/02  The Sophomore Season

8/13/02  It's Like the Twilight Zone

8/6/02  Want to be in the Movies?

7/28/02  This is a World Series I hope they never cancel

7/22/02  These Bulls Ain't From Chicago

7/17/02 A Hole in ... Won?

7/7/02  Chewing Tobacco... or Cheeseburgers?

6/22/02  Buy Me Some Peanuts and...

6/18/02  A Real Dream Team

6/7/02  Great Scott, or Greatest Scott

5/16/02  Send Over Some of Your Old Motown Records

5/6/02  Boys (and Girls) of Summer

4/30/02  From Puerto Rico to Battle Creek

4/15/02  Cross Country, Cross the Country and the World

4/8/02  The Puck Stops Here

3/31/02  A Break in the Action

3/24/02  Like Father, Like Son(s)

3/12/02 Say Hello to Randy Auler

3/5/02  Curt Ellis -- A Man for All Seasons

2/25/02  Where are they now?  Where are you now?

2/16/02  Awards and Accolades for Novi, still going Strong

2/10/02  The Business of Covering Sport, may be even bigger than sport itself

1/29/02  A Sport? Pom-Pon is 
not only a sport, It's all that and much more…

1/20/02 A visit to Copper Country made for some golden memories, as Novi Wildcat Hockey once again reached a new dimension.

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Bernie Fratto is a freelance writer, radio personality, and motivational speaker.  His passion for sports comes in part from his experience as a former Cincinnati Red farm- hand.  "Behind every sports story lies the hearts and minds of real human beings" said Fratto.  "These athletic endeavors often serve as a metaphor for the game we call life."

Bernie is also the voice of Novi Wildcat Hockey and host of Wildcat Face-off, a local radio program dedicated to youth sports in Novi.

  ~ The Editor