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Sports News

Novi Boy's Basketball falls to Ann Arbor Huron 63-38 in title game
3/17/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball defeats Walled Lake Northern 53-43
3/16/10
Jeremy Mims and Chris Filon each had 10 points for the 'Cats. Novi is now 19-5 for the season. Novi takes on Ann Arbor Huron for the Regional Championship on Wednesday. Huron defeated North Farmington 60-41 on Monday.

Novi Boy's Swim State Finals results
3/15/10
Joon Chung took 3rd in 100 yard Breaststroke and 9th in the 200 IM. Jongmin Kim finished 16th in 100 yard Breastroke. The Medley Relay took 23rd, the 200 Free Relay took 19th and the 400 Free Relay finished 20th. Travis Vincent finished 25th in the 500 Free.

Novi Catholic Central wins state Hockey title for second year
3/14/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball defeats Canton 63-55, wins District Title
3/12/10
Novi won the District Title Friday evening with balanced scoring and a strong defensive effort. Samer Ozeir had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Mims had 15 and Nick Regnier had 14 off the bench. Novi takes on Walled Lake Northern Monday at Hartland. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.

Novi Boy's Basketball slams Plymouth 66-45
3/11/10
Novi advances to its third consecutive district final against Canton with their 21 point victory over Plymouth. Samer Ozeir had 16 and Antwan Batwo had 10. Ryan Jok had 9 boards to lead the way.

Warren DeLaSalle overpowers Novi Hockey 5-2
3/10/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball slams CC 52-38, advances in Districts
3/9/10
Novi advances to play Plymouth on Wednesday in district action after defeating the Shamrocks. Novi overcame a slow start and went on a 23-5 run to end the second quarter and begin the third. Antwan Batwo had 12 points off the bench, and Samer Ozeir had 12 points all in the second half.

Wildcat Hockey defeats Hartland
4-3 for Regional Title
3/6/10
The Wildcats next take on the winner of the Brother Rice - De La Salle game, which will played Saturday afternoon. The next game, the State Quarter Final, is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Novi.

Wildcat Hockey shows mercy on Walled Lake Northern, 11-3
3/4/10
In a game shortened by the Mercy Rule, Novi iced Walled Lake Northern 11-3. Novi takes on Hartland, next, 6:00 p.m. face-off Friday at the Novi Ice Arena. Also Wednesday, Novi CC defeated Brighton 8-0.

Novi Girl's Basketball falls to Canton, 39-37
3/4/10  MORE

Novi Boys Basketball falls to Brighton 55-46
3/3/10

Wildcat Hockey wins playoff opener 7-1 vs. Walled Lake Western
3/2/10
Novi moves on to play Walled Lake Northern in round two on Wednesday. Face-off is 6:30 p.m. at the Novi Ice Arena.

Novi Girl's BB wins opener - thanks to Madeline Sinkovich
3/2/10  MORE

Novi Boy's Basketball slams Salem 61-42
2/27/10
Novi won its 15th game of the season with an outstanding all around performance. The 'Cats led 31-10 at the half, and 52-27 at the end of the 3rd. Samer Ozeir had 20 points, and Jeremy Mims had 10 points and 6 assists. Ryan Jok led the charge at the defensive end and Chris Milon had 11 rebounds. Novi travels to Brighton Tuesday for its final regular season game.

Novi Hockey shut down by Brighton 3-0
2/26/10  MORE

Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball loses close one to Grand Blanc 38-36
2/25/10
The game was close throughout. Novi was down four at the half, and both teams held small leads in the fourth. Grand Blanc held on to win after Novi had a chance to send the game into overtime. Kelsey Masserant had 14 points, and Jessica Cingel finished with 6 points and 7 rebounds. J.V. won 44-35. Freshmen lost 35-33 in OT.

Novi's Mickie Rzepka, teammate finish 6th in bobsled competition
2/25/10  MORE

Canton defeats Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball 46-33
2/23/10  MORE

J.V. lost 54-45, and the Freshmen won in OT 54-45, shutting down Canton during overtime.

Novi's Amy Glubzinski wins dive event in Minneapolis
2/23/10
Competing at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Swimming and Diving Meet February 18-20, Novi HS 2007 grad Amy Glubzinski  won the 3 Meter Diving event and finished 3rd in the 1 meter event.

Novi's Mickie Rzepka, teammate sixth after two heats in bobsled
2/23/10  MORE

Emily Samuelson and partner take 11th in their first Olympics
2/22/10  MORE

Novi's Emily Samuelson talks about her Olympic experience
2/22/10  MORE

Novi Girl's Varsity Basketball defeats Lions 47-37
2/21/10
Novi led 19-9 after the first quarter. South Lyon came on stronger in the second half, but the Wildcats fought back with tough defense. Novi was led by the  Kelsey Masserant (16 points, 6 rebounds) and Caroline Johnson (15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists). Maddie Sinkovich chipped in 6 points to help seal the victory. Novi battles Canton High School for the Conference Championship Monday, 7pm at Canton.


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Speaking
of Sports

 

by Alex Prasad

 

Winter was still with Wildcats despite
recent warm weather

March 21, 2010

The last week or so of weather has been phenomenal. But by the time you read this article, Michigan weather will be striking back with a vengeance, dumping 40 degree rainy days left and right. It seems that winter has stubbornly stuck around at NHS as well, but that’s a good thing for the Wildcats.

For the first time in a long time, a winter sport at NHS continued its season past the official start of spring sports.  The men’s basketball team made the deepest run it has ever made in the state D1 basketball tournament, before succumbing to Ann Arbor Huron Wednesday night in Hartland, 63-38. It was a tough loss for a team that electrified the entire school.

First a little context: Novi played Catholic Central in the first round of the playoffs. Apparently, CC is pretty good at sports. CC’s 6-1 victory over Howell in the hockey state championship game recently ensured that the team repeated as state champs - a very rare feat in high school sports. Further, CC has won 5 (!) state championships so far this season.  Ok, well maybe it was 4.5, cross country, football, wrestling, and hockey certainly count as sports, but I consider bowling an “athletic activity.”

With that as background, the team began the first round of districts with a thumping of CC in a 52-38 win. With NHS sports participating in only a few regular season contests against CC, it makes every confrontation with the rival extra special. To win over CC is a big deal. To eliminate a school with such a strong sports tradition from a state tournament by 14 points is nirvana for all NHS fans.

Momentum only grew from there. In fact, the team has been playing a game of one-upmanship with itself all season. Not impressed by our 15-5 regular season record, they seemed to say?  How about by out domination of CC? What about by a 21 point 66-45 victory over Plymouth in the district semifinals? Surely by the time Novi defeated Plymouth Canton in a close 63-55 district final there were no doubters left. The win gave Novi basketball its first district title since 2004. That was a long time ago, nearly before even my time at NHS!

Then the team defeated Walled Lake Northern 53-43 in the regional semi-finals, advancing to the regional finals for the first time in team history. There the odds were long. They weren’t as good as Ann Arbor Huron everyone said. The team wasn’t supposed to even hang with the River Rats, and they didn’t, trailing 13-2 after just 6 minutes.  But it wasn’t a fair fight for another reason: Novi was missing its leading scorer, Samer Ozeir. Take away the best player on any basketball team and it’s in trouble, no matter the level. The Chicago Bulls went from NBA champions to second round washouts when Michael Jordan retired for a season to try baseball.

Samer will be back next season, and so will the legacy of success this Wildcats basketball team has created. Across NHS there is a feeling that its “glory” sports are on the rise. The basketball team just had its best season in history. Again, the hockey team made a deep run in the playoffs. The football team has a new coach.  Usually, when referring to the phrase hope springs eternal at this time of year, sports commentators are talking about the hopes of MLB fans as teams begin spring training. It looks like this year it applies to NHS as well.


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Alex Prasad is a life-long Michigan resident, a student at the University of Michigan and a 2007 graduate of Novi High School. He was the Novi.org school and sports reporter while he was NHS. Alex was also a captain of the NHS Cross Country Team and Track Team under legendary coach Bob Smith. His passion for running continues to this day, as he trains for a marathon.

Alex is currently Sports Director of WOLV-TV, the student run television station at UM, and produces shows on both the Michigan Football and Michigan Hockey teams. 

You can see more of his work
here.