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Mandeville, Favorite earn All-State Lacrosse Honors
6/11/09 MORE

Novi Girl's Soccer falls to Okemos 2-1 in State Semi-Final action
6/3/09 MORE

Novi Soccer eyes a scoring machine
6/1/09 Detroit News

UD Cubs ‘Bearly’ Escape Lacrosse Wildcats 11-9
6/1/09 MORE

Novi Girl's Soccer defeats Brighton 2-1 in OT to win
Division Title
5/30/09
Nicki Caruso scored the game-winning goal eight minutes into overtime for the 'Cats. Courtney Laux had the other Novi goal.

Wildcat Lacrosse falls to U of D Jesuit 11-9
5/30/09
Matt Mandeville and Tom Machiska each had three goals for the Wildcats.

Lacrosse wins: Mandeville hits 7 against WL Northern 19-9
5/29/09 MORE

Novi Girl's Soccer sinks Pirates 4-0 in Divisionals, move on to finals
5/29/09
Morgan Haffey scored two and Nikki Greenhalgh and Lindsey Pehrson each scored one in the Wildcat victory. Erin Zerio earned the shutout in net. Novi takes on Brighton Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Novi Middle School for the Division I Finals game.

Novi Lacrosse tames the
Dragons 17-5

5/26/09 MORE

Novi J.V. Soccer completes winning season
5/26/09 MORE

Novi Girl's Track wins KLAA Central Division Meet
5/20/09
Northville took second place. The 'Cats are headed to State Finals as a team for the first time in school history, and were undefeated in dual meets this season.

Wildcat Baseball slams Livonia Stevenson 18-0
5/20/09 MORE

Novi Cats 5th grade boy's AAU basketball team wins tourney
5/20/09 MORE

Wildcat Girl's Soccer defeats Livonia Churchill in OT 3-2
5/19/09
Novi's Katie Caruso scored the winning goal in overtime for Novi, now 13-2-2 overall.

Novi Softball falls to S. Lyon 5-0
5/19/09

Surprise victory: Novi Girl's Track wins the Division I Regional Title
5/16/09  MORE

Favorite nets 2 in seconds to lead Lacrosse to 15-4 win over Athens
5/16/09  MORE

Novi Baseball defeats Wayne Memorial in double-header
5/16/09
Novi squeaked by 2-1 and 3-2 on Friday to win the double-header. Novi is 17-10 overall, 10-4 KLAA.

Stevenson shuts down Wildcat Softball 5-0
5/15/09
Katie Enright and Ashley McNamara pitched for the 'Cats, now 9-12 for the season.

Wildcat Girl's Soccer shuts out South Lyon 12-0
5/15/09
Novi's Morgan Haffey, Nikki Greenhalgh and Mary Reid each had two goals. Erin Zerio was in goal and earned the shutout. Novi is now 12-2-2 overall, 7-0-1 in the KLAA Central Division.

Novi Lacrosse loses in OT 8-9 to De La Salle
5/14/09 MORE

Wildcat Golf falls to Stevenson 170-162
5/14/09 MORE

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Inside the
Frattohouse

 

by Novi's own Bernie Fratto

The Penguins March…
211+1

June 15, 2009

This will be my last column until August 24th, so while on hiatus I wanted to leave some thoughts that would linger over the summer. While admiring the Red Wings, I became a Pittsburgh Penguins fan.

Remember all the numbers we heard? Teams that started 0-2 in the series, were only 1-31 when it came to winning it all? Game 7 teams were 18-0 at home? No NHL team had closed the deal on the road in Game 7 in 54 years?

Well there is only one number the Penguins paid attention to…. That number is 212, and here’s why… Both teams were ‘hot’ going into the Finals. At 211 degrees water is hot, very hot. But at 212 degrees water boils, which produces steam. And, steam can power a locomotive!

From Coach Dan Bylsma all the way down to the trainers, every member of the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to give 1 more degree of effort, and it resulted in winning 4 of the last 5 games, something everybody also said couldn’t be done.

This isn’t easy to do in sports or in life, and although everyone is capable, very few are willing to reach back that far.

However when it comes to giving that extra degree of effort, one such athlete that comes to mind in our area was Novi’s own Robby Overfield.

A 2002 graduate, and All-State Hockey player, Overfield’s skill and ability was only exceeded by his drive, determination and willingness to put forth that extra degree, the one that can produce enough steam to power an engine that can generate enough force to move a 10-ton hunk of metal across country…or, to inspire a 4-year old hockey program to heights it didn’t know it could reach.

Today, Overfield, an MSU graduate, is making music in Durango, Colorado where he resides, and his intensity is still prevalent, as it shows in his performances and reviews.

Congratulations are in order to both Robby Overfield, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, I think they’ll both be enjoying their summer, for all the right reasons…

I hope you enjoy your summer, too. In the meantime, remember, just one more degree of effort can make all the difference in the world.

See you in August…


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Bernie Fratto's column appears right here each week. Bernie is a member of the Minor League Baseball Alumni Association and in his former life, he spent time in the Cincinnati Reds Farm System. He is an accomplished Freelance writer, and sought after keynote speaker, appearing often at Award Ceremonies, Athletic Banquets, and Company functions. He is passionate about sports and the life-lessons they teach. "Behind every sports story lies the hearts and minds of real human beings," Fratto said..."And these athletic endeavors often serve as a metaphor for the game we call life."

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