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Reminder: HTL covers teams in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Canton, Commerce Twp., Farmington, Farmington Hills, Garden City, Livonia, Milford, Northville, Novi, Plymouth, Redford, South Lyon, Wayne, Walled Lake, Westland, White Lake and Wixom.
This week’s nominees are…
Brady Forys, DCFC West: Saved three of five shots during a penalty-kick shootout to help his U-13 club win the Canton Cup tournament.
Landin Bonnell, Detroit Catholic Central: One day after emergency surgery, struck out six during a 5-3 win over Northville in the Division 1 baseball regional semifinal.
Liam Friest, Northville: Pitched six innings and struck out two during a 5-3 loss to Detroit Catholic Central in the Division 1 baseball regional semifinal. Allowed five hits, one earned run and no walks. Also doubled.
Emma Wyciskalla, Bloomfield Hills Marian: Scored twice in a 6-0 win over Waterford Kettering in the Division 2 girls soccer regional final.
Timothy Delzer, Cranbrook: Shot rounds of 79 and 70 for a two-day 149 to place 11th individually in the Division 2 boys golf state finals, helping Cranbrook win the team title.
Yousef Darwich, Detroit Country Day: Shot rounds of 77 and 79 for a two-day 156 to place 31st individually in the Division 2 boys golf state finals.
Rocco Iacobelli, Brother Rice: Shot rounds of 71 and 74 for a two-day 145 to place seventh individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals, helping Brother Rice place second.
Jack Whitmore, Detroit Catholic Central: Shot rounds of 76 and 69 for a two-day 145 to place seventh individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals, helping Catholic Central win the team title.
Wyatt Reid, South Lyon: Shot rounds of 76 and 73 for a two-day 149 to place 20th individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals, helping South Lyon place 13th.
Colin Riehl, Novi: Shot rounds of 70 and 73 for a two-day 143 to place fourth individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals, helping Novi place 14th.
Cooper Bireta, Walled Lake Northern: Shot rounds of 75 and 75 for a two-day 150 to place 28th individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals.
Gavin Roberts, Walled Lake Western: Shot rounds of 80 and 75 for a two-day 155 to place 49th individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals.
Ryan Tobin Jr., South Lyon East: Shot rounds of 80 and 76 for a two-day 156 to place 54th individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals.
Quinn Kuchman, Birmingham Seaholm: Shot rounds of 80 and 81 for a two-day 161 to place 72nd individually in the Division 1 boys golf state finals.
Lyla Turmell, Walled Lake Northern: Pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts and allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk. Also hit a solo home run in a 10-1 win over Farmington in the Division 1 girls softball regional final.
Katie Cramer, Livonia Stevenson: Went 3-for-4 and drove in a run with a single. She later scored the winning run on a wild pitch in a 3-0 win over Detroit Cass Tech in the Division 1 girls softball regional final.
Mary Gugala, Northville: Pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and no walks while allowing five hits. She also bunted home the tying run and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in a 2-1 win over Saline in the Division 1 girls softball regional final.
Anna McGavin, Farmington Hills Mercy: Pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks. She also went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 4-3 win over Riverview in the Division 2 girls softball regional final.
Cameron Zaid, Walled Lake Central: Closed her season with a monster game against Novi, going 3-for-4 with seven RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base. She hit a grand slam while trailing by five, added a two-run single two innings later and scored the winning run on a passed ball. She was later named all-district.
Brandon Folsom covers high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life and the Detroit Free Press. Follow him on his new X.com account at @folsomwrites.
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