OTTAWA LAKE – Glory Speweik scored 21 points in the first seven games of her varsity basketball career at Whiteford.
She matched that total in one night and helped the Bobcats get their first victory of the season on Thursday, Jan. 8.
The sophomore’s 21-point performance led Whiteford to a 52-19 victory over Britton Deerfield.
“She had the game of her life,” Whiteford coach Nick Kopp said. “She probably had four or five steals and three or four assists. I don’t even think she knew she was capable of a game like this.”
Speweik, who had just hit just two 3-pointers in her career, drilled four in the game.
She and the rest of the starters sat out the fourth quarter back Whiteford had a big lead.
The Bobcats improved to 1-7.
“Today was a big moment for not only our team, but for our program,” said Kopp, who is in his first season as a head coach. “The girls have been working really hard. I kept telling them, ‘I know we are 0-7, but we’re not 0-7 bad. Just keep working.’”
Kopp believes the win could change the course of the season for his team.
“This instills some confidence,” he said. “We’ve got some winnable games coming up. Now, we’ve got our first one.”
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Mason pulls away
SAND CREEK – Erie Mason gave up just 5 points in the second half to pull away for a 38-17 victory over Sand Creek Thursday.
“In the second half, the team played organized and together,” Mason coach John Krger said. “We played with a purpose.”
“Defensively Haley Burden was a monster out there, deflecting passes, forcing turnovers and ripping down some key boards.”
Zoie Stubleski led the offense for the 4-5 Eagles with 13 points.
Shorthanded Ida falls
IDA – Ida, without three of its top six players because of Illness, was no match for Lenawee County Athletic Association leader Blissfield Thursday night.
The Blue Steaks fell 52-21.
“Unfortunately, we had them all take ill after our Wednesday’s practice so we didn’t have any time to work on any adjustments,” Ida coach Tim Leonard said. “Having said that, the girls came out defensively and were down 3 after one (quarter) and 7 at the half.”
Ida (3-4) held a 19-18 lead midway through the third quarter.
First loss for Summerfield
PETERSBURG – Summerfield (8-1) suffered its first loss of the season, falling 44-20 to Morenci in a battle of unbeaten teams Thursday.
“Credit Morenci with their defensive pressure as we picked the wrong night to not play well offensively,” Summerfield coach Mickey Mooday said. “Overall. Morenci dominated us on the boards and outworked us.”
Dundee falters
ADRIAN – Dundee managed just 1 point in the second quarter and 2 in the fourth of a 34-23 loss to Adrian Madison Thursday.
“I am really proud and happy with our defense tonight,” Dundee coach Jay Briggs said. “A few miscues changed this game, but it was a fun battle. We’ll bounce back.”
Maddie Salenbien led the 6-2 Vikings with 10 points.
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Bedford’s Baker shines
TEMPERANCE – Bedford heavyweight Champ Baker racked up two pins, including one in just 14 seconds, as the Mules rolled over Adrian 57-17 and Ypsilanti Lincoln 75-6.
Maxim Benore (126) and Tristan King (138) each won by pin and technical fall and Caden Merritt (150) had a pair of technical falls. Also going 2-0 were Grayson Vaillant (113), Cody Duvendack (120), Nolan King (138), Reece Steffen (144) and Zach Miracle (190).
Guffey works quickly
GIBRALTAR – Luke Guffey needed just 39 seconds to record a fall in leading Gibraltar Carlson to a 45-25 victory over St. Clair Shores Lakeshore Thursday.
Wally Sindone (126), Michael Skowronski (138), Jacob Morris (190) and Matthew Beach (285) also won by pin. Other wins came from Peyton Brown (132), Brendon Taylor (150) and Jailan Harris (215).
Three Streaks go 2-0
SOUTH LYON – Sam Brandjord, Brady Russo, Braxton Shaffer, Steven Riley and Evan Tengler all went 2-0 for Ida as the Blue Streaks beat South Lyon East 54-24 and fell to Walled Lake 43-35 Thursday.
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Keith leads Carlson
GIBRALTAR – Owen Keith hit a state-qualifying time of :22.63 in the 50-yard freestyle as Gibraltar Carlson beat Wyandotte Roosevelt 130-48 Thursday.
Keith won the butterfly also combined with Conor Raftery, Donovan Randazzo and Dean Manthei to win the medley relay and Owen Lancaster, Randazzo and Manthei to claim the 200 relay.
Other individual winners were Wyatt Taylor (individual medley) Dylan Cain (500), Raftery (100) and Randazzo (breaststroke).
Mason-Ida overpowers two foes
WOODHAVEN – Erie Mason-Ida won every swimming event while rolling over Woodhaven and Dearborn Edsel Ford Thursday.
David Mills, Jared Tunison and Bowie Jacobs were double winners and Mason Reynolds and Brenner Nelson also had wins. The relay of Tunison, Nelson, Mills and Brandon Tross qualified for the state meet.
Saline stops Monroe
SALINE – Jayce Hay, Josh Riggs, Alec Adams and Garren Hoskins turned in strong performances for Monroe in a 116-65 loss to Saline Thursday.
“I’m really proud of our team tonight,” Monroe coach Erin Dowen said. “The boys raced very well and had some amazing time drops.”
Flat Rock gets faster
ALLEN PARK — Andrew Harkins, Jon Devoy and Scott Holdaway recorded personal bests for Flat Rock in losses to Allen Park and Trenton Thursday.
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Hubbard leads Bedford
TEMPERANCE – Braden Hubbard rolled games of 258 and 234 to lead Bedford’s boys to a 27-3 win over Ann Arbor Huron Thursday.
Payton Sheaves added lines of 220 and 217. Will Gillespie shot 217.
The girls won 27-4 with Samantha Werbiansky and Lainy Greuling leading the way.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Roundup of Monroe County Region sports for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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