On 5/12, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Wayne Memorial (Wayne, MI) by a score of 1-0. She has served as a Leadership Training Institute instructor for the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) and as a presider and speaker at the MIAAAs annual conference. Were doing it.. Now that they have a foundation set, Millis said its time to build. Soccer - Stevenson High School Soccer Team Information Schedule Tryout Information Records/History Program Overview Head Coach Bio Team Information Cut/No-Cut Sport? I was drawn to Oakland by the amazing coaching staff and the wonderful atmosphere of the team, as well as the incredible campus and . On 5/13, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Salem (Canton, MI) by a score of 1-0. Its kind of perfect that it happened now. Its been a really hard week for us, Shingledecker said. Stevenson seniors Abby Werthman and Nikki Verant will soon become Crusaders, following in the footsteps of not only their families, but teammates, as two of six former Spartans on the upcoming 2020 roster. On 5/17, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Franklin (Livonia, MI) by a score of 4-3. She has a lot of Barry Sanders qualities: You are going to watch me do it on the field, but I dont need to talk about it all the time.. Nikki Verant knows this is not a normal college situation. Salems win against Stevenson capped off a stretch of six games in 10 days, while also looking ahead to its third straight week of three games. We dont want to be seen as the underdog anymore, Harris said. To be honest, I really didnt know about this group. Instead of finding feet, there was some selfish play on the ball. Watching Abby have her way with opponents at the high school level, Emma said she wanted her sister to be recognized somewhere. Coming off a scoreless tie against Canton, Salem girls soccer head coach Kyle Karns wanted to see more shots on target, more good looks at net. Invite the coach You cant have bad games, he said. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. LPS Announces Educator & Support Staff of the Year! Shingledecker said he knew, as the clock ticked down, that Stevenson would need a second score to secure the first win, saying the team never connected on that final moment after ruling the offensive possession for most of the contest. It has won four straight since losing to Fordson, conceding just one goal as its outscored opponents 24-1 in that stretch. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. Power Index. Boys Fall 2022 Schedules Boys Cross Country Boys Football - Varsity Boys Football - JV Boys Football - Freshman Boys Soccer - Varsity Boys Soccer - JV Boys Tennis - Varsity Boys Winter 2022-2023 Schedules Boys Basketball - Varsity After 15 minutes of scoreless play to start the first half, the Stevenson offense came alive. Upload it Are you the coach? Welcome to the Stevenson Boys Soccer team feed. As a high school coach, I want the student-athlete to go to the school thats the best fit for them all around.. To Karns, those goals were a benefit of the wind. You are not doing it all by yourself, Abby Werthman said. Follow him on Twitter@folsombrandonj. Use this link to access the latest from the SHS Communication Corner. She also is a graduate of Stevenson High School and continued her education and basketball careers at Michigan State University, then served as a womens college basketball coach over 17 seasons before transitioning into school sports administration in 1995. Exclusive podcasts from our top journalists. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com On 4/12, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their away conference game against Fordson (Dearborn, MI) by a score of 5-0. Stevenson will play the winner of Northville and South Lyon in the District 8 semifinal 7 p.m. June 1 at Tom Holzer Field in Northville. We know whats coming.. Salem. Harris knows winning helps too: having outscored opponents 55-3 in 17 regular season games while recording 14 shutouts. Besides senior Carter Mroz snapping post-game selfies with his buddies from rival Livonia Franklin, the Livonia Stevenson boys soccer team was all business in Thursday's 5-0 victory. Claim this team Ways you can help 1 seed and a first roundbye in the upcoming postseason tournament. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. Now, as the season begins, its her and her olderteammates jobs to get each player on that same page. Novi Ice Arena, Nick Lidstrom Drive, Novi, MI, USA. Churchill soccer stays hot, continues win streak against Dearborn, Cast your vote for Hometown Life Prep Athlete of the Week, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 1992 Patricia Ashby, Scotts We were able to connect some passes, move the ball up the field and just a good quality finish from her. She received her certified master athletic administrator designation from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) in 2006. Use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. Through 12 games, Stevenson has outscored . On 4/28, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Churchill (Livonia, MI) by a score of 7-0. Freshmen Corwin Kim (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson HS) and Tanner Warners (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) rolled to an 8-2 win at No. The Spartans (6-2, 6-1) want to win their fourth-straight Kensington Lakes Activities Association-East championship. Harris reaped the rewards twice, totaling two of Salems three goals in the championship game on assists by Kelsey Zol and Abby Siddall, respectively. What we think is that Abby will come in and start scoring goals immediately as a freshman.. Its just really hard for kids that play and they play year round to deal with those things, Shingledecker said. "He's definitely gifted," 11th-year Stevenson coach Ken Shingledecker said. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com Heading into Friday nights game against Livonia Stevenson, the wind at Plymouth-Canton Educational Parks varsity field did not allow that to happen as much as Karns would have liked. 770 Followers. On 4/7, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Dearborn (MI) by a score of 6-0. She called it weird, but reassuring., I know these people, Nikki Verant said. Theres been players in the past, they have scored a lot of goals in high school, didnt always translate in college, Patton said. Senior defender Caleb Peters had a chance at giving Stevenson a four-goal first half on a penalty kick, after being tackled on an one-on-one fast break near the right corner. Stevenson head coach Ken Shingledecker is confident that Abby Werthman will not face much of a transition between the high school and club level to college. And being at Stevenson, coming back home, has been quite an honor and just a very rich experience for me.. 3. She creates a lot of problems just with her athleticism and her work rate. But she knowsthere is a legitimate chance that she will be able to play with many of the underclassmen on the roster again. 2023 www.hometownlife.com. In addition to her vast school sports responsibilities and contributions, Hyman has volunteered with Special Olympics, Livonias Newburg United Methodist Church and Rotary Club. Stevenson wasted no time in learning from its mistakes. Spartans Got Talent (in PAC), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Shingledecker knows the grind of a schedule Stevenson is about to embark on. Despite the uncharted success for Salem over the course of the 2021 season, Harris is just taking it in stride. She also has spoken at the MHSAAs Women In Sports Leadership Conference. Its that energy, and it becomes infectious., More:Plymouth lacrosse's Zoe Weber sets aside lymphoma fight for normal senior night. String Fling (in Comp Gym). Commissioner Casey Conway, Livonia Churchill 2022 Rosters East Division West Division Belleville Brighton Varsity Brighton JV Churchill Canton-Varsity and JV Dearborn Hartland Fordson Howell 2022 Franklin Northville John Glenn Novi STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL ~ SPARTANS ~ 2021 JV AND VARSITY SOCCER ROSTER HEAD COACH: Matt Grodzicki HEAD COACH: Ken Shingledecker ASST COACHES: Nick Atwood, Kelly Capoccia. "If we can beat Fordson, we can put ourselves in a good spot," Shingledecker said. 1996 Cheryl Amos-Helmicki, Huntington Woods More: Canton Soccer Club cancels Canton Cup, hopes for partial summer season, More: Livonia Stevenson's Emily Morris signs to bowl in college. 2007 Jan Sander, Warren Woods All the girls are great, all the new players coming in, I could tell, they were going to be a great addition to the team, Verant said. Hyman served as a womens basketball graduate assistant at Ferris State University after graduating from MSU and then as head coach at Northwood Institute (now University) from 1981-82 when she was only 23 years old through 1985-86. She does a lot of the dirty work. Nearly 24 minutes into the game, Salems (14-0-3) offense was off and running, beating Stevenson (11-2-2), 3-0, for its first conference championship in 34 years. "That's been our main focus, keeping control of the ball.". I am very excited to announce my commitment to strive for academic and athletic excellence with the Golden Grizzlies at Oakland University. But with the way Stevenson has dominated KLAA opponents all season, he is confident going into the postseason. On 5/5, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their home conference game against Fordson (Dearborn, MI) by a score of 8-0. However, from the moment that Nikki Verant and Abby Werthman join the team officially, there is almost an expectation that they both will feel right at home from the start. He knows that districts is a different animal than the regular season, with teams coming out with the fuel knowing it could be the last time they take the field in 2020. She graduated with a bachelors degree in physical education and health in 1980 and also has a masters in athletic administration from Wayne State University. 2022-2023 School Year Hours. "We're just passing a lot more and moving the ball a lot better," said Mroz, who scored twice at Franklin. Jackson Early Childhood Center has an urgent need for childcare workers. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (Jeremy Stacy), Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (Bryan Mittelstadt), Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (Josh Sheldon), Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (Clark Udell), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Rick Larson), Grand Rapids South Christian (Brian Broekhuizen), Hudsonville Unity Christian (Randy Heethuis), Grand Rapids South Christian (Jason Boersma), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (John Buchanan), Grosse Pointe WoodsUniversity Liggett (David Dwaihy), Grandville Calvin Christian (Tim TerHaar), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Aaron Miller), Kalamazoo Hackett (Tim Holloran)/ Ann Arbor Greenhills (Adil Salmoni), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Horst Lehrer), Madison Heights Bishop Foley (Franco Pertot), Michigan High School Athletic Association, 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823. Sometimes they were booting passes downfield insteadof setting up the attack. On 4/5, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their away conference game against Churchill (Livonia, MI) by a score of 4-0. Wed Mar 1. (Playing at Michigan State) was one of the best times, if not the best time, of my life as a youngster. And then being an athletic director has probably been the most rewarding as an adult. Stevenson will play the winner of Northville and South Lyon in the District 8 semifinal 7 p.m. June 1 at Tom Holzer Field in Northville. The Official Facebook page of Livonia Stevenson Soccer. Hoisting their first conference trophy in 34 years, the Rocks dont want their story to end there. We have a lot of depth with the roster that we have.. However, the ball hit Franklin goalkeeper Eric Polzins body to keep the Patriots deficit at three at the end of the first half. "He's an elite ball striker. 2000 Pat Richardson, Grass Lake Coming out of the second half, Stevenson continued to get chances. Now that weve seen what we need to work on, its going to keep getting better and better, Millis said. Cut sport Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Junior Varsity 2 / Freshman A / Freshman B Start Date: February 27, 2023 Head Coach: Jay Bulev Contact reporterColin Gay at cgay@hometownlife.com or248-330-6710. Its an excellent senior class, Shingledecker said. They havent experienced winning at this level in terms of trophies and things like that. More: South Lyon East football hires 2020 state title winner as its next head coach, More: Seaholm and Bloomfield Hills soccer grind out tie in non-league matchup. Dearborn will face Wayne Memorial in its second game of the season 5:30 p.m. Thursday, while Stevenson hosts Dearborn Fordson 7 p.m. Thursday. Sophomore Stuart Johnston (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) and freshman Ryan Broek (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) pulled out an 8-5 win at No. Everyones given a contribution along the line here. 1. Millis described the season opener as an introduction to the learning curve of varsity soccer for many on the field, seeing firsthand what level it took to beat what she describes as Stevenson's toughest competitor in its division. "But you've got to take care of your business, and that's all we can control at this point, winning the games in front of us.". It felt nice.. Band-O-Rama (in Comp Gym), 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
I know their experiences and that makes me know what I am getting into.. 48916 Athletic Office Athletic Secretary: Phone: (734) 744-2660 ext. Mike Modano Ice Arena, North Wildwood Street, Westland, MI, USA. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com But they're a half-game behind Dearborn Fordson in the league standings right now. For the Spartans, Abby Werthman seemed to be finishing on a lot of that unselfishness. 2 doubles. Send game results and stats to Liv-Sports@hometownlife.com. "We know there are harder games down the road. Livonia, MI / Girls Soccer Schedule Stevenson Girls Soccer Schedule OVERALL 0-0 0.00 Win % LEAGUE 0-0 1st Kensington Lakes HOME0-0 AWAY0-0 NEUTRAL0-0 PF0 PA0 STREAK- Are you the coach? More:Novi, Canton soccer open season with draw in mask-wearing mandated game. 2018 Meg Seng, Ann Arbor We think hers will. Spring Stevenson Spartans Varsity Girls Soccer Season, Missing Score - Stevenson @ Wayne Memorial. 1990 Carol Seavoy, LAnse He knows there will be tough games ahead for this young group. We all know each other, and I feel like that plays into the dominance.. 17.21. Phone: (734) 744-2660. She then served as an assistant coach at University of Illinois before returning as head coach at Ferris State from 1989-90 through 1994-95. To redshirt junior midfielder Megan Verant, much of that has to do with the chemistry and familiaritymany of the players had with each other coming out of high school. Unlike the Werthman sisters, Nikki Verant has never had the chance to play on the same team as her sister, Megan. Stevenson Athletic Schedules Index All information is accurate as of posting, but subject to change. From the outside, Patton sees a strong Stevenson program. 1998 Karen S. Leinaar, Delton Heading into Friday night's game against Livonia Stevenson, the wind at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park's varsity field did not allow that to happen as much as Karns would have liked. Likes. Hyman was named her regions Athletic Director of the Year by the MIAAA in 2014 and received its Jack Johnson Distinguished Service Award in 2015. She was named MSUs Outstanding Athlete of the Year for womens basketball in 1979, after serving as co-captain of the team that season but rarely playing because of an injury. Stevenson High School Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life Home Athletics SHS Athletics Homepage Athletic Director: Arnold "Arnie" Muscat Phone: (734) 744-2660, ext. Send game results and stats to Liv-Sports@hometownlife.com. Heading into Livonia Stevensons first game of the 2021 season the teams first game since June 4, 2019 head coach Ken Shingledecker didnt really know what to expect. That 2-0 loss to the 12th-ranked Tractors (11-0-1, 7-0-1) 2 weeks ago was an eye-opener. Nothing you can really do about that, Shingledecker said. EAST LANSING, Mich. March 25 Over the last 27 years, Livonia Stevenson athletic director Lori Hyman has not only led athletic departments at two of Michigans larger high schools but also served as a voice of leadership, education and mentorship for her colleagues statewide. Once you lift one trophy, you dont want to stop lifting trophies, Harris said. Stevenson (11-0-1) showed that dominance Tuesday against Franklin (4-8), securing the Livonia city championship with a 7-0 win against the Patriots. Girls interested in Stevenson Soccer in the spring. But the. 2014 Teri Reyburn, DeWitt Its an energy that Stevenson was unable to overcome in an atmosphere that many on the roster had never experienced. 15, Schools of Choice Applications Now Open for Incoming Grades K-6. On 4/21, the Stevenson varsity soccer team won their away conference game against Franklin (Livonia, MI) by a score of 1-0. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. From Megan, Nikki Verant heard about Madonnas nursing program, about how close it was to home and about the success the Crusaders had on the soccer field. He has seen her quiet confidence at work on the field for the past four years. When you do get chances you need to, in districts, moving on, you have to put them away. 2019 Kris Isom, Adrian