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HOOPS - Eppler helps Canton de-claw South Lyon 2:
GIRLS HOOPS - All-Area team has Midas touch 5
Kye courts four Western Lakes schools
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BY BRAD EMONS
STAFF WRITER
The Kensington Valley Conference is
looking to expand and four members of
the Western Lakes Activities Association
appear to be on the "most wanted" list.
The Observer has learned that the KVC
has already entered into preliminary talks
and has approached WLAAmembers
Walled Lake Central, Western and
Northern, along with Northville - about
joining for the 2007-08 school year
The KVC currently consists of eight
schools bordering the 1-96 corridor-
Novi, Brighton, Pinckney, Milford, White
Lake Lakeland, Howell, South Lyon and
Hartland.
'l\vo new schools, Howell Parker and
BY ED WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
South Lyon East, have already been
admitted as members and will start KVC
play within the next two years.
Bringing in the four WLAA schools
would make the Kensington Valley a 14;team
conference.
"It's all preliminary, but they (KVC)
wants a decision made by the end of the
school year (2006)," Northville athletic
director Bryan Masi said. "There are some
attractive things and some things which
would be hard to leave the WLAA.
"We share a lot of similarities as far as
what they do and we do, which are a full
complement of sports. We also are associated
already in middle school sports,
which is a natural. But you have to weigh
everything. Everything is preliminary and
we don't know which direction we'll go."
hal'll, but they're young."
The way the early portions of the
gaine unfolded, it looked as though it
was going to be a 32-minute barn-burner.
When Salem's John Johnson filled
the net with a 12-foot baseline jumper
\j'ith 5:50 to go in the first half, the
Rocks trailed just 19-17.However, the
Patriots followed with a 20-2 run over
the next four-plus minutes to build a
39-19 cushion.
At the half, the Rocks had outscored
Schmelzer, 21-18,but trailed the
BILL BRESLER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A group of area women fulfill their basketball fix by competing in tWDleagues. Pictured (back row from left)
are Carrie Dickison, Diane Ziroll, Lori Mross, (front row from left) Shelly Dunphy,Amanda Hilden and Tami
Bea!ert. The women currently play for the ,Arena !?estaurant in Ann Arbor on Thur~days_ Beginning in January.
they will double up when their Northville league begins.
Cousino triples its pleasure
in 67-49 victory over Salem
Three-mendous.
That's the word that best describes
Warren Cousino's long-range shooting
during the first half of Friday night's
game against Salem.
The Patriots (2-1) treated 20-foot
bombs like they were laynps, swishing
10-of-15 triples in the first half of their
67-49 road victory over the Rocks.
The loss dropped Salem to 0-3.
"Cousino scored 87 in a game last
week, so we knew they could shoot,"
said Salem coach Bob Brodie. "When
the other team is draining threes like
they were in the first half, you know
you're in for a long night. A couple of
their long shots were uncontested,
which I wasn't happy about. But for the
most part, we were right there with
them and the ball went in anywaY:'
The Patriot with the hottest hand was
senior guard Danny Schmelzer, who
went 6-for-7 from beynnd the arc in the
first half before finishing with a gamehigh
22 points. Schmelzer connected on
four of his triples from a few feet behind
the line with a Salem defender's hand
waving a few inches from his face.
Cousino senior forward Joe Rivard
also enjoyed a productive evening, netting
15 points. Nine of his points were
the result of triples.
"We like tp freelance On \l1fense, but
we're always setting scr&& lind trying
to get Danny and Joe open outside;'
said Cousino coach Brad Nettles. 'We
were definitely successful at doing that
tonight.
"It really is an honor to play against
Salem because Bob is a coaching legend.
It looks like he has some nice tools
to work with this year. They play very
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. Salem's basketball team was vlc~ '
timlzed by a pair of sh/irp-sll,o.pt-, .
ing, Innq-distance War-terteOllsinQ' .
players in Friday nlqllt's 67-4Q'set:back.
following are some of the
three-point stats from llle game:
• ThePatriots' DannySCfimelzer
bu~jed:6-oH thte\~pointmlll.the ,
first half alone'and flnis!ledwUb22'
points. ' .' "
.. CousinQ'sJoe Rtvar.dwent 3-for-
,6from beyond theaf'G. He finls!led
wltlr15. " ::. , .
• Asa teilm, ,CoUSifl() conbeJ;tep.
on 10-of-15shots from three-pOint
land in the first halt: ",
• On the other hana, Sa:letTtstl'Uq
Township are eiigible 1iY.~
play in the Canton Liti:
League. Teams wlii pi ~
20-game schedule an , ...,
compete in a Father's"'::
Day tournament andf:
tournament against .~
teams from Belleville." i
For more informatlo\'l,~,
contact Ray Waack at; ,;~
(734) 397-0147. 'I:;
Coaches: Pleasi,:\~
call in resufts~ r.!i
The area's prep athil!tl~
coaches are encourage"',
to caii the results of tHeir.
teams' competitions i~tO~
Observer Sports Editor: t
Ed Wright so that the: .:,
high school athietes ~:;,:
receive the recogniti0tlv ~
they deserve. I:~~'
Results can be phonI
in to Wright at (734) '. ,
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953-2108; they can b :
faxed to (734) 591-72~,
or they can be e-mall~;
to ewright@hometown-a'
Iife.com. If"",
If Wright is covering,an]
event at the time of y~
call, please leave a me,~
sage and he will return" >
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your call promptly. ¥" ::J' ,i
The deadline for ~r ,.
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Thursday's Observer is ~
Tuesday at 11p.m. The .:.",'
deadline for Sunday's .~;;
issue is Friday at 11P.;'t: ~I'
Re-broadcast ",J:;t
The Fox Sports ~!I'
Network wiil be re-airl!JI
the Division 1football.~
final between Canton*'
Rockford at 12:30 p.ml::;I
Sunday, Jan. 8. ..
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