Angie Schlueter finished 5-5 including a double in the ninth inning that scored 2 runs to give Lake Leelanau St. Mary the lead for good as the Eagles defeated the Glen Lake Lakers 9-4 to capture the Division 4 Softball District title at Leland. St. Mary had advanced to the final with a 17-1 win over the host Comets.

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Is there an award she hasn’t won? Leland senior Alisha Glass has been named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Detroit Athletic Club.

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A look at the Traverse City Junior Golf Association program that introduces 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to the game of golf throughout the Grand Traverse area. A total of about 2,500 students have participated so far.

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Haley Korson had 4 hits in Game 1 and Mary Lingaur had 3 hits in Game 2 as Lake Leelanau St. Mary posted a doubleheader sweep of Manistee Catholic 10-0 and 13-5.

Glen Lake swept Benzie Central 13-3 and 16-6 behind the pitching of Danielle Noonan who picked up both wins. Noonan struck out seven in the first game. Leading the Lakers offense was Chelsea Klumpp and Jessica Odziana.

Sarah Allington hit a grand slam, among her three hits to help Leland defeat Forest Area 24-14. Ashley Maleski picked up the win for the Comets.

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Northport has announced that it will not field a baseball or softball team this spring, but will offer a co-ed tennis team. The Cherryland Conference is now left with just three teams - Leland, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, and Traverse City Christian.

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Leland and Suttons Bay both had stellar volleyball seasons with the Comets capturing the Class D state title and the Norsemen making the state semifinals and both were rewarded with individual all-state honors.

In Class D Leland’s Alisha Glass, Jennifer Hecht and Whitney Grant were named to the first team while Daina Parent earned an honorable mention spot.

Suttons Bay’s Holly Orban was named to the Class C first team and teammate Kelsey Wick earned honorable mention.

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Here’s a list of all of the Leelanau County state championships won by our county schools. The head coach is listed after the sport.

Originally printed in the Leelanau Enterprise.

1942 - Leland boys’ basketball - Carl Furney

1944 - Leelanau School boys’ track - John Evans

1959 - Glen Lake boys’ basketball - Harold O’Brien

1977 - Glen Lake boys’ basketball - Don Miller

1978 - Glen Lake girls’ basketball - Ted Swierad
- Leland volleyball - Mike Kenney

1980 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass
- Leland volleyball - Mike Kenney

1981 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass

1982 - Leland girls’ basketball - Larry Glass

1985 - Suttons Bay girls’ X-country - Terry Ebright

1986 - Northport soccer - Don Hungerford

1987 - Suttons Bay girls’ X-country - Tim Bedford

1988 - Northport boys’ basketball - Gordie Wick

1991 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Bill Brendel

1992 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Bill Brendel

1994 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Doug Greer

1994 - Glen Lake football - Bill Hollenbeck

1995 - Glen Lake girls’ track - Doug Greer

1998 - Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing - Mark Fisher

1999 - Glen Lake/Leland girls’ skiing - Mark Fisher

2000 - Glen Lake boys’ track - Pete Edwards
- Suttons Bay boys’ golf - Todd Hursey
- Glen Lake girls’ cross country - Bryan Burns

2001 - Suttons Bay boys’ golf - Todd Hursey

2002 - Leland girls’ volleyball - Laurie Glass

2004 - Glen Lake/Suttons Bay boys’ skiing - Mark Fisher

2006 - Leland girls’ volleyball - Laurie Glass

Totals by School
Glen Lake - 13
Leland - 10
Suttons Bay - 5
Northport - 2
Leelanau School - 1

Leland hadn’t been in this situation much this season as they found themselves trailing Battle Creek St. Philip 2 games to none and facing elimination in the Class D Volleyball Finals. But then Alisha Glass and the Comets stepped it up to claim the state title with a 21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-9 come-from-behind win. Alisha Glass set a state record with 48 kills in the championship match and Jennifer Hecht added a strong game with 22 digs.

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Leland advanced to the Class D Final with a 25-13, 25-15, 25-16 win over Adrian Lenawee Christian. Leland now faces Battle Creek St. Philip for the state title on Saturday, March 18 at noon.

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Leland powered it’s way to the Class D semis by serving up 21 aces to defeat Beal City 25-12, 25-7 and 25-15. Leading the Comets were Alisha Glass with 15 kills, 2 blocks and 7 aces, and Jennifer Hecht with 8 kills and 4 blocks. Leland is now 65-4 on the season and will face Adrian Lenawee Christian at 3:45 PM on Thursday.

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Leland Comet star Alisha Glass was named the winner of the 4th annual Miss Volleyball award, given to the best prep volleyball player in the state. Glass won the award by the largest margin in the short history of the award. She is heading to Penn State next fall to continue playing volleyball. Glass owns the national record for aces in a season, career aces and career kills.

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Four area teams remain as volleyball quarterfinals are set to be played tonight. In Class A Traverse City takes on L’Anse Creuse at Midland Down, in Class C Suttons Bay faces Calumet at Rudyard, in Class D Leland travels to Beal City to face the Aggies and Harbor Light Christian faces Lake Linden-Hubbell at Cheboygan.

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And a look from the Beal City perspective on the game against Leland…
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Senior Holly Orban provided the kill as Suttons Bay recovered from a 2-0 deficit to claim the Class C Regional Volleyball title at Charlevoix with a 22-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-15, 15-7 come-from-behind win over Lake City. Suttons Bay had defeated Inland Lakes 25-22, 26-24, 25-15 earlier in the day. Suttons Bay now plays Calumet in a Class C quarterfinal on March 14th at 7:30 PM.

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Leland went a perfect 6-0 on the day to claim their third straight Class D Regional title. Leland cruised to a 25-9, 25-18, 25-12 win over Marion in the final after knocking off Augres 25-13, 25-14, 25-12 in the opener. Leland now travels to the Beal City quarterfinal to take on Beal City on March 14th at 7:00 PM.

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The battle of the boards was one-sided and the game went the same way after the half as Traverse City Christian defeated Leland 63-41 to advance to the Class D District semifinals on Wednesday. Jordan Gibson led the Comets with 15 points and Marcus Whittaker added 11 points and 8 rebounds. Leland finished the season 8-12.

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