where people are making resolutions (Big Al isn’t going to like #8!) and putting together best of lists for 2007, so it’s a perfect time to add a link to the Record Eagle’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2007.

One of their stories is about former Leland volleyball star Alisha Glass helping Penn State win the 2007 NCAA Volleyball Championship.

Updated!
Here is the Leelanau Enterprise’s 2007 Year in Review!

Traverse City resident Chris Cooke is looking to put together a team to play in the 20th annual Men’s Senior Baseball League/Men’s Adult Baseball League World Series Oct. 29-Nov. 3 in Phoenix. Read the article below and contact Cooke if you are interested. For about 1/2 a minute I considered it, but then reality hit me. Ninety feet is a long way to run and I can’t remember the last time I did that!

Read TC man aims to form men’s baseball team in the Record Eagle

Mark Urban of the Record Eagle has compiled a report on area athletes participating in college athletics. This latest article features former Leelanau County stars…

Ben Darling (Freshman, Suttons Bay)
Men’s Soccer, Kalamazoo

Alisha Glass (Sophomore, Leland)
Women’s Volleyball, Penn State

Read College Notes: Burke comes up big for Colgate in the Record Eagle

Held In Conjunction With The 2007 Glen Lake High School Cross Country Invitational - Saturday, August 18th

When: 10am start time for the 1-Mile FUN RUN & WALK - Saturday, August 18th!

Where: Glen Lake School, 3375 W Burdickville Road, Maple City, Michigan

The 1-Mile FUN RUN/WALK is NOT a race.

All participants of the 1-Mile FUN RUN & WALK are guaranteed winners! Olympic Style Medals complete with red, white & blue ribbons awarded to ALL finishers.

The 2nd Annual Glen Lake 1-Mile FUN RUN & WALK is all about celebrating health and fitness out on Glen Lake School’s beautiful cross country trails.

The 2-Mile Invitational races (for High School Cross Country Teams only) kick off at 9 a.m. and the 1 Mile FUN RUN & WALK will follow immediately after - at roughly 10 a.m.

$10.00 entry fee includes special “Olympic Style” Glen Lake Health & Fitness Medals complete with red, white and blue ribbons for ALL finishers.

For more information please contact Coach Edwards - phone: 231-334-3080 or email: getfit@skiwalking.com

Runners, Walkers, Pole Walkers & Jogging Strollers Welcome!

This looks pretty cool, plus they have Bob Probert! Need I say more? Okay, I will. Michigan In Play! Magazine and president Jack Rosenberg have put together what appears to be a talented staff of writers and photographers to bring all kinds of Michigan sports coverage to you! It looks like there isn’t anything they won’t tackle! I’ll let them explain it to you…

Our Secret Weapon Is Our Content…Once You Read An Issue, You’ll Be Hooked!

Feature stories - each issue explores sporting and leisure activities (the list of possibilities is endless) in great detail… it may be Lions, Wings, Tigers, Pistons, boating or dog sledding in the U.P. We strive to bring you the very best Michigan has to offer.

It’s available at over 365 locations around SE Michigan, and best of all, it’s FREE!

So there you have it, just go to www.michiganinplay.com and check it out for yourself!

The Traverse City Record Eagle is starting it’s countdown of the top 10 sports stories of 2006 with a story about the Suttons Bay Norsmen golf team’s run to the state championship.

Read Sit-down meeting sparked Norse to title in the Record Eagle

I can’t imagine a better start to a college sports career than that of former Leland Comet star Alisha Glass. Glass has helped Penn State maintain their #2 ranking, start the Big Ten season 6-0, and remain undefeated for the season at 17-0.

Glass ranks seventh at 12.05 assists per game and eighth with 1.16 blocks per game. She is the only setter to be ranked among the conference leaders in both statistics.

Next up for Glass and the Nittany Lions are home matches versus Michigan on Friday and Michigan State on Saturday.

Read Glass steps up to challenge of leading No. 2 Penn State at ESPN.com

Just received this from one of my readers…

More Honors for Alisha Glass. She was voted Most Valuable Player at this weekend’s Penn State Classic Tournament. If you, or anyone, wants to read or see more, go to gopsusports.com under Women’s Volleyball —- there’s some good shots of her playing under the website’s Photo Gallery.

The Big Ten opener with Ohio State will be televised on CSTV this Wednesday at 7 p.m.—- thats on Dish or Direct TV. We have Charter Cable, so I go over to my wife’s employer who has Dish TV.

Thanks Bob!

Here’s the Official Penn State Women’s Volleyball site

Almost 200 riders are set for the 2nd Annual Tour de Leelanau this Saturday. The men’s race starts at 10:00 AM in Leland, while the women start at approximately 11:35 at the Homestead near Glen Arbor. Both races are longer than last year. Visit the official site below for a race course map and more info.

Read Nearly 200 set for Tour de Leelanau in the Record Eagle
View Photos from 2005 Race at Flickr (including some by yours truly)
Visit the Official Site

Photo from GoPSUsports.com

The awards keep rolling in for freshman setter Alisha Glass. The former Leland Comet star has taken her game to Penn State, but that hasn’t stopped her from winning. The Nittany Lions are ranked #2 in the country and are off to a 8-0 start.

Here’s why she picked up the honors…

Versus the No. 7 Longhorns, Glass had a career-high 63 assists and recorded eight kills and 16 digs. She also tied her career bests for hitting (.438) and blocks (seven).

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For the weekend, Glass averaged 13.38 assists per game, 2.88 digs per game and 1.50 blocks per game while directing the squad to a team hitting percentage of .327 with an average of 17.38 kills per game against two teams in the Top 15 in the nation. She also picked up her first career All-Tournament Team honor at the Time Warner Classic Texas Invitational.

Next up for Penn State is the Penn State Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Read Glass Tabbed Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week at GoPSUsports.com
Read Glass is Big Ten player of the week in the Record Eagle

Alisha Glass had a career-high 44 assists to help Penn State to a 30-19, 30-21, 30-21 win over fifteenth-ranked Missouri in the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. The freshman setter also had three kills for the No. 2 Nittany Lions.

Penn State continues action against the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. CT today.

Read Glass leads No. 2 Penn State in the Record Eagle
Read No. 2 Women’s Volleyball Claws No. 15 Missouri, 3-0 at GoPSUsports.com

Freshman Alisha Glass recorded 37 assists to help #2 ranked Penn State to a 30-32, 24-30, 30-23, 30-23, 15-6 win over LSU in the final of the LSU Classic. Glass has played in all 11 games and is third on the team in blocks and tied for third in digs.

Read No. 2 Penn State Women’s Volleyball Survives LSU, 3-2 at GoPSUsports.com

Chicago Sky rookie Liz Shimek has been getting more minutes as of late and producing. The Sky fell to the Phoenix Mercury 90-70, but Shimek played 16 mintues grabbed 4 rebounds, scored 3 points, dished out 4 assists and blocked 2 shots. Not a bad night. The Sky currently own the league’s worst record with only 4 wins and 24 losses, but that should give Shimek plenty of opportunities to show what she can do.

See Liz’s Line in the Box Score
View Liz Shimek Photos at Yahoo! Sports

I don’t cover golf too often in the blog, but I stumbled upon this article reviewing Arnold Palmer’s King’s Challenge Golf Course. I don’t play golf much anymore, but when I used to I did enjoy this course. My scores weren’t great, but hey, it was fun! The #8 par 5 hole is amazing and MichiganGolf.com writer Brandon Tucker talks about that and more in the article below.

Read King’s Challenge G.C. near Traverse City: A classic N. Michigan golf course at MichiganGolf.com

Liz Shimek earned one of thirteen roster spots on the Chicago Sky for the 2006 WNBA season. Shimek didn’t play in game 1, a 83-82 win over the Charlotte Sting.

Read Liz Shimek’s Bio at WBNA.com