http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/enThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:08:33 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/no1625908http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/345329265/pietila_children_hooked_on_gol.htmlSports50235166116Jason DeeganThu, 24 Jul 2008 23:08:33 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1205294 ]]>The Pietila family has figured out the secret to success on the golf course. Start your children playing young. Get them a membership. Turn them loose. The Pietilas of Brighton are one sweet swinging family. Six of the eight children...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/07/pietila_children_hooked_on_gol.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/338679203/four_allstar_linemen_ready_for.htmlSports16180416180616180851668161810161802Jason DeeganTue, 22 Jul 2008 14:33:45 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1183379 ]]>Put Livingston County's four all-stars together and they'd make one heck of an offensive line for any quarterback. Combined, Howell offensive tackle Sam Holton, Fowlerville tight end Joe Lane, Brighton center Brian McInerney and South Lyon offensive tackle Chris Groth...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/07/four_allstar_linemen_ready_for.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/332398439/golfers_drivers_and_fishermen.htmlSports158477158483158485158479158481Jason DeeganThu, 10 Jul 2008 23:07:45 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1161733 ]]>Livingston County's best golfers, drivers and fishermen will be busy in the next week competing for championship trophies (and sometimes cash) at prestigious local events....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/07/golfers_drivers_and_fishermen.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/326352063/leave_the_action_shots_to_the.htmlJason Deegan, The Livingston Community NewsThu, 03 Jul 2008 23:13:00 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1142008 ]]>In my mind, the images are crisp. I remember smacking forehand winners in tennis and making Kobe-esque layups in basketball as a teenager. I remember delivering jarring football tackles that left me - and hopefully my opponent - smarting a...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/07/leave_the_action_shots_to_the.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/321038623/whitmore_lake_ski_club_needs_y.htmlSports150524Jason DeeganThu, 26 Jun 2008 23:12:09 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1113934 ]]>The message coming from members of the Whitmore Lake Water Ski club has been consistent the past decade, ever since I began writing about Michigan's oldest ski club. "We need more members," they implore. "We especially need more guys" they...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/06/whitmore_lake_ski_club_needs_y.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/316054909/top25_prep_accomplishments_are.htmlSportsJason DeeganThu, 19 Jun 2008 23:11:15 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1092115 ]]>It seems like yesterday I was covering Howell football during a steamy preseason workout in mid-August. Time flies, but thankfully the memories remain. Here's a look back with a top-25 list of the most impressive prep accomplishments from our seven...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/06/top25_prep_accomplishments_are.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/310937529/south_lyon_enjoys_banner_year.htmlSports48886Jason DeeganThu, 12 Jun 2008 23:11:16 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1070312 ]]>The opening of the new South Lyon East High with a freshman and sophomore class last fall might ultimately affect the success of the South Lyon High School athletic program. But not this year. The Lions delivered a banner year...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/06/south_lyon_enjoys_banner_year.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/305808829/brighton_rugby_coach_keeps_tit.htmlSportsJason DeeganThu, 05 Jun 2008 23:06:56 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1046427 ]]>A big congratulations is in order for Keith Stone, Brighton boys rugby coach. I'm not alluding to the Bulldogs' remarkable turnaround this season, from a dismal 2-4 record to a season-ending four-game winning streak that led to a Division 2...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/06/brighton_rugby_coach_keeps_tit.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/301050033/klaa_faces_obstacles_with_howe.htmlSportsJason DeeganThu, 29 May 2008 23:09:39 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.1020773 ]]>Long before its first kickoff, tipoff or tee time, the new Kensington Lakes Activities Association is facing its first potential crisis. With the announcement that Howell will not operate two high schools next year, athletic directors in the new mega...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/05/klaa_faces_obstacles_with_howe.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/296331742/athletes_specialize_in_academi.htmlSportsJason DeeganThu, 22 May 2008 23:06:41 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.998476 ]]>These days, athletes aren't the only ones specializing in certain sports, a topic we featured in last week's Livingston Community News. Sometimes, instead of specializing in a sport, athletes decide to specialize in academics. Three local seniors who would have...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/05/athletes_specialize_in_academi.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/291448243/web_takes_south_lyon_soccer_gl.htmlSportsJason DeeganThu, 15 May 2008 23:02:11 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.979097 ]]>The South Lyon girls soccer team has gone global. An experiment in putting the team's games online is proving to be wildly popular with fans, parents and especially out-of-town relatives who can't get to games. The Web site, www.millermediavision.com/Streams/Soccer/Soccer.htm, has...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/05/web_takes_south_lyon_soccer_gl.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/281929549/new_events_launch_in_howell.htmlSports920Jason DeeganThu, 01 May 2008 23:13:51 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.932456 ]]>Howell will be the host to several new, cool events in the next two weeks. There's something for everyone: junior Olympics for kids, a basketball tournament for hoopers of all ages and an Eco Fun Challenge for adventure lovers. You...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/05/new_events_launch_in_howell.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/277375769/golf_events_to_consider_all_su.htmlSports10362Jason DeeganThu, 24 Apr 2008 23:05:31 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.914147 ]]>Golfers and golf course owners can rejoice. Spring has sprung. We've published our first edition of the Golf Calendar (see below) to alert golf nuts of ways to play for a good cause. Here's a quick primer of other 2008...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/04/golf_events_to_consider_all_su.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/272860325/free_throw_shooting_wiz_off_to.htmlSports110758110760Jason DeeganThu, 17 Apr 2008 23:04:56 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.883468 ]]>I felt a little foolish, but I did it anyway. I jumped under the basketball hoop at St. Mary Catholic School in Pinckney last week and began waving my arms wildly. I got Matthew Sherman to smile briefly before his...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/04/free_throw_shooting_wiz_off_to.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/268235274/golfers_tennis_players_deal_wi.htmlSports1036210683310870Jason DeeganThu, 10 Apr 2008 23:08:16 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/jasondeegan//2823.863854 ]]>Last week, the Brighton girls tennis team took to the court for a scrimmage against Northville. The players were almost giddy that the sun was shining for the first time in what seemed like months. But most important, they were...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2008/04/golfers_tennis_players_deal_wi.htmlnonadult