http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/Sports NewsenThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:15:38 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noSports Newsjasondeeganhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/faGBRR8AJoA/final_column_it_was_a_good_rid.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:15:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3234435 ]]>It's been a great ride. I've been covering Livingston County in one form or another since 1995, the day the Ann Arbor News hired me....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/07/final_column_it_was_a_good_rid.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/vuUdqPLlB30/researching_county_courses_one.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:55 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3234410 ]]>I've been planning on doing a blockbuster summer series on golf courses in Livingston County for several years now. The time was never right. Unfortunately, the closure of our publication forced my hand. This summer was my only chance. This...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/07/researching_county_courses_one.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/WM7hpClfgtc/underpar_effort_caps_fun_round.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:53:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3187451 ]]>Editor's note: This is the final column in a series that toured Livingston County golf courses this season. See the July 17 edition for a final golf package. What a way to end it....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/07/underpar_effort_caps_fun_round.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/lftsb7ogoJA/chemung_hills_golf_club_hangs.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:24:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3139424 ]]>Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series on Livingston County area golf courses. It was only fitting that a black storm cloud opened up to rain down on the Chemung Hills Golf Club & Banquet Center when I...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/07/chemung_hills_golf_club_hangs.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/7Q4LLTa-5UI/livingston_county_metroparks_a.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:48 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3085441 ]]>Metropark courses sometimes get a bad rap. They're technically municipal courses - meaning they're run by a government entity, the Huron-Clinton Metropark Authority. And "munis" are often thought of as overcrowded, rundown, bargain courses that turn into shooting galleries on...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/06/livingston_county_metroparks_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/BYiC7t22Dmc/top_25_highschool_highlights_o.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:30:18 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3030322 ]]>For all the bad news surrounding us, some good has come out of this school year. It's been a banner year for many local athletes....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/06/top_25_highschool_highlights_o.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/VEgV7cYEQ0I/hartland_glen_offers_a_chance.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:15:45 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.3030247 ]]>I debated for a while how I was going to write about Hartland Glen Golf Course in Hartland Township. I quickly dismissed the idea of playing 36 holes in one day. Hitting bad shots through 18 holes - as I...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/06/hartland_glen_offers_a_chance.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/tcGUc0WRWxk/ironwood_long_on_personality.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:57:34 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2975864 ]]>Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series on Livingston County area golf courses. The Ironwood Golf Club in Oceola Township might be short on yardage, but it's long on personality. Ironwood is the second-shortest course in Livingston County...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/06/ironwood_long_on_personality.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/aroIqPXz260/playing_hawk_meadows_worth_eve.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:17:54 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2919547 ]]>Editor's note: Part of an ongoing series on Livingston County area golf courses. You can question my opinions about Livingston County golf courses. You can question my talent for the game I love. You can even question my sanity, especially...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/06/playing_hawk_meadows_worth_eve.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/5yyzTq381uE/hunters_ridge_a_hidden_rural_g.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 27 May 2009 07:27:23 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2862222 ]]>Editor's note: Part of an ongoing series on Livingston County area golf courses. If Hunters Ridge Golf Course were anywhere but Cohoctah Township, it would probably be crowded with golfers and lined with million-dollar homes. It's that good of a...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/05/hunters_ridge_a_hidden_rural_g.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/1woXEUYRHgU/new_owners_reinventing_whisper.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 20 May 2009 07:29:52 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2810516 ]]>Whispering Pines Golf Club has been tantalizing and terrorizing golfers since 1991, but new owners are trying to breathe new life back into the scenic Hamburg Township course....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/05/new_owners_reinventing_whisper.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/slg55sMs6Q0/i_couldnt_help_but_stop.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 13 May 2009 21:09:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2751409 ]]>I couldn't help but stop for a minute and pause to admire the view. Standing on top of the main ski hill at the Mount Brighton Ski Area, between the first and ninth tees of the Jackal Golf Club, I...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/05/i_couldnt_help_but_stop.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/l9Wyf_wFisM/faulkwood_shores_golf_club_one.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Thu, 07 May 2009 21:21:35 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2693497 ]]>I scheduled a visit to Faulkwood Shores Golf Club early in my summer tour of courses in Livingston County for a reason. I wanted an early-season test for my game. Turns out, I failed ... miserably....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/05/faulkwood_shores_golf_club_one.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/eAkjIgPF2SE/timber_trace_a_course_worth_th.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:07:06 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2646527 ]]>I'm sure I'm not the first, or the last, golfer to come away with this lasting impression of Timber Trace Golf Club: It feels out there. Way, way out there. Unless you live in the immediate area, there's no easy...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/04/timber_trace_a_course_worth_th.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/GG2JZqWY7c0/conway_township_women_takes_to.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:59:21 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2599761 ]]>Dori Gulick doesn't fit the stereotype of a Mixed Martial Arts cage fighter. She's a petite 40-year-old single mother of three, not a hulking muscle-bound brute peppered with tattoos....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/04/conway_township_women_takes_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/9rl2nrqQ1uo/coaches_question_klaa_spring_s.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:22:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2556958 ]]>A new season, the same old concerns. For the most part, the transition from the old Kensington Valley Conference to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association has been smooth this entire school year....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/04/coaches_question_klaa_spring_s.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/Qcos67lcjo0/spring_weather_kind_to_local_t.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:55:59 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2517207 ]]>I started writing and researching this column about the weather last week. To quote golfer Phil Mickelson: "I am an idiot!"...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/04/spring_weather_kind_to_local_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/ZJmRjmSFHA8/golfers_could_enjoy_more_deals.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:21:19 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2435853 ]]>There were two distinct points of view from the people inside the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi for the Michigan Golf Show March 6-8. On one side were the golf course owners and operators. On the other, their customers, the...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/03/golfers_could_enjoy_more_deals.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/g7hxLfIP8O4/howell_hockey_team_looks_ahead.htmljdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:00:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2392906 ]]>The ending was a nightmare on an otherwise dream season for the Howell hockey team. But even a disheartening 7-0 loss to Detroit (Novi) Catholic Central in the Division I state finals March 7 at Compuware Arena in Plymouth couldn't...http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/03/howell_hockey_team_looks_ahead.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jasondeegan/~3/SPp2hNidlpM/hartland_wrestlers_look_past_d.htmlLivingston - Sportsjdeegan@livingstoncommunitynews.com (Jason S Deegan)Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:40:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/jasondeegan//2823.2356932 ]]>Hartland High wrestler Nick Monitz can't wait for the future - both this weekend and beyond. He doesn't want to dwell on the past too much, only because the future holds so much potential....http://blog.mlive.com/jasondeegan/2009/03/hartland_wrestlers_look_past_d.htmlnonadult