North Farmington led the way as several area girls earned postseason All-State recognition by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association.
In Division 2, North senior Jennifer Yen took All-State honors in singles, while teammate Akanksha Vaishnav, sophomore, was honorable mention.
The Raiders’ senior doubles team of Emily Hand Emily Jan also made All-State.
In Division 1, Livonia Franklin junior Angelica Woods earned honorable mention in singles.
MHSTeCA Regional Coaches of the Year included Barb Lehman (Canton) and Lin Ware (Salem) in Division 1-Region 3; and Whitney Wasielewski (North Farmington) in Division 2-Region 11.
NHL goaltending great Johnny Bower made a lot of stops during his Hall of Fame career, and he’ll make another one 2 p.m. Sunday. That’s when Bower will make an appearance at Perani’s Hockey World in Livonia.
Bower, whose best seasons were with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1960s, will sign any item for $15. Perani’s is located at 19330 Middlebelt Rd., between 7 and 8 mile roads. For more information, call (248) 476-8100.
Five area soccer players are members of the under-16 boys Waza FC East Black that will compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer national championship tournament July 21-25.
Jake Finkbiner (Farmington), Adriel Neely (Farmington Hills/Detroit Country Day), Ashwin Vaishnav (Farmington Hills/North Farmington), Jeff Thomas (Livonia/Churchill) and Cameron Roberts (Redford/U-D Jesuit) are among the 17 boys from Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties who comprise the team.
Waza FC East Black was the runner-up to the Grand Rapids Crew Juniors at the June regional tournament in Beavercreek, Ohio.
Since the Crew Juniors had already qualified by winning the U.S. Youth Soccer National League, Waza FC also advanced to the national event in Overland Park, Kan.
In regional pool play, Waza FC edged Omaha (Neb.) FC Elite, 2-1; tied Chicago Fire, 1-1; and defeated Javanon (Ky.), 3-1.
Waza FC defeated Cleveland FC in overtime in a semifinal game, 3-2, but lost to the Grand Rapids team in the final, 1-0.
Westland John Glenn will stage a football camp for incoming grades 11-12 from 9 a.m. until noon July 12-14.
The camp is open to the public. You do not have to attend Glenn High School. For more information, including camp fee, call Glenn coach Tim Hardin at (734) 620-0063.
The Farmington High School cross country teams will have a three-day garage sale July 15-17 at 33455 Alta Loma, Farmington.
The sale starts at 9 a.m. each day and coincides with the annual Founders Festival in downtown Farmington. Alta Loma is located two blocks south of Grand River Avenue and west of Farmington Road.