School News Making a Difference - Pilots in the Community
During Senior Service Day in mid-October, seniors provided service at their home Catholic grade schools, at a farm gathering tomatoes for Forgotten Harvest, or at the Forgotten Harvest warehouse in Oak Park. The students pictured here, along with faculty members Eric Leichtnam (far left) and Chris Ulewicz (far right), spent the day sorting food at the warehouse and repacking for distribution through Forgotten Harvest’s network of mobile food trucks and food centers.
Despite the intense Pilot rivalry with Catholic Central, the De La Salle Family came together in a “Blue Out” day to raise funds for an injured Shamrock hockey player. The DLS effort raised over $3,000. Pictured are seniors Liam Williams, Nelson Leonard, and Jacob Bemiss with Br. Tom Lackey.
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Soccer
The Varsity compiled a 6 - 3 The Varsity Soccer team won the Traverse City Titan Invitational regular season record, includTournament, and played in the finals of the Michigan Showcase ing last play losses to CHSL Tournament, an eight-team invitational of the state’s elite soccer rivals Brother Rice and Catholic programs. The Pilots lost in the Showcase finals to Ann Arbor Central, and qualified for the Skyline, the team that won the State’s Division 1 Championship in state playoffs. In the first round, this fall’s state playoffs. the Pilots lost to Macomb The Varsity played in the CHSL finals against U. of D., and after Dakota in a tight game, 19 - 14. two overtimes, lost in a shoot-out. JV Soccer finished 9 - 5 - 1; Jared Wangler and Senior Jared Wangler, who Freshmen Soccer finished 10 - 3 - 1. Coach Paul Verska has verbally committed to the Tennis University of Michigan, has been selected to Tennis came in second in the Armada Invitational. play in the Under Armour High School AllJunior Grant Severyn was Macomb County Honorable Mention - Singles. Star Game on January 2, in Florida, the second Brandon Fitch ‘17 and Taras Pylypiv ‘16 were Macomb County Second Team year in a row DLS has had a student on the - Doubles. roster of this prestigious event. Shane Morris, Cross-Country ‘13, played in the game in January 2013. The Varsity Cross-Country team won the DLS Invitational, and the team qualiSeveral other seniors are being recruited by fied for state finals after taking second place at regionals. DLS finished 26th in both Division 1 and 2 colleges. the Division 1 state finals face, and junior Mickey Davey finished 8th to earn The JV Football team finished 3 - 5; and Second Team All-State honors. Mickey and Matt Molinaro were First Team, Freshmen Football finished 7 - 2. All-Catholic, and Mickey won the CHSL Championship.
