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February, 2013 |
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Young wins two medals at the USAW
Junior Championships
Chris Young, 2008 Adams
football alumni took a Bronze Medal at the US Junior
National Weightlifting Championships in Foster City CA
on February 17th. He lifted 110kg (242lbs) Snatch and a
147kg (323 lbs) clean and jerk also earning him a
bronze medal with a total of 257kg for the day, and also
took bronze in the clean and jerk.
Chris has been Olympic Lifting since 2005. He attends
Northern Michigan University where he is part of the
United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC). This
program allows aspiring lifters to be coached and train
as an Olympic hopeful while attending the university.
Chris is passionate about this sport and encourages
young athletes to give it a try. There is a local club
in Rochester. He would love to represent his country
some day on a world platform. Check the link below for
videos from NMU. It is hard to spot Chris because
he is also the videographer. You can see him in October
17, 2012 (wearing a yellow shirt) and October 26th
wearing no shirt. Check out these hardworking
athletes who could some day represent the USA! |
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http://www.youtube.com/user/NMUweightlifting
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January 6, 2012
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Josh Renel is a 2008 graduate of Adams
High. Josh set numerous records in his
three-year varsity career at Adams.
From
http://www.gliac.org/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/McAvoy_11
Wayne State’s Josh
Renel Named Recipient of the 2011 GLIAC Jack
H. McAvoy Award
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BAY
CITY, Mich. — Wayne State
University senior running back Josh
Renel has been named recipient of
the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Jack H. McAvoy
Award as announced by Commissioner Dell
Robinson. The award is presented annually to
the GLIAC football player who best combines
outstanding character and leadership on the
field, in the classroom, and in the
community.
A native of Rochester Hills, Michigan,
Renel has earned a 3.63 grade point average
(4.0 scale) while majoring in marketing. He
has been named to the GLIAC All-Academic
football team three times, is a First Team
Academic All-American, is a two-time member
of the GLIAC Football All-Conference First
Team, and a 2011 All-Region performer. A
fall 2010 and 2011 GLIAC Commissioner’s
Award recipient for athletic and academic
excellence, Renel is an active member of the
community and volunteers in his spare time
to Make a Wish Foundation and the United Way
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, among
other charities.
This season, Renel helped the Warriors
to the NCAA Division II championship game
where he began the contest with a 93-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown (only the
second time in the Division II NCAA
championship contest the opening kickoff was
returned for a score). He finished the
season ranked 28th nationally in all-purpose
yards per game (146.00), 33rd in kickoff
return average (25.61), and 55th in rushing
yards per game (84.56). Renel led the GLIAC
in all-purpose yards (2,336), was second in
punt return average (12.8), third in rushing
yards (1,353), and fourth in both rushing
touchdowns (14) and kickoff return average
(25.8).
“Josh personifies the true meaning of
the term student-athlete,” stated
Commissioner Robinson. “He provides an
outstanding platform for the McAvoy Award
highlighting the type of student-athlete we
have our conference. He will be a future
leader in his field of study as well as his
community.”
Renel becomes the second Wayne State
student-athlete to win the award joining
Matt Fishburn who earned the award in 1997.
Ferris State University has had the most
recipients of the award (4), with Michigan
Technological University, Saginaw Valley
State University, Hillsdale College and
Wayne State all have two apiece. The Award
is named for former Hillsdale College
director of athletics and head football
coach, Jack McAvoy, who was instrumental in
the founding of the Midwest Intercollegiate
Football Conference (MIFC), now known as the
GLIAC.
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| Wayne State University sophomore
Josh Renel (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams
Class of 2008) has been selected GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week following his 156 return yard performance in Saturday's win at Indianapolis.
Renel had five punt returns for 66 yards and one kickoff return for 90 yards, which was his first collegiate touchdown).
His first punt return of 25 yards put WSU in business at the UIndy 23 where
Joique Bell rushed in on the very next play to pull the Warriors within one at 7-6. Renel's 90-yard kickoff return which ended up being the game winning points put the Warriors ahead 24-20 just 12 seconds after Indy had taken a 20-18 lead. It was the seventh longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history.
Wayne State (2-1 overall, 1-1 GLIAC) returns home to face the Findlay Oilers this Saturday at noon.
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Congratulations to Alex
McClelland, Captain of the '06 Highlanders, on being selected
All-Conference, All-Academic by the HCAC (Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference). Alex received a scholarship
to attend Bluffton University in Ohio. He was selected for
this All-Conference distinction after starting at Strong Safety
on Defense and receiving a 3.8 GPA. Congratulations Alex!
Webmaster's Note: Alex
passed away on July 15th, 2009 after a 16 month battle with
cancer. He is remembered for his tenacity on the field,
his capacity for love off the field, and for his faith in God.
Adams has dedicated the 2009 season to Alex and fellow
fallen Highlander Dylan Cope and
commemorate them with their "Choose to Live Strong" motto.
Alex also assisted on the web site with real time updates during
the games last year, where he was on the sidelines cheering on
his younger brother (2009 senior Austin McClelland).
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Adams Football Alumni Receives Bronze Star
Capt. Luke Lazzo, 27, commander of 1st
Platoon, Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,
salutes after receiving a Bronze Star with V device
during a ceremony on Wednesday at Camp Schwab, Okinawa.
(reproduced from
Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition,
Monday, December 1, 2008)
While searching houses in the al Jazeera
desert Aug. 10, 1st Lazzo's Platoon came
under attack. According to his citation,
Lazzo, the platoon commander, braved heavy
small-arms fire so three of his four Marines
could get out of the building, according to
his citation. He then led two teams against
the enemy so he could dig out the fourth
Marine from the rubble.
After graduating
from Adams, Capt. Lazzo attended the US
Naval Academy.
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See Story in the Oakland Press |
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Josh Renel (Class of '08) is a freshmen at Wayne State University.
This is from The Wayne State Web site:  |
Wayne State Athletics
Josh Renel (WSU Site)
Josh Renel (Adams 2007) |
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The Adams Alumni Plaza work begun
The Adams Alumni will have a place to show their spirit with the
Adams Alumni Plaza. This project is a chance to recognize current
and past athletes with a special personalized brick-paver.
The dirt is beginning to get moved and the construction will soon
commence!
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8/31 |
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8/25 |
Update on Michael Webber, Class of
1996:
Webber, who played on the offensive line for the Adams Varsity Team
in 1994 and 1995 and then played football briefly at Wayne State
University in 1996, is an At Large Candidate for the Rochester Hills
City Council this year. The primary election will be held on
Tuesday, September 11th and the general election will be held on
Tuesday, November 6th.
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| Dominic Moran to Try-out for NY
Jets For most seniors in college, May is frequently spent
lining up interviews for the first real job. For 6' 5"
Adams alum Dominic Moran (Class of 2002), who graduated from
Western Michigan University in April, at least one of his
interviews will not require a suit, but instead will be
conducted with the NFL New York Jets, in pads.
Moran received the call within minutes
of the close of the NFL draft Sunday to come to New York as a
free agent to try out for the team. According to Annette Moran,
Dominic's mother, "It was a very, very long day!" She and
Dominic's dad, Tom, will be sending him off on May 11th. |
Photo
courtesy WMUBroncos.com |
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Dominic attended Western Michigan State University. At WMU,
Dominic was a co-captain of the Broncos, and played offensive
tackle. He was named to the All-Mid-American Conference by the
Sporting News, MAC Report Online, and CollegeFootballNews.com.
Dominic was also named as First Team All-MAC
Academic. Moran received his degree in Business
Management, and had begun work toward his Masters degree. Best
of Luck to Dominic! |
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Update on Dominic
Moran
2006- Senior, A Co-captain for
the 2006 Football Season
Dominic has graduated
with a bachelor degree in Business Management and has
begun his Masters
Program.
Preseason Honors:
Fourth Team All-Mid American Conference (Phil Steele's)
All-Mid American
Conference (The Sporting News)
All-Mid American
Conference (MacReportOnline.com)
All-Mid American
Conference (CollegeFootballnews.com)
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Update on Michael Knill
Michael walked on to the University of Michigan
team this spring as a 5th
year senior. He tried out as a tight end (his position in High School)
but
they asked him to play defensive line. His number is 63.
He is now playing defensive tackle (behind Alan Branch) and travels with
the
team to most games. He saw some playing time in the Wisconsin game but
has
yet to record any statistics. This was Michael's first game experience
in 5
years.
With the team 8-0 and trying to reach the national title game, needless
to
say, everyone is pretty excited.
Michael is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Kinesiology at U of
M.
A few firsts for Michael:
- he is the first, final-year of eligibility walk on ever taken by Lloyd
Carr
- he set the team record for the 225 bench lift (48 times) which is 2
more
than the previous high ever recorded for the NFL combine
- Coach Carr has given Michael senior status on the team and will be
receiving his M-ring on Nov 27th
- Michael also walked on at Michigan State back in 2003 but decided to
pursue academics at U of M and did not play for the team. This makes
him one of the few players that have been on both the U of M and
Michigan
State teams!
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Update on Andrew Popovici -
Class of 2004
Andrew is a junior at Albion College.
This is his third year on the varsity team at Albion.
Andrew plays center for the Britons. He recently bruised his knee
and is working his way back to his position.
Sophomore Year
Andrew was on college's first team as Center. Helped lead his
team win the MIAA Divison championship and participated in their
playoffs.
Freshman Year
Andrew was their second team center in the beginning of the
year until their first team center was injured. Played the majority
of his time as first team center. The Brits tied for second place
in their division.
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9/18/06 |
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Alan is a Captain for
the 2006 season, the only underclassmen so named.
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Sophomore Year,
2005 Season
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As a sophomore, Alan
was named to the GLIAC all academic team and honorable
mention all conference as a linebacker. |
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In week 4 Alan was
GLIAC Defensive Player of the week and runner-up for D II
National Defensive Player of the week. |
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In week 4 had 10 solo
tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 5 tackles for loss, plus 2
sacks and 2 QB hurries. |
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Recipient of the Ron
Solack "35" Award for the 2005 season, for Team Leadership,
Dedication and sacrifice. |
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2nd on the team in
tackles |
Freshman Year, 2004
Season
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Selected Wayne State's
Defensive Rookie of the Year. |
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Started every game at
linebacker. |
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3rd on the team in
tackles |
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8/8/06 |
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9/1 |
Photo by Jill Olmack
Football Alumni Reunion
Labor Day Weekend
Eight Members of the 1986 Team Reunited on
September 1, 2006
THE ADAMS FOOTBALL TRADITION
- SIX CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN PLAYOFFS
- THREE YEARS “FINAL FOUR”
- 2003 DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS
The Adams football family would like to honor the 1986 Team and Staff
that started it all with the first consecutive winning season, and the
First Conference Championship!
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Senior Running back Delbert Littlejohn runs away from a defender |
Doug Arnold fires a pass |
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