Tag: Raymond Rolak
GLIAC Title for Wayne State
BIG RAPIDS– The Wayne State University men’s basketball team won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball championship with a last second tip- in...
Lady Eagles Roll into MAC Tourney
YPSILANTI-- It looked bad as the Eastern Michigan Women were down 45-30 and headed into half-time. The Lady Eagles rallied in the...
Small in Size but a Giant of a Career
YPSILANTI-- He was a four-year letterman for Eastern Michigan from 1994-98, and an honorable mention All-American as a senior. Earl Boykins will be the...
Playoff Push for Schoolcraft College
LIVONIA-- “We will have to play tough and regroup for ‘Pink Zone Night”, said Randy Henry. The Schoolcraft College men’s team lost...
Coach Karen Lafata has Schoolcraft College on a Roll, Kimberly Bee Breaks Record
LIVONIA, Michigan— Schoolcraft College coach Karen Lafata, is trying to coax her team to the NJCAA Nationals for the third straight year. The tourney...
Gortat gets hot for Suns
PHOENIX-- Marcin Gortat, known as the ‘Polish Hammer’ to his teammates, had career highs in his last two games for the Phoenix Suns. The...
Polish National Contributes to NCAA Victory
YPSILANTI-- Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan University games are always intense. Every sport and every game is magnified. They are one...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks Basketball in Detroit at WSU
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the 2011 keynote speaker at Wayne State University's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute. He stressed the importance of basketball history...
Schrock and James pace EMU
YPSILANTI-- Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (9-5) overwhelmed Niagara, 89-34. Senior guard Cassie Schrock and junior Tavelyn James each notched 20 points. The...
Everyone in sports knew Morris Moorawnick
DETROIT-- Longtime Detroit sports figure Morris Moorawnick — A celebrated statistician and professional scorekeeper, he died recently at 83. He had been ailing from...
Matt Dobek Dies Suddenly
Former Vice President of Media Relations for the Detroit Pistons, Matt Dobek died unexpectedly in his Rochester Hills, Michigan home. He was well known...
UCLA legend John Wooden passes
LOS ANGELES-- Legend and respected Basketball Coach John Wooden, who led UCLA's men's team to an unmatched 10 NCAA championships between 1964-1975. He is...
Coach K and Duke Win at NCAA Finals
The Chicago native son coached an Olympic Gold Medal team. Mike Krzyzewski has already has been inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of...
Women’s national tournament headed to Peoria, Illinois
LIVONIA, Michigan — Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) and Schoolcraft Community College (Michigan) met in the Championship game last year. Kirkwood C.C. came out on...
Polish Natives Compete in NCAA Basketball
YPSILANTI, Mich. – A recent basketball game between Chicago State University and Eastern Michigan University was a reunion for two Polish natives who finished...
