Mid-Michigan Lakers

Fathead Border Battle Pool Play Schedules for May 26, 27

Marcellus Miller — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:27:24 +0000

Parents and players, our final tournament of the May schedule is upon us. The Fathead Border Battle will be held in the Warren, MI area this coming weekend. The schedule calls for no Friday games (thank God) and right now only the two pool games are scheduled. Bracket play is likely to start on Saturday evening. The schedules for our groups are as follows:

Bracket begins Saturday night. 4-game guarantee so we will play on Sunday.

U17 team (pool G):

Game 1- Saturday, May 26 @10:15 a.m.- vs. Flint Area Dream Team (Macomb court 3)

Game 2- Saturday, May 26 @2:15 p.m.- vs. BBC Select- Williams (Tower HS court 5)

U16 team (pool B):

Game 1- Saturday, May 26 @11:30 a.m.- vs. Parallel 45-White (Macomb court 2)

Game 2- Saturday, May 26 @3:15 p.m.- vs. Detroit Heat (Tower HS court 5)

U15 team (pool J):

Game 1- Saturday, May 26 @2:00 p.m.- vs. DSO Sports (Tower HS court 6)

Game 2- Saturday, May 26 @4:30 p.m.- vs. Detroit Jayhawks (Macomb court 3)

Gym Locations:

-Macomb College Expo Center-(Home Facility) | Court Numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4- 14500 East 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088

-Warren Woods Tower High School-(Directly behind Macomb) | Court Numbers 5 & 6- 27900 Bunert Road, Warren, MI 48088

-Harper Woods High School-(10 minutes from Macomb) | Court Numbers 7 & 8- 20225 Beaconsfield Road, Harper Woods, MI 48225

Gentle Reminder:

-All unsold tickets/money collected MUST be returned to Coach Miller by May 29!

Practice times for the week of May 21

Jared Field — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:14:14 +0000

Here are the practice times for all three teams for the week of May 21:

U-15: Monday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road) & Wednesday night from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Cage Fieldhouse in Swartz Creek.

U-16: Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road).

U-17: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Mott Community College & Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene.

Please make every effort to attend these practices, as our sixth tournament is this weekend in Metro Detroit. Also, please make arrangements to submit your final team payment to your coach prior to the tournament.

– Jared Field

Camp Darryl/Bankoops.com Tournament Info– May 18-20

Marcellus Miller — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:36:17 +0000

Information for this weekend’s tournament in Lansing found below. This will be one of our toughest tests of the year and we need to bounce back as a group from last week. What do you say fellas? Let’s get it!

U17 team (pool O):

~U17 players if you need a ride, contact coach Brouwer by Thursday evening!

Game 1- Friday, May 18 @6:10 p.m.- vs. Michigan Elite (Christian HS #1- white jersey)

Game 2- Saturday, May 19 @11:30 a.m.- vs. Michigan Warriors (Christian HS #2- white jersey)

Game 3- Saturday, May 19 @3:00 p.m.- vs. Jackson Grizzlies (Christian HS #1- blue jersey)

**U17 Single elimination games begin Sunday morning May 20**

Gym Location: Lansing Christian HS, 3405 Belle Chase Way, Lansing, MI 48911

U16 team (pool L):

Game 1- Friday, May 18 @7:20 p.m.- vs. Michigan Warriors Red (Leslie MS- white jersey)

Game 2- Saturday, May 19 @11:30 a.m.- vs. Macomb County Cougars (Leslie MS- blue jersey)

Game 3- Saturday, May 20 @5:20 p.m.- vs. CMAS Elite (Christian HS #1- blue jersey)

**U16 Single elimination games begin Saturday evening**

Gym Locations: Lansing Christian HS (see above)

Leslie Middle School, 400 Kimball Street, Leslie, MI 49251

U15 team (pool E):

Game 1- Friday, May 18 @7:20 p.m.- vs. Michigan Warriors (OSL Chrurch- white jersey)

Game 2- Saturday, May 19 @9:10 a.m.- vs. OAA Select (OSL Church- blue jersey)

Game 3- Saturday, May 19 @4:10 p.m.- vs. West Michigan Lakers- Purple (OSL Church- white jersey)

**U15 Single elimination games will begin Saturday evening**

Gym Location: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 7910 E. St. Joseph Highway, Lansing, MI 48917

Let the games begin!

Practice times for the week of May 14

Jared Field — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:57:20 +0000

Here are the practice times for all three teams for the week of May 14:

U-15: Monday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road) & Wednesday night from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Cage Fieldhouse in Swartz Creek.

U-16: Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road).

U-17: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Mott Community College & Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene.

Please make every effort to attend these practices, as our fifth tournament is this weekend in Lansing. Also, please make arrangements to submit your final team payment to your coach prior to the tournament.

– Jared Field

Moneyball Shootout Tournament Info May 12-13 (Aim High- Lansing, MI)

Marcellus Miller — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:52:57 +0000

Tourney time again! All three teams will be in Lansing this weekend representing MML as we go for the title at the newly formed Moneyball Shootout held at one location (Aim High). Our schedules are as follows (UPDATED 5/11/2012):

All Games at Aim High– 7977 Centerline Drive, Diamondale, MI 48821

U17 Squad (Pool A):

~All U17 players needing transportation need to contact your coach by Thursday evening!!

Game 1- Saturday, May 12 @ 1:25 p.m- vs. Flint Area Dream Team (court 3)

Game 2- Saturday, May 12 @ 3:55 p.m.- vs. Redwings (court 2)

Game 3- Saturday, May 12 @ 5:45 p.m.- vs. Reach (court 2)

Game 4- Sunday, May 13, @ 1:25 p.m. or @ 2:30 p.m. (depending on pool finish)

U16 squad (Pool A):

Game 1- Saturday, May 12, @ 1:25 p.m.- vs. Flint’s Finest (court 2)

Game 2- Saturday, May 12, @ 4:40 p.m.- vs. Team X (court 2)

Game 3- Sunday, May 13, @ 11:15 a.m.- vs. Detroit Spartans (court 5)

Game 4- Sunday, May 13, @ 2:30 p.m. or @ 3:35 p.m. (depending on pool finish)

U15 squad (Pool A):

Game 1- Saturday, May 12, @ 9:05 a.m.- vs. Redwings (court 3)

Game 2- Saturday, May 12, @ 11:15 a.m.- vs. Superfriends (court 4)

Game 3- Saturday, May 12, @ 2:30 p.m.- vs. Westside Slammers (court 3)

Game 4- Sunday, May 13 (9:05 a.m. or 10:10 a.m. – determined by pool finish)

HOTEL INFORMATION (Ask for the Moneyball Shootout rate):

COMFORT INN & SUITES – $85 - Phone: 517-721-0000 – Address: 9742 Woodlane Drive, Diamondale, MI 48821 (located directly in front of venue that games will be played at. This hotel is literally walking distance to the gym)

HAMPTON INN LANSING – $79 – Phone: 517-627-8381 – Address: 525 North Canal Rd, Lansing, MI 48917 (located approximately 5 miles from the gym)

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES – $89 - Phone: 517-646-7000 – Address: 9490 Woodlane Drive, Lansing, MI 48821 (located directly in front of venue that games will be played at. This hotel is literally walking distance to the gym)

Mid-Michigan Lakers ‘Run to Win’ t-shirts available for $10

Jared Field — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:18:49 +0000

Anyone interested in one of our new t-shirts can purchase one for $10. We have sizes from medium through 2xl.

Please send me an e-mail (field.jared@gmail.com) with the number of shirts (and sizes) you’d like.

You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win.

1 Corinthians 9:24

Practice times for the week of May 7

Jared Field — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:02:14 +0000

Here are the practice times for all three teams for the week of May 7:

U-15: Monday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road) & Wednesday night from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Cage Fieldhouse in Swartz Creek.

U-16: Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road).

U-17: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Mott Community College & Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene.

Please make every effort to attend these practices, as our fourth tournament is this weekend in Lansing. Also, please make arrangements to submit your final team payment to your coach prior to the tournament.

– Jared Field

MML U-17 team loses OT thriller in Jamfest semis

Jared Field — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:46:58 +0000

WESTLAND, Michigan –The U-17 Mid-Michigan Lakers are now 16-2 on the season after losing a thriller in the semifinals at the Michigan Warriors Jamfest in Metro Detroit. The Lakers fell 70-68 in overtime to Common Bond. JD Tisdale led the team with 24 points and Cullen Turczyn added 16.

Tisdale put the “Jam” in Jamfest in the quarterfinals, throwing down four dunks in a double-digit victory over Team Unity.

The Lakers were not at full strength this weekend, but managed to make a run out of it without forwards Rayshon Thomas and Kendrick Wallace. Stepping up in their absence was Dan Buschman and Shawn Brouwer, who both turned in arguably their best overall performances of the season at Jamfest.

Click here for photos from Jamfest.

Next stop: Lansing.

Michigan Warriors Jam Fest Information May 5,6

Marcellus Miller — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:53:29 +0000

Tournament time is upon us again! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend off, but we are right back at it. Fortunately, this is only a Sat./Sun. event, so there are NO games on Friday night! Our teams’ schedules are as follows:

U17 (pool B):

- If you need transportation/lodging contact Coach Brouwer immediately.

Saturday, May 5- 10:20 a.m.- vs. MPBA-Elite @Livonia Franklin High School- court 11

Saturday, May 5- 2:20 p.m.- vs. TEAM Basketball @Livonia Stevenson High School- court 14

Saturday, May 5- 7:40 p.m.- vs. F.I.S.T. @Livonia Franklin High School- court 11

If we finish 1st in the pool, we would play on Sunday, May 6- 1:00 p.m. @Stevenson court 15

If we finish 2nd in the pool, we would play on Sunday, May 6- 10:20 a.m. @Stevenson court 16

If we finish 3rd/4th in the pool, we would be going home. Moral to the story, don’t finish here.

U16 (pool D):

Saturday, May 5- 9:00 a.m.- vs. Michigan Elite-Dumars @Livonia Stevenson High School- court 14

Saturday, May 5- 1:00 p.m.- vs. Elite-Skills.com-2 @ Wayne Memorial High School- court 7

Saturday, May 5- 6:20 p.m.- vs. Flint’s Finest @ Livonia Stevenson High School- court 15

If we finish 1st in the pool, we would play on Sunday, May 6- 1:00 p.m. @Westland John Glenn HS- court 2

If we finish 2nd in the pool, we would play on Sunday, May 6- 10:20 a.m. @John Glenn- court 2

If we finish 3rd/4th in the pool, we go home. Moral? Same as above.

U15 (pool C):

Saturday, May 5- 11:40 a.m. vs. Triple Threat @Westland John Glenn- court 3

Saturday, May 5- 3:40 p.m. vs. TEAM Basketball @Wayne Memorial High School- court 6

Sunday, May 6- 9:00 a.m. vs. Program Elite- White @Livonia Stevenson High School- court 16

If we finish 1st in pool C, we play on Sunday, May 6- 11:40 a.m. @John Glenn High School- court 2

If we finish in 2nd in pool C, we play on Sunday, May 6- 11:40 a.m. @Wayne Mem. HS- court 5

If we finish in 3rd/4th in pool C, you know the drill!

Court Locations

Courts 1,2,3
John Glenn High School
36105 Marquette St., Westland, MI 48185

Court 4
Westland Bailey Center
36651 Ford Rd., Westland, MI 48185

Courts 5, 6, 7
Wayne Memorial High School
3001 4th St., Wayne, MI 48184

Courts 8, 9, 10, 11
Livonia Franklin High School
31000 Joy Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

Courts 12,13
Adams Middle School
33475 Palmer, Westland, MI 48186

Courts 14, 15, 16, 17
Livonia Stevenson High School
33500 W. 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152

Some Tournament-Sponsor Hotel Info:

Hampton Inn (click to reserve) $89.00

Best Western/Gateway International- $67.49
Call 734-728-2800 (ask for Michigan Warriors Jam Fest block)

~~There are numerous other hotel options in the Livonia Area found using priceline.com, expedia.com, and other sites.

Practice times for the week of April 30

Jared Field — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:39:18 +0000

Here are the practice times for all three teams for the week of April 30:

U-15: Monday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road) & Wednesday night from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Cage Fieldhouse in Swartz Creek.

U-16: Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene in Flint Township (1261 W. Bristol Road).

U-17: Monday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Mott Community College & Tuesday 7-9 p.m. at Central Church of the Nazarene.

Please make every effort to attend these practices, as our third tournament is this weekend in Metro Detroit. Also, please make arrangements to submit your team payment to your coach prior to the tournament.

– Jared Field