http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_001094557.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_001094557.html A lantern lit the route Thursday evening as Joe and Sue Shay trudged through the snow in Dunsmore Cemetery. It's been almost two months since their son, Ryan, collapsed and died 5.5 miles into the Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:23:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_365093043.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_365093043.html This November, Suttons Bay boys golf coach Todd Hursey was attending a meeting at the MHSAA office. Hursey stopped for a moment to look at the photos of the recent state champions, including his Division 4 championship squad. He recalls thinking about how it seemed so long ago. That's because it was. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:00:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_364094519.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_364094519.html Matt Prisk stepped down at Traverse City West the day before deer hunting season. Tom Passinault has TC Central hunting for its first playoff win since 1991. Oh, how things have changed in Traverse City high school football in just a year. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_363094519.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_363094519.html Suzy Merchant's life has changed dramatically in the last year. Personally and professionally. Just over a year ago -- on Christmas Eve -- Merchant gave birth to son, Tyler. Four months later, the Traverse City native was hired as Michigan State women's basketball coach. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_362093241.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_362093241.html There can't be much more room in Casey Townsend's personal trophy case. The Traverse City West soccer star is accumulating awards at an astonishing rate, garnering another seemingly each week. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:42:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_361093049.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_361093049.html Alisha Glass, Leland Class of 2006, national champion. "I like the sound of that," said Glass, a 6-foot sophomore setter on Penn State's volleyball team. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_360093132.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_360093132.html With a little luck, hockey fans in the Traverse City area could be seeing Will Weber real soon. Weber, selected by Columbus in the second round of the NHL draft last summer straight out of Gaylord High School, is currently playing for the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League but could make an appearance in TC as soon as next fall. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_359093015.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_359093015.html When the NFL Draft began on April 28, former McBain standout Dan Bazuin had two wishes. First was to go in the first three rounds of the draft, making him a Day One selection. The second was to stay in the Midwest. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:04:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_358093113.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_358093113.html As the 2007 baseball season unfolded, there were changes aplenty for the Traverse City Beach Bums. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:54:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_357093136.html http://www.record-eagle.com/top10sports/local_story_357093136.html For St. Francis, the wake-up call came early. Aug. 23 to be exact. That's when Suttons Bay marched into Thirlby Field and shocked the Gladiators 38-20 on the opening night of the high school football season. And it wasn't even that close.