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SAC Sound-off: Meet Owosso's Matt Freeman

April 11, 2012

Matt Freeman is a big part of the Owosso football program -- he's 6-foot-2 and 270 pounds and made his all-league team last season -- and will continue to be a big part of the MHSAA's Student Advisory Council as a senior next fall.  He's one of eight juniors on the council; members are selected at the end of their sophomores years and serve two-year terms.

Matt Freeman, Owosso junior

  • Sports: Football, basketball, golf
  • Non-sports activities: Hunting, farming, drummer, theater
  • Favorite class: Weight lifting
  • Must-see TV: ESPN SportCenter
  • One shining moment: Coming back from 15 down to beat Corunna in basketball this season.
  • What’s next: Hopefully, college football. If not, then a small college, and coming home on weekends. Working with my hands – nothing behind a desk.
  • My favorite part of game day is: ... at school, knowing most of the people you see never get the opportunity to be on a team, and knowing you are lucky to be on the team you are on.

    PHOTO: Owosso's Matt Freeman (64) makes a tackle during last season's game against DeWitt. He plays on both the offensive and defensive lines.

    Warren Woods-Tower's Kayla Tafanelli bowls at an event.

    Performance of the Week: Warren Woods-Tower's Kayla Tafanelli

    January 20, 2023

    Kayla TafanelliKayla Tafanelli ♦ Warren Woods-Tower
    Senior ♦ Bowling

    Tafanelli became the first repeat singles champion at the Macomb County Invitational when she rolled a 289 to defeat Utica Ford’s Grace Polega in last weekend’s championship match. Tafanelli threw 10 straight strikes to open the finale, just missing a perfect game. She topped qualifying that morning and threw a 267 in her semifinal to advance to the title decider.

    The Woods-Tower ace is averaging 215 during high school season and made the Division 1 all-state first team last winter after winning a Regional championship and reaching the Singles Semifinals. She also won her Division 2 Regional as a sophomore and reached the Division 2 Singles Semifinals as a freshman. Tafanelli previously played volleyball for two years at Woods-Tower and has signed to continue her academic and bowling careers at Spring Arbor.

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    2022-23 Honorees

    Dec. 20: Brenden Paden, Riverview Gabriel Richard hockey - Report
    Dec. 16:     Tuff Scott, Holton bowling - Report
    Dec. 9:     Macey Fegan, Standish-Sterling basketball - Report
    Dec. 2:     Treyton Siegert, Gladwin football - Report
    Nov. 24:     Lily Witte, Dexter diving - Report
    Nov. 17:     Navea Gauthier, Shelby volleyball - Report
    Nov. 10:     Derek Huisman, Holland Christian soccer - Report
    Nov. 3:     Thomas Westphal, New Baltimore Anchor Bay cross country - Report
    Oct. 27:     Justin Wickey, Colon football - Report
    Oct. 20:     Owen DeMuth, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood tennis - Report
    Oct. 13:     Mia Melendez, Ann Arbor Greenhills golf - Report
    Oct. 6:     Shawn Foster, Grand Ledge football - Report
    Sept. 30:     Hannah Smith, Temperance Bedford swimming - Report
    Sept. 22:     Helen Sachs, Holland West Ottawa cross country - Report
    Sept. 15:     Nina Horning, Lake Orion volleyball - Report
    Sept 8:     Arturo Romero, Muskegon Oakridge soccer - Report
    Sept. 1:     Austin King, Midland Dow tennis - Report
    Aug. 25:     Olivia Hemmila, Troy Athens golf - Report

    (Photos courtesy of Kayla Tafanelli and the Metro Detroit USBC Association.)