TC West’s Robinson to play in GAM Tournament of Champions Monday
BRIGHTON — Traverse City West golfer and 2024 Record-Eagle Boys Golfer of the Year will play in the Golf Association of Michigan’s Tournament of Champions on Oak Pointe Country Club’s Championship Course on Monday.
Robinson, who was co-Golfer of the year along with Traverse City St. Francis’ David Ansley and Glen Lake’s Michael Houtteman, was arguably one of the best golfers in Michigan through the majority of his junior campaign. He finished ranked 10th among all high school golfers and took 23rd at the Division 1 state finals. The junior Titan also nabbed a plethora of individual wins in his 30 rounds of golf, taking the TCC Varsity, TC Central, TC West and Petoskey invitationals.
Champions, male and female, eligible and invited for having won a GAM member club championship or a GAM title this season, will play a final 18-hole stroke play tournament to determine a male and female champion.
Pit Spitters’ GM Holm named to 40 under 40 list
TRAVERSE CITY — Every year, for the last 18 years, Traverse City Business News (TCBN) has created a list of 40 individuals from the region, all under the age of 40, whose professional and community efforts have the biggest impact on their community, region, and economy. This year’s list includes Traverse City Pit Spitters General Manager Jacqueline Holm.
Named Northwoods League Executive of the Year in 2023, her first year in the league, Holm has quickly made an impact with the Pit Spitters.
In just two seasons, she’s launched the Pit Spitters Community Foundation, celebrated franchise attendance records, hosted a Northwoods League All-Star Game and continues to build strategic partnerships that support local businesses and job growth.
Leland’s Maleski elected to Wayne State Hall of Fame
LELAND — Leland High School alum Ellyson Maleski, who was a four-year swimming letterwinner (2013-16), was a 16-time All-American, including 14 First Team All-American certificates will be inducted as part of the Wayne State University’s Hall of Fame.
She became the first WSU student-athlete to be a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American after earning second-team accolades for the third straight year in 2016.
At the NCAA Championships, Maleski earned first-team recognition all four years in the 200 free relay including a national title in 2014 in which she anchored the relay that broke the NCAA D2 record. She was a three-time First Team All-American in the 400 medley relay and the 400 free relay as well as the 100 back. Maleski was a member of the national runner-up 200 medley relay in 2014.
Maleski helped the Warriors to back-to-back national runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2014, along with a fifth-place finish in 2015 and seventh place in 2016. In addition, WSU won the GLIAC title all four years she swam.
She won seven titles at the GLIAC Championships, including two each in the 200 free relay, the 400 medley relay and the 200 medley relay plus an individual title in the 100 back in 2015. Maleski finished in the top three in the 100 back all four years of GLIACs.
NoMI McDonald’s donating to local prep athletics
TRAVERSE CITY — McDonald’s owners and perators throughout Michigan will be raising funds for local high school athletic programs on Oct. 3. All day long, 20 percent of all sales made on the McDonald’s mobile app will be given to local high school athletic programs. More than 340 schools, including those in the Traverse City and Cadillac areas, throughout the state will benefit.
Each locally owned McDonald’s restaurant has chosen a high school in their community to donate 20 percent of all mobile app sales on Oct. 3. Each identified high school will receive a minimum of $250.
This year marks the first time Michigan operators are hosting a High School Sports Digital Fundraiser. McDonald’s Owner/Operators in Ohio were the first to launch this type of fundraiser last year as a way to support high school athletics in the communities they serve.