Niles Kruger
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Sports editor at Monroe News
Monroe, MI
Joined August 2015
Bedford's Joey Wiemer is the 2016-17 Monroe County Region Boys Athlete of the Year. The girls winner will be announced Sunday.
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Ida wins 8-4. The Blue Streaks are Division 2 state champions!.
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It's over. Flat Rock pulls out an incredible 29-28 win to capture a District championship.
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Flat Rock is mourning the loss of a good man and a good coach.
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Make sure to pick up a copy of today's Monroe News for the incredible story of how Bedford senior Connor Bartlett returned to wrestling after being told he had just days to live in November of 2018.
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Today's front page features the All-Region volleyball team. Congratulations to all the honorees!
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Wow, Jefferson rallied from a 24-6 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Grosse Ile 28-24.
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In today's paper: A feature on Flat Rock's Sameer Tayeb, my football predictions and the Detroit Pistons win their debut in new arena.
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The All-Region boys basketball team is announced in today's Monroe News. Make sure to get your copy.
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Zach Kohn of Gibraltar Carlson (21st round Yankees) and Bryce Windham of SMCC (32nd round Cubs) both have been selected today in the Major League Baseball Draft.
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On today's front page: Gibraltar Carlson's Zach Kohn is dealing with his father's illness will navigating his first year of college baseball
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On today's front page: Mike Furtney of Milan and Gibraltar Carlson's Jaylan Franklin will be teammates at Wisconsin next season.
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SMCC throws the inbounds pass long to Tyler Welch and he scores making the final score SMCC 31, Kalamazoo Christian 28. The Falcons will play in the state semifinals Thursday.
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Today's front page: Twin brothers are starting point guards for different schools and SMCC basketball completes undefeated regular season.
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Gibraltar Carlson's new football coach is just 26 years old.
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Airport, SMCC and Flat Rock share the Huron League boys basketball title. Congratulations to all three teams.
Boys Basketball Final:.Airport 69.SMCC 59.@MonroeSports @NilesKruger.
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"He is truly our hero" says the mother of a Flat Rock wrestler after coach Ray Aguilera stepped in to save her son.
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The All-Region boys basketball team is revealed in today's News. Make sure to pick up your copy.
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The Monroe County Region FB schedule for Sept. 17:. New Boston Huron at Airport.AA Huron at Bedford.Dundee at Blissfield.Taylor at Carlson.Mason at Summerfield.Milan at Flat Rock.Monroe at AA Skyline.Grosse Ile at Jefferson.Ida at Clinton.SMCC at Riverview.Whiteford at Madison.
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David Kelly's mother died when he was in the eighth grade. The QB has dedicated his life to making her proud. His story is in today's News.
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Congratulations to Hall of Fame football coach Tom Walentowski of Ida.
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Dundee wrestling fans are going to want to pick up a copy of today's Monroe News as a memento of their 12th state title.
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Today's sports section is packed with high school football: stat leaders, a story on Bedford QB Joey Wiemer, standings and predictions
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The All-Region Football offense is in today's Monroe News. Look for the defense tomorrow.
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Congratulations to Gibraltar Carlson's John Schreiber for his first Major League victory.
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Two brothers from Milan will go against each other today when Eastern Michigan visits Wisconsin.
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Whenever Flat Rock's football players are down, they look to Paul Werth for inspiration.
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That's it. SMCC wins 13-1 for its third straight state title!.
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Spring training was going well for SMCC graduate Bryce Windham when the coronavirus brought sports to a halt.
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Gibraltar Carlson's John Schreiber might make his Major League debut tonight.
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Wow! The Monroe County Region goes 3-for-3 in state semifinal games. SMCC, Ida and Whiteford all will bid for state championships Saturday.
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Dundee's Payge Salenbien is the Monroe County Region Girls Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.
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Wyatt Bergmoser kicks a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give SMCC a 17-14 victory over Onsted in the Division 6 state semifinals.
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Gibraltar Carlson graduate John Schreiber is part of the 60-man roster released by the Detroit Tigers today.
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Can you smell football in the morning air? Two-a-day practices begin today. I'll be headed out to Summerfield shortly, then will zip up US-23 to Milan. I plan to head to Monroe High in the afternoon. What a great day!.
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Noah Miller finishes off a two-hit shutout for Monroe. The Trojans beat Bedford 10-0 in five innings.
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Noah Miller had a big day for Monroe earned a 10-0 baseball win over Bedford.
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We have plenty of coverage of SMCC's state championship online, but Falcon fans are going to want to pick up a copy of today's Monroe News as a keepsake. We have the game story, championship notes and a story about how the fans reacted at Ford Field.
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Don't miss today's sports front, led with the story of Carlson's Zach Kohn being named Boys Athlete of the Year.
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Zayden Rinehart overcame a serious knee injury to become the first Gibraltar Carlson athlete to earn a college tennis scholarship.
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SMCC's Bryce Windham is headed to Major League camp with the Chicago Cubs next month.
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Milan's Tristen HInes leads the All-Region Footall Offense.
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Congratulations to Summerfield's Noah Cunningham, our 2018 Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year. @GoSHSBulldogs .
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Here is the story of Summerfield's win in the Division 4 state baseball finals. Look for more photos and details in Sunday's Monroe News. We are also planning addition coverage in Monday's edition.
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The All-Region girls basketball team is announced in today's Monroe News.
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I wonder how the SMCC players slept last night. Good luck Falcons!
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On today's front page: The Flat Rock community comes together to support a football mom in her battle against cancer
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Former Jefferson athlete and assistant coach at Monroe and Jefferson Jason Gendron is the new football coach at Gibraltar Carlson.
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Our Region's Best magazine featuring All-Region teams for boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling is inserted in today's Monroe News. Make sure to get your copy.
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St. Mary Catholic Central brought home the championship in the Siena Heights Holiday Tournament.
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SMCC did not drop a set in league play this season and won its eighth straight league title. Congratulations Kestrels.
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Gibraltar Carlson cracked the state football rankings for the first time this season; Bedford, Ida and SMCC moved up and Whiteford held on to its No. 3 ranking.
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On today's front page we have a feature on Jack Giarmo taking over at Carlson and Week 2 predictions along with Carlson-Bedford soccer.
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Congratulations, Falcons on becoming just the 13th team in Monroe County Region history to go undefeated in the regular season.
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It's official. Monroe will be installing artificial turf at Bill Bunkelman field. It will be ready in August in time for the 2022 season.
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Nick Welch hits a 3-pointer from the corner with less than a second left to give SMCC a 57-54 win.
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The All-Region Soccer Team is announced in today's Monroe News sports section.
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Final score: Mason 41, Summerfield 28. Madison McCoy finishes with 21 points.
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Gibraltar Carlson's John Schreiber had another strong outing for the Detroit Tigers Wednesday.
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It's been a while since I've done a story that touched me as much as this one.
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Good news for Flat Rock fans. Kayla Giroux is on the floor first the first time this season.
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Mitchell Smith is on to attempt a 23 yard field goal. It is good. Flat Rock leads 29-28 with 11.3 seconds left.
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It hasn't taken Randy Windham long to approach a significant milestone.
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Final score: Carlson 81, Monroe 77. Mikal Farris scored 36 for Monroe.
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Congratulations to Flat Rock's Kayla Giroux for reaching 1,000 career points.
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On the front page of today's Monroe News sports section find out how perseverance and hard work turned SMCC graduate John Lako into a Division 1 college football player. @AthleticsSMCC @SMCC_Football
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That's it. Final score: Jefferson 28, Dearborn Heights Annapolis 14. The Bears break a 19-game losing streak.
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Winning a state title for her hometown means the world to Monroe County Region Girls Swimmer of the Year Lauren McNamara of Flat Rock.
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Jakob Furkas, a Renton Junior High student, helped Taylor North win the Little League World Series. His mother is Monroe High assistant principal Jen Furkas.
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Meghan is an amazing athlete
2018 NCAA stats were officially set & finalized today!. Wolverine Meghan Beaubien led the nation w 33 wins, ranked 3rd in hits allowed per game (3.26), 6th in shutouts (12) & 8th in ERA (1.16). As a freshman. @meghanb_10 #GoBlue
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White wins 6-0 giving Dundee a 26-25 win and its second straight state title.
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Gibraltar Carlson unleashed its "Beast" on Flat Rock Tuesday night.
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Here is the report on the first day of football practice at SMCC.
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On today's front page: SMCC's Bryce Windham excels in summer collegiate baseball league & Southern Michigan Timberwolves to face old rival.
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Gibraltar Carlson's football team made a lot of progress in Landon Grove's first season as head coach.
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We reveal our choices for the All-Region boys soccer team in today's Monroe News sports section.
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Congratulations to Airport's Emily Swiercz for making the Associated Press Division 2 All-State Girls Basketball second team. The story is in today's Monroe News sports section.
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Bubba Bezeau returned as Monroe's baseball coach, but the Trojans could not slow down 16-1 Bedford.
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This will be good for Monroe County.
@_BobcatFootball and @IdaAthletics have announced a Week 2 meeting in 2020. It's the first meeting for the two schools on the football field since 1976.
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The All-Region wrestling team is announced in today's Monroe News.
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Monroe's Ellie Sieler will carry a 42-game hitting streak into next season.
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Airport's Don Spencer is our Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.
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Today's front page of The Monroe News sports section is all Whiteford: A preview of Friday's state championship game and three All-Staters.
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LeRoy was one of the first football coaches I met when I came to Monroe County in 1984. It's interesting that he has come full circle back to Summerfield.
Good to see LeRoy Wood coaching again. Wood joined Coach Lipka's staff at Summerfield over the winter. Wood is a Bulldog legend, coaching there from 1972-1987 and winning 5 TCC titles in the process. #TCCnews
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Pressure did not seem to bother Gibraltar Carlson's Zack Sisk at all. He won the semifinals by two pins and the finals in a rolloff by a single pin to win the Division 2 state bowling championship Saturday.
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Whiteford is headed to Ford Field for the Division 8 state finals! Final score: Whiteford 40, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 21.
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SMCC shortstop Jack Walsh is putting on a great defensive show today.
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Monroe's baseball team pulls out a dramatic 2-1 win over Bedford in the Division 1 District finals on a clutch hit by Ryan Sieler.
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SMCC will hold a celebration for its state championship football and volleyball teams at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the high school gymnasium.
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Cole Grunwald threw a perfect game for Huron's baseball team. He threw 67 pitches, 52 strikes.
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John Phillips has been hired as Bedford's new football coach.
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Ryan Sieler gets a called third strike for the final out of a 3-1 win over Woodhaven.
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The All-Region Girls Soccer team is announced in today's Monroe News. Make sure to pick up your copy. Also, remember that posters of any Monroe News page are available for just $10. They make great graduation gifts. Congratulations to all the girls!
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